Sorry for the recent lack of activity. I am posting this from a friend's computer ,as at present I have no Internet connection. Those of you who have experienced this disaster will know that it is rather like losing a limb.
The reasons are twofold: first I was foolish enough to depend on somebody, which was a mistake I shall probably not repeat and second the inefficiency of my French Internet provider, laughingly called "Free" which has not yet restored my connection after over a week.
This is akin to banks taking days to transfer money - for which there is absolutely no excuse; we all know that all it takes is a couple of clicks on a keyboard.
This last point is superbly illustrated by events at Google yesterday, where a slip of the finger of one of its staff resulted in chaos worldwide for an hour or two. - a Google googly! Of course with no connection thanks to the useless "Free" I missed it, but you can read all about it in French on CM's excellent blog, Jour apres jour.
Until the next time, which I hope will be soonish.
The reasons are twofold: first I was foolish enough to depend on somebody, which was a mistake I shall probably not repeat and second the inefficiency of my French Internet provider, laughingly called "Free" which has not yet restored my connection after over a week.
This is akin to banks taking days to transfer money - for which there is absolutely no excuse; we all know that all it takes is a couple of clicks on a keyboard.
This last point is superbly illustrated by events at Google yesterday, where a slip of the finger of one of its staff resulted in chaos worldwide for an hour or two. - a Google googly! Of course with no connection thanks to the useless "Free" I missed it, but you can read all about it in French on CM's excellent blog, Jour apres jour.
Until the next time, which I hope will be soonish.
