http://benk.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Stuff I wrote while I should be working (Comments welcome) en Vox Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:42:23 +0200 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://benk.vox.com/library/post/leaving-on-a-jet-plane.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben) http://benk.vox.com/library/post/leaving-on-a-jet-plane.html?_c=feed-rss http://benk.vox.com/library/post/leaving-on-a-jet-plane.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:42:23 +0200 So there we were waiting the hours that have to pass between the time when you check in for a international flight and when the plane actually takes off. Now as nice as the departures section of OR Tambo is, doing it with two extremely tired chi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benk.vox.com/library/post/leaving-on-a-jet-plane.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200c60f21900e398ca3d3f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> kids travel ireland http://benk.vox.com/library/post/my-faourite-books.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben) http://benk.vox.com/library/post/my-faourite-books.html?_c=feed-rss http://benk.vox.com/library/post/my-faourite-books.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:24:54 +0200 I was just looking at the best seller list at Exclusive Books (local large chain bookstore) and I noticed an interesting thing. Right at the top of the Best Seller list were two books by the same author: Spud by John van de Ruit Spud - the Mad... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benk.vox.com/library/post/my-faourite-books.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200c60f21900e3989b93df0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books spud http://benk.vox.com/library/post/the-great-internet-crash-of-2007-from-the-onion.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben) http://benk.vox.com/library/post/the-great-internet-crash-of-2007-from-the-onion.html?_c=feed-rss http://benk.vox.com/library/post/the-great-internet-crash-of-2007-from-the-onion.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:58:36 +0200 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benk.vox.com/library/post/the-great-internet-crash-of-2007-from-the-onion.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200c60f21900d09e81edb6be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> funny onion http://benk.vox.com/library/post/and-now-we-wait.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben) http://benk.vox.com/library/post/and-now-we-wait.html?_c=feed-rss http://benk.vox.com/library/post/and-now-we-wait.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:40:50 +0200 The letter I sent to the council. Lets see what their response is. To whom it may concern Regarding Account XXX I am writing regarding the latest bill from the City of Johannesburg where you have added not only a disconnection and reconnection ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benk.vox.com/library/post/and-now-we-wait.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200c60f21900d09e7dc888be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> electricity saga http://benk.vox.com/library/post/i-never-thought-i-was-a-pessimist.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben) http://benk.vox.com/library/post/i-never-thought-i-was-a-pessimist.html?_c=feed-rss http://benk.vox.com/library/post/i-never-thought-i-was-a-pessimist.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:11:48 +0200 I listened to a podcast of "In Our Time" a few days ago. The show picks a topic and with Melvyn Bragg moderating a few academics discuss it in a language that ordinary people understand. This time the topic was "Victorian Pessimism" and they star... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benk.vox.com/library/post/i-never-thought-i-was-a-pessimist.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200c60f21900d09e7d29febe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> end of the world http://benk.vox.com/library/post/turn-off-the-electricity.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben) http://benk.vox.com/library/post/turn-off-the-electricity.html?_c=feed-rss http://benk.vox.com/library/post/turn-off-the-electricity.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:20:57 +0200 I am sick of electricity, all it seems to do is cause me endless grief. Well I suppose I shouldn't blame electricity but this last year all I seem to have is hassles from electrically powered devices. Washing machines, Fridges, Pool filters, Compu... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benk.vox.com/library/post/turn-off-the-electricity.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200c60f21900cd973a01e54cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> complaint electricity consumer http://benk.vox.com/library/post/powerless.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben) http://benk.vox.com/library/post/powerless.html?_c=feed-rss http://benk.vox.com/library/post/powerless.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 28 May 2007 13:13:44 +0200 I felt the full force of incompetent bureaucracy on Friday. I was a little late on paying the electricity bill and so I got a letter telling me to pay R1400 or they would come around and cut off the lights. Being the good citizen and quite liking ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benk.vox.com/library/post/powerless.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200c60f21900cd972e10dc4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> electricity idiots http://benk.vox.com/library/post/a-few-minutes-on-rising-sun.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben) http://benk.vox.com/library/post/a-few-minutes-on-rising-sun.html?_c=feed-rss http://benk.vox.com/library/post/a-few-minutes-on-rising-sun.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 May 2007 22:54:37 +0200 So there I was in Valencia for a media round table with Larry Elison, head honcho at Oracle. xcept that instead of the roundtable being at a boring hotel like they usually are, this one was on board Rinsing Sun, Larry's personal yacht, over 100m l... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benk.vox.com/library/post/a-few-minutes-on-rising-sun.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200c60f21900d41436de946a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://benk.vox.com/library/post/qotd-luxury-wish-list.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben) http://benk.vox.com/library/post/qotd-luxury-wish-list.html?_c=feed-rss http://benk.vox.com/library/post/qotd-luxury-wish-list.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 May 2007 18:21:20 +0200 If money were no object, which five luxury items would you rush right out and buy? Submitted by lorilyn. Oh well this should be relativelly easy. A medium sized HD LCD TV. I would guess around 37" would do. Anything bigger would dwarf my lounge... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benk.vox.com/library/post/qotd-luxury-wish-list.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200c60f21900d41432dbd16a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd luxury items http://benk.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-dream-room.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben) http://benk.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-dream-room.html?_c=feed-rss http://benk.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-dream-room.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:36:40 +0200 In your ultimate dream house, what does your favorite room look like? I could answer this question any number of ways, I could go for the kitchen all hi-tech and shiny or the lounge with comfy couches and a kick ass TV, but I think that I would ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://benk.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-dream-room.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225200c60f21900d4142911f36a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd favorite room