Who is terrorizing us really?
Dear Reader, During recent discussions with friends in Europe the terrorist acts in France came up all the time. And to some extent I understand. After 9/11 it took me a while to get over it. Sort of....
View ArticleThe sound from 50 years ago
Dear Reader 50 years ago, it is 1966, London, and the first keys of this song will put you right back, in case you were alive then: The Equals – Baby, come back Of course, our own Methuselah, aka...
View Articlethe music goes around and around…
Dear diablog, Just before Christmas I referred, in a post, to my Jukebox which drew the question from the Druid (good pun Glynsky – you well subtle) as to whether or not it was real. In addition, I...
View ArticleDiversity wins
Dear Reader, My apologies for being silent. Our most senior family member had a heart attack and that needed attention. Now all is well again, everyone is happy. Life is good. And 1st world health care...
View ArticleSerendipity in music
Dear Reader, We all at diablog love music. Some even qualify as aficionados., I guess. Having a great music collection is lovely, but it does not give you serendipity. That’s why I favor clubs and life...
View ArticleNYers are nuts
Dear Reader, 2016 got off to a somewhat crazy start. Not only for us at diablog. In December everybody said: “What a lovely Spring we have, this Winter.” And then, four weeks late, it hit us really...
View ArticleRepeat after me …
Dear Reader, Related to the news about Twitter from yesterday here, today comes this headline from the Wall Street Journal: Facebook Steps Up Efforts Against Terrorism The social media are nuts. And...
View ArticleAmateur night
Dear Reader, If you come to NY, please come prepared. The reason I am asking you, kindly, is what I call an amateur night. I had visitors. From out of town. Big eyes. Big mouth. “Show us The City. We...
View ArticleTo brexit or not to brexit?
Dear Reader, After a weekend of code reading – three other websites got hacked and needed cleaning – I almost had it with the internet. When I got back to the fun part of life, I noticed a dozen SPAM...
View ArticleWhen was music still good?
Dear Reader, If you put people of different age into one room, they are likely to disagree when music went bad. The oldest guys will insist on ‘decades ago’, the middle aged ones will say something...
View ArticleCorrections
Dear Reader, First I thought, Philippa’s recent post here, was a satire. Unfortunately, it isn’t funny, not even remotely. My next thought was, to ignore it. Because it is UKIP propaganda by a Russian...
View ArticleCraft beer since 1845
Dear Reader, The headline is almost a verbatim copy, taken from a German family owned brewery. Their slogan: craft beer since 1862. I changed the numbers to fit an English brewery, Fullers. More about...
View Articlepluckin’‘ell…
Dear diablog, The Brexit Express is heading for the station and, sadly, the vote gets closer. Sadly because I enjoy more and more the utter bollocks being talked about as ‘being relevant’ and in...
View Article“In is in, out is out”
Dear Reader, As mentioned before here, I have no stake in whether or not the UK will leave Europe. Glynsky and Philippa cannot wait to leave. As far as I can see, the discussion is way past reason....
View ArticleHistory in the making
Dear English, What an amusing weekend this was. Thank you for the entertainment! In the unlikely case you are wondering what I am referring to, it is of the course the aftermath of your Brexit vote....
View ArticleMoving, on and otherwise
Dear Reader, As Glynsky pointed out here, it is time to move on. I am just afraid, you Brits aren’t ready. Yesterday it was confirmed, David Cameron will not do anything. Besides blaming the EU for his...
View ArticleWhy Trump?
Dear Reader, Too often I am asked “How did Trump happen?”. Here is an answer by someone, way more intelligent than me: This is Glen Greenwald interviewed in Brazil by a German journalist. He talks...
View ArticleHappy 25th Birthday Linux
Dear Reader, This post is a bit late, if you consider Linus Torvald’s announcement on the usenet group comp.os.minix on August 25th, 1991, the birth date of Linux. Or a bit early, if you consider his...
View ArticleThat sums it up
Dear Reader, This tweet by Brian Pedaci says it well: On the bright side, peaceful transition of power is one of the corner stones of democracy. The republicans have send intellectually challenged...
View ArticleThe next four years
Dear Reader, Today, the unthinkable is happening. A shmock becomes US president. I cannot express my feelings. Luckily, someone brighter than me can. Following please find an excellent essay by...
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