Three Men On a Boat

So then when Michael Jackson died there was a whole lot of noise about how Twitter as well as Google's news service had experienced some down-time because of the amount of requests made by users.

Then they were burgled, denial of service and what not along with Facebook and a couple of other silly season sites.

Then the other day, the breaking news, that was the leak about Coroner's report on the death of Michael Jackson came out and there was another denial of service in some places. Which is ridiculous...

Cause I am thinking if you have a service of that great magnitude, expectation and demand you would expect that there would be a lot more effort to keep i running. cause at the end of the day if people start expecting you to crash every other week they stop using you.

Twitter has gotten itself into a interesting position as a gonzo news source and in my opinion it could get a lot bigger... unless of course facebook lite comes and knocks it out of the park...

I know that they didn't expect to be as successful as it became but come on... do something to it... and fast

Labels: twitter stupidity

So Jacob Zuma is making his way to Harare for the opening of that poor cousin of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair(mind you they are both piss poor now), the Harare something show. Look I don't know what they call it now since they stopped calling it the Harare Agricultural Show. I have never been there and I am pretty sure I won't be there this season.

And so the speculation is that JZ is here to have a word with ZANU PF and MDC over the sticking points of the Global something or the other(GPA) that resulted in the formation of the Inclusive Government.

Now there has been a war of words of late and something that I have been asking a lot suddenly came to light. Everyone is on about what concessions ZANU PF has to make but not much what the MDC is supposed to do. There is the argument that the former still holds a lot of power but surely this is supposed to be a give and take state of affairs.

I am just saying is this is going to get me coloured by anti-ZANU(PF) at all costs by the radicals on the MDC side but really this has to be highlighted.

I mean the fact that if you're sitting in Zimbabwe you can't escrow or use paypal and the west tells you that it is because of targeted sanctions should raise an eyebrow. Because if that was the case then it should just block the supposedly guilty parties isn't it?

And if I ask my dear colleagues in the MDC about this, they are silent and they say that it is up to ZANU PF to get rid of these sanctions. It is all annoying because parliamentarians are still acting as if they belong to an opposition party, a party outside the government structures.

Somewhere along the line someone should see the joke and get us all laughing!

Labels: zanu pf and mdc

So this little - ok maybe not physically little - comes out of nowhere and smashes records. Instead of the world applauding her, the International Association of Athletic Federations decides it is a good idea to persecute her.

And not because they think she did drugs. No. They say the only way she could do so well is because she actually a guy. I mean what kind of nonsense is that? It is bile.

If she was American - especially white - she would have been the toast of the party. Everyone would have been falling over each other to get her attention. But no, Mokgadi is from South Africa (read Africa) and therefore she is subject to all types of disgraceful behaviour.

Thing is, even if they wanted to check for these things they could have done so quietly. Now even if she comes out of this with a tick - and I believe she will - she will always have this hanging over her head.

Sad thing is I am sitting in a cafe right now and some of my African friends are dismissive of the story. Instead of rallying around the poor child, they are justifying the action of the IAAF

Oh Africa. When?

Labels: Caster Semeny

Now let it be said, before I get myself lynched, tarred and of course feathered I have the deepest sympathy for the families who lost their loved ones in the bombing over Lockerbie.

So with that out of the way, there is a big noise being made about one of the convicted bombers being released on compassionate grounds. A bunch of senators have written to the scottish justice minister saying that the agreement to have him detained there as part of an internationally brokered agreement and therefore meaning that the scots could not release him unilaterally.

It follows a new trend in compassionate release of high profile crims. Shabir Schaik, Jacob Zuma's favourite accountant and broker walked out terminally ill, but is riding the streets of Durban. Ronald Biggs is also out but he is virtually on life support.

So what is the fuss about this Lybian guy? After all Muamar Gadaffi is now a friend.

It is because he is Lybian. How many times have we seen America negotiate for the release of some of its guilty citizens. Yes it is not on the same scale as the Lockerbie disaster but the principle remains the same. America can get its own released but this bomber who is sick as a parrot on cyanide is requesting a compassionate release and the justice system that has him in their custody says he is ill enough to qualify for this release.

It is stupid. It is really stupid. It is sad. Totally randomly sad!

Labels: Lockerbie fuss

Today I sit in an apartment. I go to any place I please. I believe in possibilities. I can even dream of the presidency. All that is possible because there are people who suspended their personal ambitions so that I could gain the liberty to pursue mine without hinderance.

You see, the concept of heroes in some circles is too politicised. The other day while i was in the audience in a concert someone got on stage and paid his respect to the vice president, Joseph Msika and someone standing with me said he felt it was not the appropriate place for political expression. And I was like, no. The vice president of the Republic of Zimbabwe, a man who lent his hand towards the realisation of a Zimbabwe, a country that we can now debate about and map the future has died. It is not political. Yes, he had his faults and when you're 85 you will have more faults than most, but he is a hero and it's sad when many people forget that.

So today on the eve of the day picked to remember the heroes, to all who have come before me, who in the struggle against the colonial power, have given me a chance to be whatever I want to be. I salute you

Labels: Zimbabwe's heroes