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Ljubljana’s open wifi network

pirano — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:26:21 +0000

Small, but growing. Here’s a screencap of the current network. Map here, and Wlan ljubljana website here (Slovenian only). FYI for travelers, there’s also free wifi in Ljubljana’s Pučnik (formerly Brnik) airport, strongest on the second floor of the recently constructed departure lounge. Posted in Ljubljana, Slovenia Tagged: free wifi, Ljubljana Airport [...]

Seeing a little something of life – NYT review of Vonnegut’s ‘Look at the Birdie’

pirano — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:57:54 +0000

Nice review last week in the NY Times of Look at the Birdie, a collection of previously unpublished short fiction by Kurt Vonnegut, which was instantly put on my Xmas gift list — for others, and for me. From Dave Eggars’ intro: It’s been two years since Kurt Vonnegut departed this world, and it’s hard not [...]

Sarah, let the sunshine in

pirano — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:13:31 +0000

Not only was the press kept away from a Sarah Palin’s speech hosted by Wisconsin Right to Life in Milwaukee on Friday, but there was also a long list of prohibited items as well as a bag search. Among the no-nos: • No exit and re-entry allowed • No cell phones • No recording devices • No video or [...]

Climate change denial spreading like.. wildfire.

pirano — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:21:18 +0000

George Mombiot writes in The Guardian: There is no point in denying it: we’re losing. Climate change denial is spreading like a contagious disease. It exists in a sphere that cannot be reached by evidence or reasoned argument; any attempt to draw attention to scientific findings is greeted with furious invective. This sphere is expanding with [...]

The bowling song.

pirano — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:24:58 +0000

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: bowling

Trick and treat

pirano — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:50:01 +0000

Via Daily Dish: A fourth-grader is about to give a report about her dad stationed in Iraq more about “Trick and treat“, posted with vodpod Posted in war Tagged: Iraq

Nineteen Eighty-Four turns 25

pirano — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:37:43 +0000

For the first time in a long while, I listened to the Eurythmics soundtrack for the film 1984 last night, and it struck me how much it really sounded like 1984. The beats and rhythms, the synthesizers the electric drums. Released 25 years ago this month, a squabble (or misunderstanding) with director Michael Radford kept 98 [...]

LJ Pic of the Day

pirano — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:17:14 +0000

Borrowing from Andrew Sullivan’s ‘View From Your Window’, today’s daily pic is just a quick snap out of the home office window where the first snow in the area can be seen in the hills just east of Ljubljana. Posted in LJ Pic of the Day, Ljubljana

LJ Pic of the Day

pirano — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:25:14 +0000

Another shot of Slovenia’s Central Bank, more specifically its telamones, taken on Saturday while waiting for Bill Clinton. Another shot of the bank and more about the building here. Ljubljana 0170, originally uploaded by pirano. Posted in LJ Pic of the Day, Ljubljana, photography, Slovenia Tagged: telamones

LJ Pic of the Day

pirano — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:04:07 +0000

Over a couple glasses of wine this afternoon, Bill Clinton chastised me for my rather lame efforts with my LJ Pic of the Day chore, so I promised that I’d resume the project with an image of him. The former US President popped into Ljubljana today to say hi, and to collect a reported €100,000 ($147,318) [...]

All we are is (mostly) dust

pirano — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:25:02 +0000

LA-based artist Allison Cortson creates portraits using dust she collects from her subject’s vacuum cleaner bags. From New American Paintings #79: For these portraits, I photograph the subjects in their homes. Then over a period of months I collect the dust from their vacuum bags. .. The paintings are completed by rendering the subjects life-size in a [...]

Jon Stewart on the White House-Fox News War

pirano — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:54:12 +0000

Hilarious. Stewart on how the Fox opinion and news sides get together to create their own delightful version of a McDLT: more about “Jon Stewart on the White House-Fox Ne…“, posted with vodpod Posted in freedom fries Tagged: Fox News, Jon Stewart

LJ Pic of the Day

pirano — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:19:27 +0000

200 meters to go: Caroline Cheptanui Kilel on the way to a race record at Sunday’s Ljubljana Marathon, where she clocked 2:25:24, the 14th fastest performance in the world this year. There’s another handful of other shots from the marathon here. Caroline Cheptanui, originally uploaded by pirano. Posted in LJ Pic of the Day, Ljubljana, Slovenia Tagged: marathon [...]

LJ Pic of the Day

pirano — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:41:45 +0000

We’ve had some nice early evening colors over the past few weeks. This was taken eight days ago, looking towards the south. Ljubljana 0166, originally uploaded by pirano. Posted in LJ Pic of the Day, Ljubljana, Slovenia

LJ Pic of the Day

pirano — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:29:47 +0000

We’ll try to kick-start this daily chore again with this, spotted near Kinoklub Vič a few weeks ago. I’m delighted to note that the square on which it’s located is still called Trg mladinskih delovnih brigad, or Youth Workers Brigades Square. Recently renovated and reopened over the summer. [map] [now showing (scroll down)] Nice gun! Ljubljana 0168, [...]