I recently found myself browsing through a Czech Travel Book, highlighting not only the must-sees and must-dos in Prague, but also a few handy tourist phrases. What interested me in particular was the lack of vowels in the Czech language… eg Mít knedlík v krku (To have a dumpling
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Jun 2002
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Jun 2002
Do you wonder why youre in a bad mood as soon as you sit down at your desk in the morning? If it’s not your boss who puts you in a bad mood, it could be that your office is filled with bad icky Shra. Here are pointers for achieving Office Feng Shui right at
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Jun 2002
Ever wanted a diamond-encrusted gold cellphone? Well this Austrian company can sell you one. On the more practical end of the scale you will soon be able to buy disposable paper cellphones, perfect for the world traveller or neighbourhood drug dealer.
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Jun 2002
Admin hijacks “za” domain key So, South Africa’s parliament has given initial approval to a law that will let the government take control of the country’s Internet address administration. Personally, I think the government’s proposal (Chapter X) stinks, so I voted against it last week. On Thursday the administrator of South Africa’s Web addresses Mike
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Jun 2002
A British inventor has come up with a condom package aimed at protecting a man from accusations of rape by proving that a woman wanted to have sex with him. This is possibly the stupidest invention I will ever blog.