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Flock web browser

Written by vanalli in May 14th, 2008  
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Posted in: Tech, the net, blogging     
I just started using this new web browser called Flock. It's really similar to Firefox, but has tonnes of little gimmicks. If you're into social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Digg and Pownce, check it out. I don't know if I would switch from Firefox to this new browser, but

Naming babies after odd things

Written by vanalli in May 14th, 2008  
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Posted in: Bizarre     
In an attempt to lighten up the fiery debate that has been going as a result of this post, I thought I’d bring you the touching news of a baby who will perhaps regret the day he was discovered in the back of a pickup truck. A doctor found the baby

Readers

Written by vanalli in May 14th, 2008  
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Posted in: Tech, the net, blogging     
You readers are a funny bunch. On the one hand, I’m glad you’re here, because I like being read, but on the other hand, you drive me nuts. Sometimes I want to sit down with each of you and ask: what do you want? The trouble with blogging is that you’re given

Nobody is perfect — not even the IHT

Written by vanalli in May 14th, 2008  
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Posted in: People     
Everybody makes mistakes. Here are a couple from the International Herald Tribune. While such an occurrence to this degree is rare, it is somewhat heartening to remember that newspapers are not the products of machines. We tease Nation every day for making disastrous mistakes, but, from time to time, even

Pattaya sex tourist brings Youtube to an all-time low

Written by vanalli in May 13th, 2008  
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Posted in: Bizarre     
The Internet is a dangerous resource. It gives anyone with a phone line access to a wealth of technology that can then be used to do the most bizarre things. If you’ve ever been to Pattaya, then you will know that the city attracts its fair share of oddballs. I

Some facts about Coke

Written by vanalli in May 12th, 2008  
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Posted in: The Boy     
After drinking about one liter of Pepsi Max a day for several weeks, I found these facts about Coke (is there really much difference) that made me decide to stick with water for the time being. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to

Blame Cana… no, wait a minute

Written by vanalli in May 12th, 2008  
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Posted in: Censorship, press freedom, human rights     
In South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, there’s a scene where some of the characters sing a song called “Blame Canada” in response to the trouble that their children have been getting into after watching the movie Terrance and Phillip: Asses of Fire. Imagine, for a minute, that South Park

From cigarettes, to Pepsi Max and on to fruit juice

Written by vanalli in May 9th, 2008  
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Posted in: The Boy     
I’ve documented my previous attempts to quit smoking in varying degrees on this blog. Coming from a country where cigarettes are ludicrously expensive to a country where they are 10 times cheaper means that cost is not much of a deterrent for any smoker in Thailand. I’m three weeks into my

Interpol’s most wanted may be in Thailand — again

Written by vanalli in May 8th, 2008  
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Posted in: The Boy     
Interpol has launched an international appeal for information about the whereabouts of an unnamed man suspected of sexually abusing children. As usual, there’s a fair chance that this guy is in Thailand. The accused allegedly appears in hundreds of photos abusing Southeast Asia boys. Interpol has so far received about

Burma death toll may exceed 100,000

Written by vanalli in May 8th, 2008  
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Posted in: The Boy     
Wow. Just a quick post this morning before I go to work. From The Nation: Burma's military government is under pressure to open its borders to more international help after a devastating cyclone that a US diplomat said may have killed more than 100,000 people. The numbers just keep getting higher. What a
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