Freyburg

I can’t argue with any of these choices, and the runners-up are pretty cool too. The V for Vendetta poster is one of my personal faves, and I’d say the film itself is probably on my top five from last year.

Sorry for being a little slack in the posting over the weekend. Partly I was busy, partly uninspired to write anything, and partly thinking about the future direction of the site.

I think the links I put up are worth continuing with, but I’d like to go further than that. I don’t plan on putting personal stuff on the site, other than the Flickr pictures on the right. PLus the last thing I want is for this site to turn into a Livejournal or Myspace page.

But I would like the site to be deeper than just a link dump, even though I think I put up some pointers to good stuff. I do a fair bit of thinking about history, the way the world works (or doesn’t), and lately, how and why humans act the way they do in various situations, and why that makes our society the way it is, for better or for worse.

Will I have time to put up the kind of posts I want to see on the site on a regular basis? I sure hope so. But even if I don’t, Freyburg.com ain’t going anywhere.

Not a big surprise, but the neocons who rode 9/11 and a wave of patriotism into the quagmire of a pointless war in Iraq are now backpedaling on the fiasco they created. Bravo, scumbags.

Dunno why it takes an entire book to say “we’re screwed”, but here it is.

In what was surely the last time Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was ever considered “cool” (”neato” is more apt for one of the patron saints of nerd culture), His Wozness can be seen shilling a sweet Datsun 280Z, circa 1981. Oh, that’s good stuff.

…and their entertainingly bizzare behavior.

ah, the 1980s. While many of my thirtysomething peers seem unable to escape the cold, nostalgic embrace of this odd decade (especially when it comes to the era’s terrible music), I’ve always cast a jaundiced eye on that, strange time. For those of you aching to return to high school (or young enough not to appreciate the decade’s oddness) here’s a list (with Youtube links) to the best commercials of the 80’s, at least according to Giant Magazine.

Delayed, but inevitable, Radio Free Skaro #14 is out and causing trouble as only a nerdy podcast about Doctor Who can. In this episode, we discuss the two latest episodes of Torchwood, the depths of madness we sank to in order to celebrate the Doctor’s 43rd birthday last week, and bits and pieces of news about the upcoming series, the Christmas special (mere weeks away), and the Sarah Jane spinoff. Ah, shenanigans. (feed, web, direct download)

The Daily Telegraph has an article detailing how Saudi Arabia and Iran are backing the respective Sunni and Shia sects in Iraq, in preparation for an eventual American pull-out. Mission accomplished, indeed.

I’ve been a little uninspired this weekend on the posting front, but to cover my tracks, here’s a list of the best blogs of the year, at least according to Fimoculous, some other blog I’ve never read before.