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Thursday, 28 August 2025

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

The Bangles - With the benefit of hindsight it's not hard to see this 80's "girl" band was a bunch of men in wigs - "Walk Like an Egyptian"
The one in the black and white striped top might possibly be the odd man out, but the other three are clearly DUDES!

Is one of these not like the others?


But I guess they scrubbed up OK!...Sort of...
 
Walk like a man in drag: 
 


Wednesday, 27 August 2025

FAKE MOSQUE SHOOTING

  Why is it being exposed again now? The Christchurch mosque shooting was an obvious fake right from the outset. It's good that another psyop is finally being more widely exposed, but it really was as clear as day that it didn't actually happen right from the outset (The event was staged on 19th of March 2019).


Anyone who has seen the appallingly lame video knows that it doesn't take an "expert" to see that it was fake - it was moon landing level fake garbage.

https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/forensic-analysis-challenges-authenticity-of-christchurch-attack-video/

Another bunch of fictional victims:

It was all a bunch of crap, but it was a good opportunity for Comrade Jabcinda to practice lying for the upcoming covid hoax.

And the sheeple fall for these psyops every time...
 

Tuesday, 26 August 2025

AMERICANLISH

 

While trying to find the correct spelling for the word “usable” (able to be used) I read on an American website that “there are more people using American English than British English” – bollocks I thought, as the word INDIA repeated over and over in my mind…

So just how does the use of American English really compare to British English? Here are some rough figures:

People speaking variations of British English

Indian English (125 million)*
United Kingdom English (67 million)
Australian English (26 million)
New Zealand English (5 million)
Irish English (5 million)
Singapore English (2 million)**

Total – 230 million

*India is the most populous country at 1.4 billion people (yes, slightly ahead of China as of 2025) but it’s hard to estimate how many Indians have some degree of English literacy – 125 million is considered conservative.  **Same with Singapore (population 6 million) – estimate 2 million have some degree of English literacy

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/

 

People speaking variations of American English

US English (335 million – just the US population alone)

If we also include Canadian English (38 million) that increases the lead even further. Damn I always hate admitting Americans are right, but they got me there!

Other large countries I haven’t taken into account here include Malaysia (British English) and the Philippines (American English)

 

And how is usable spelt? – either usable or useable are both correct! (the spell checkers are wrong!)

And now I’ll make up for my anguish by including a few American memes!

Monday, 25 August 2025

TIME FOR SOME LOLS

 Random LOLPICS are an essential staple of internet surfing so here are some more:

 










Sunday, 24 August 2025

WHICH LINUX DISTRO?

I've had a few more friends asking about switching to Linux, as the great 2025 exodus from Windows 11 spyware begins.


Searching for info online, they encounter Linux geeks who make everything more confusing by saying things like "There are more than 600 Linux distros, and here are the top 10 beginner distros you should consider".



But these are ex-Windows users, so they don't want 10 options, they just want one operating system that works. For Windows users who want a good Linux operating system to replace Windows, here are the two best options in my opinion - Mint or Zorin.  

I use Mint myself - https://linuxmint.com/ - I like it because it looks like a modern version of Windows 7, but with dark mode and a bunch of other upgrades.

Here is a screenshot of my desktop, but pretty much everything can be changed, it's all about personal preferences. 

Zorin - https://zorin.com/os/  - is often recommended for ex Mac users and people who want a more modern Windows 11 look, but the Mac version (where it looks like a Mac) requires paying for the pro license (cost NZ$90 one off) - the free version is fine but it looks more like Windows 10.

Having such an easy way to switch between desktop layouts is a really cool idea - no other distro has quite set this up so well - but Zorin have taken a lot of flack for charging for the Pro version, because it sort of goes against Linux principles -  https://zorin.com/os/pro/ - I think it's fair enough because their free version has everything that is actually needed, just not all the extras. 

Both those distros come from Ireland - Ireland is now considered one of the most tech savvy countries in the world - it's odd how these things work out!


Another big advantage of Linux is that pretty much any hardware will do:

Linux has much lower requirements than Windows or Apple - pretty much anything that is 64 bit will work - some distros even have 32 bit versions for really old computers - but the two I'm recommending here - Mint or Zorin, don't make 32 bit versions, so just make sure it's 64 bit laptop or PC you are using - so anything less than 10 years old shouldn't be a problem.

 But no system is perfect - whatever you decide to do on a computer there are always issues, and they always seem to take ages to sort out - there is a myth online that switching to Linux can be easy - people say things like "My mum switched to using a Linux laptop and she never had any problems" I suspect they set everything up for her, and she only uses the browser. 

As well as getting used to the new operating system, you also have to learn so much new stuff it can be overwhelming - for example if you are used to Photoshop you have to learn to use Gimp instead - everything is similar, but a bit different. But Gimp is free while Photoshop costs NZ$44.50 a month, so there is that extra incentive.


There are multiple free options in Linux to replace any Windows software, and it's easy to install them using the software manager, but each choice usually requires trying several out and choosing which one you like best, and then getting used to using it. So all this takes time & effort.