Distraction-free writing with Writer and JDarkRoom

Writing is a passion of mine, but it is much easier to do offline for one simple reason - less distractions. There is no way for me to open a new tab in my notebook and go off to watch some mindless yet hilarious YouTube video; no way to Ctrl+Tab my way into another window [...]

Amazing photos of recent Greece riots

The Boston Globe has some amazing photos up of the current civil unrest in Greece.

On December 6th, 15-year-old student Alexandros Grigoropoulos died of a gunshot wound inflicted by a police officer during altercation. Since then, young people around the country have been rioting.
Full story and pictures over at the Boston Globe

Wisp - Wonderful electronic beats to soothe your soul

I have been meaning to post about music that needs to be shared, but our house is a house of music consumers. There is no way I could keep up with all the music we listen to. But I guess we should at least try. I’ve done a couple artist shares on my personal blog, [...]

Burglar held captive by ghost

A man in Malaysia broke into a house while the owners were on vacation, and ended up being help captive for 3 days. His captor? He claims it was a ghost.
Police official Abdul Marlik Hakim Johar told The Star newspaper the house’s owners found the 36-year-old man fatigued and dehydrated when they returned from vacation [...]

Feeling Changes

…and that’s a good thing!
WordPress finally got around to releasing version 2.7 of their fabulous software. We upgraded the night it came out, and have so far been impressed with the new interface and speed increases. Also, being able to install plugins from the admin panel is an awesome idea. Glad they finally put some [...]