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Archive of entries posted on 18th May 2007

Despatches from the Great OS Wars…

Posted by Head Geek on 18 May 2007, 6:59 pm

…or: How I learned to stop Microsofting and love the Linux. You may have noticed that I haven’t been making as many entries recently as I did originally. Part of the reason is that I decided to do the geeky thing and try out Linux. I’ve used everything from DOS 2.11 (!) to Windows XP, …

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The Bible May Be Classified An X-Rated Book

Posted by Head Geek on 18 May 2007, 5:15 pm

According to this humorous article, Hong Kong is considering doing just that. Interesting turnabout for Christian anti-porn agitators.

Filed under Amusing/Interesting/Appalling, Religions

The All-Jump-Off-&-Push Railroad

Posted by Head Geek on 18 May 2007, 11:54 am

I was very amused to see this story today, about a train in India that stopped on a short unpowered section of track and the passengers had to get out and push to get it started again. It reminded me of my mother’s stories of the AJO&P Railroad of her youth. The acronym stood for …

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