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Archive for February, 2010
L’Abri talks online
Feb 25th
L’Abri (French for “the shelter”, or possibly “the cheese”) is a network of residential study centres committed to providing “honest answers to honest questions about the reality and relevance of the Christian faith”. I’ve just found out (hat tip to Mike C) that many of their talks are now available online for free download. This is a fantastic resource. There seem to be well over 300 talks on there so far (MP3), with over 100 by Francis Shaeffer himself. Here, check it out for yourself:
And here’s a picture of the English L’Abri, in Hampshire.
A proper UK keyboard layout for Mac
Feb 17th
Macs are marvellous. So many differences. Better in every way. But, having said that, some of the more trivial differences just plain irritating. For example, the keyboard layout. Why does the “British” keyboard layout switch @ and “, switch | and ~, put ` in place of \ and \ in place of #? Why? Why? Hold on, where is #? Well, duh! Alt-3, of course! And – remember how expensive real estate is on a keyboard – why on earth is there a whole key devoted to § and ±?
I had almost got used to this – part of the initiation rite as a Mac devotee – but now I have two machines on my desk at work, with different keyboard layouts, so it’s driving me pretty crazy. Enough is enough. Real Mac UK Keyboard Layout (hat tip: Greg Knapp).
Brighton going Green?
Feb 5th
I’m quite excited about this General Election thing. For one thing, struggling to overcome my very British apathy and cynicism, I’m beginning to find politics vaguely interesting. And I find myself in one of the most interesting constituencies for the coming election. A Conservative stronghold from its creation in 1950 until 1997, the Brighton Pavilion seat was gained by Labour in 1997. With the current MP due to retire, many people consider the frontrunner to be Caroline Lucas MEP, the leader of the Green Party. And, for the first time ever for a UK parliamentary seat, the shortlist is going to be all female, with the four major parties all fielding female candidates. Here’s a video about the situation from the Guardian’s Comment is free pages:
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