Category Archives: General

Hey, I resemble that action!

Posted on Thursday, 7th September 2006 by eroux

Man, am I so with this guy! Too many institutions use bullying tactics — manipulating people into paying various superfluous or even illegal fees — figuring (quite correctly it would seem) that most people would not be able to afford … Continue reading →

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‘Unpatriotic’? I’ll show you ‘unpatriotic’!

Posted on Wednesday, 30th August 2006 by eroux

Politicians must be the funniest (if quite unintentionally so) people in the world. According to a report on IOL ANC councillor Thandi Tobias, the chairperson of the National Assembly’s defence committee, considers South Africans serving in foreign armies ‘unpatriotic’. Not … Continue reading →

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Crime-ridden? Us? No, Never!

Posted on Thursday, 25th May 2006 by eroux

It is a sad world when a mother-to-be will fatalistically accept being raped and consider herself fortunate that her rapist deigned to use a condom in the process. Add to that the rapist’s apparent utter conviction that he has the … Continue reading →

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The real story…

Posted on Thursday, 1st December 2005 by eroux

Yesterday, on my way home from work, I heard the following story on the news. [Kabelo Thibedi](http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20051201070030492C648547), after two years of being shunted around by Home Affairs, finally had enough. He snapped. Now, before I even start out, in the … Continue reading →

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Hmmm… Braai…

Posted on Friday, 30th September 2005 by eroux

While I don’t know who actually wrote this, like most such bon mots it’s made even more amusing due to the fact that it contains more than just a grain of truth… Vleisbraai is die enigste tipe kosmaak wat ‘n … Continue reading →

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Unix-vs-Windows analogy for the masses…

Posted on Tuesday, 19th July 2005 by eroux

Unix [is] like the old Legos. Each piece might be a different size or shape, but the bottom of one snaps onto the top of another and the ordering and number of pieces used is left as an exercise for … Continue reading →

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…the female of the species…

Posted on Sunday, 19th June 2005 by eroux

It would seem that the police had make some great breakthroughs in one of the most horrific cases of cold and callous malice I’ve had the misfortune to be exposed to in recent times. I’ve been updating my previous blog … Continue reading →

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My heart aches…

Posted on Thursday, 16th June 2005 by eroux

There are times I read or see things on the Internet or on TV, that has me sitting quietly crying. Since I seldom cry, these times tend to really frighten my wife as well, which, to me at least, is … Continue reading →

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Proddin’ till it breaks…

Posted on Thursday, 28th April 2005 by eroux

Sometimes I think I should just leave well enough alone. Not that that’s ever going to happen, of course, but that doesn’t stop me from thinking that I should. While I’m potificating, I think I have found my worst part … Continue reading →

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Boring updates to prove I’m alive…

Posted on Wednesday, 27th April 2005 by eroux

I’ve finally got myself into the new Fedora Core cycle. And I’ll admit to having been spoilt being able to “apt-get” just about whatever I wished on my FC3 installation… Time to get back to the basics, I suppose. FC4 … Continue reading →

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Using your iPod under Linux

Posted on Thursday, 10th March 2005 by eroux

I’ve started on a page to detail using an iPod under Linux… Continue reading →

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I’m a Copyleft Commie

Posted on Friday, 14th January 2005 by eroux

Bill says I’m a commie Continue reading →

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MTS

Posted on Monday, 1st November 2004 by eroux

Modular Template System – an obnoxiously grandiose name for a very simple system Continue reading →

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