Wordpress Theme Updated - Light Theme by VagueDream
Over the weekend, I manged to update my Wordpress theme. I used to use Binary Blue, and it was getting buggy for Internet Explorer. I probably had too much content on my blog, and as a result, decided to go for a cleaner theme. Now, I use Light theme, by Vaguedream.
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Filed under Blog Updates | Comments (2)Cost of “War on Terror” Exceeds that of Vietnam
The Globe and Mail has just reported that the cost of America’s “War on Terror” has exceeded that of Vietnam, or any other conflict except Second World War.
The cost of war
Combined, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are the second costliest camaign in U.S. history, surpassed now only by the Second World War.
Filed under Current Events | Comments (3)The Queen is 231 Years Old - According to Bush
After fluffing his lines in a speech (saying that the Queen visited in 1776 instead of 1976) at a welcoming ceremony, Bush joked that the Queen had given him “a look that only a mother could give a child”… Continue reading...
Filed under Current Events | Comment (0)Globalization Statistics - Slide Show
Did you know… that:
- The 25% of the population in China with the highest IQs is greater than the total population of North America.
- China will soon become the number one English-speaking country in the world.
- In 2002 Nintendo invested more than $140 million in research and development. The U.S. Federal Government spent less than… Continue reading...
Filed under Current Events | Comment (0)Maintaining and Calibrating a Laptop Battery Pack
A few days ago, my laptop battery started to give up on me. The power indicator would flash and create a weird “buzzing” sound while the computer’s plugged into outlet power. Also, it seemed as if the power wasn’t connected at all sometime.
My solution to that? Calibrating the battery. I explored Google and a variety… Continue reading...
Filed under Tech Stuff | Comment (0)Akismet Spam Admin Problem/Error - “Thirty-Five” (35)
I noticed an issue with my Akismnet Spam admin page a few days ago.
I would wander around my Wordpress administration dashboard like I usually do, and notice the %$!@-load of spam I’ve been receiving (and thankfully blocked by Akismet).
Then, I would click on Akismnet Spam (35) to get rid of and/or filter out some… Continue reading...
Filed under Blog Updates | Comment (1)Internet Gaming Addiction in China - Solution? Army Treatment
If all else fails, hit the boot camp! 
Could bloggers end up getting addicted to blogging?… Continue reading...
Filed under Current Events | Comments (2)You Call the United States a Democracy?
George W. Bush has yet again defied the will of the American people. The Senate last week voted 51 to 46 in favour of pulling American forces out of Iraq by March 2008. And guess what happened? Bush vetoed it. That’s right, he vetoed it.
If the American people chose the Democrats and gave… Continue reading...
Filed under Current Events | Comments (2)Dell to use Ubuntu on Linux PCs - The Free Operating System of Tomorrow (Tomorrow is now!)
Definition of Linux in a Nutshell:
“Linux is an open source operating system for computers. The operating system of a computer is the basic instructions that tell the electronic parts of the computer what to do and how to work. “Open source” means that everyone can see how it works and change it if… Continue reading...
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