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03.15.10

The Real Headline of a Real News Article Online… Sideposts | View Comments
Either someone is fucking with me or I'm in "The Truman Show:" A Visual Guide to Global Internet Use: Internet Addicts, Don't Move to the Democratic Republic of Congo [via Donny]

Tagged: Africa, democratic republic of congo, dial-up, i guess slow internet is better than no internet at all...right?, internet, slowness, the congo
10.21.09

The Best Flag Ever (Reprise) Fancy Tickling, Hot Shit, Learning, Life | View Comments
Last week Kottke proclaimed the following to be the best flag in the world: That's the flag of the Benin Empire, a pre-colonial African state situated in modern Nigeria that lasted from 1440 until 1897. While quite awesome in its own respect, I must object to Mr. Kottke's proclamation. Frankly, for my money, I don't think it gets any better than the flag of the country in which I currently reside: that of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...about 15 years ago. The current regime's idea of a flag pales in comparison to the one (below) that flew over the Congo during ...

Tagged: Africa, flags, history, kottke, Learning, might as well pretend I'm learning about africa while I'm IN africa you know, nigeria
10.20.09

Reading About Game 4 From Africa Fancy Tickling, Hot Shit, Philly, Sporting | View Comments
Don't Worry Jimbo: Those First 100 Games of this Season are Now LONG Forgotten... One of the biggest downsides of being in Central Africa, 6,070 miles away from Philadelphia, in October, aside from the risks of genocide, is not being able to watch my team do what it does so well in the playoffs. Luckily, although the internet is not fast enough here to stream video or even watch highlights on YouTube, it was fast enough to allow me to read about one of the greatest comebacks, nay, one of the greatest games, in playoff history, three hours after it ...

Tagged: Africa, Baseball, chooch ruiz, Democratic Republic of the Congo, imagine how fucking long it took me to wriite this blog post, jimmy rollins, los angeles dodgers, mlb, NLCS, Philadelphia, philadelphia phillies, Philly, WFC