Katrina: Brewing up
Biggers (a friend) sent me these by email so i’ve no idea who owns the copyright – if anyone wants me too I’ll take them off. Just stunning ‘before’ pics of Katrina as it hit Louisiana. The more I think about Katrina the less I understand the power of it. The size of the bloody British Isles under water.
Top ten cycling books
The Guardian have put an interesting list of Matt Seaton’s top ten cycling books on their site. Glad to see that they haven’t done a ‘best sales’ ranking, as the best sellers are often so glib (case in point: ‘Every Second Counts’ by Lancifur Armstrong didn’t make it into the list. Utter macho bollocks and more than a couple of of ‘conveniently in Lance’s favour’ errors. Click here to read the full list.
Looting or grocery shopping?
Two photographs of New Orleans residents wading through chest-deep water unleashed a wave of chatter among bloggers Wednesday about whether black people are being treated unfairly in media coverage of post-hurricane looting.
One of the images, shot by photographer Dave Martin for the Associated Press (and publi9shed on Yahoo news on Tuesday 30th Aug), shows a young black man wading through chest-deep waters after “looting” a grocery store, according to the caption. The young man appears to have a case of Pepsi under one arm and a full garbage bag in tow. In the other, similar shot, taken by photographer Chris Graythen for AFP/Getty Images, a white man and a light-skinned woman are shown wading through chest-deep water after “finding” goods including bread and soda, according to the caption, in a local grocery store.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Free Ipod
Nope – it’s not a scam – just takes a bit of work from you. I’m on my way to getting mine – reckon it’ll take about 20 days in total…. Here’s how.
Ishkur’s thoroughly geeky appraisal of Electronic Music
This has been around for a bit but it’s been recently redesigned (now v2.5). A thorough description of all the genres of electronic music. It’s funny in a geekish kind of way. Needs the sound turned on.