Monthly Archives: November 2010

Flashback & Flashforward: On Burma

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Blipsterfarian Logic

Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest yesterday. I thought this would be an appropriate time to post part of an article I wrote back in 2007 at the time of the monks’ uprising. There are many lessons … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Asia, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, David Miliband, democracy, E M Forster, elections, freedom, liberty, monks, National League for Democracy, North Korea, sanctions, Tiananmen Square | 2 Comments

The #Haiti Aid Effort: Five Unasked Questions

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Blipsterfarian Logic

The coverage of Haiti’s problems in the last few weeks left me both disturbed and annoyed. The coverage of the cholera outbreak and the run up to Hurricane Tomas’ passing over the country has been not only very uncritical, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture & Society, Politics | Tagged aid, BBC, Caribbean, Cholera, CNN, Drinking water, Haiti, humanitarian aid, Hurricane Katrina, international development, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Port-au-Prince, Red Cross, Sean Penn | 6 Comments

When Technology Fails

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Blipsterfarian Logic

Technology fails when you have an extraordinary amount of work to do. That is the nature of the world and is what has been happening to me over the last few weeks. First my Blackberry Bold died, now my Mac … Continue reading →

Posted in Film & TV, Music, Technology | Tagged AMC, apple, Blackberry, BlackBerry Bold, Digicel, Gregory Isaacs, Mac, Mad Men, Research In Motion, Rubicon, Smartphones, The Walking Dead | 1 Comment

Monthly Archives: November 2010

Flashback & Flashforward: On Burma

The #Haiti Aid Effort: Five Unasked Questions

When Technology Fails

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