Rav Casley Gera
Blogging about politics, culture and technology at www.casleygera.com
JulyJul 9 Thursday Thu 09
Gawker, of all people. are leading the way in ensuring comment quality on busy sites. Wish the Guardian would follo http://is.gd/1sl2k
"Over time, we plan to migrate messages from Groups and Events to Updates as well..." This is an excellent move. http://is.gd/1sbnD
JulyJul 8 Wednesday Wed 09
AudioBoo: audioboo: http://boo.fm/b38921
"Google notes that any app developed for Google Chrome OS will work in any standards-compliant browser on any OS." http://is.gd/1qX8m
JulyJul 7 Tuesday Tue 09
"We’re often asked why so many Google applications seem to be perpetually in beta. For example, Gmail has..." http://tumblr.com/x9q29o1yj
I'm not a Dowd fan - who is, nowadays? - but she does do a good takedown. http://is.gd/1pYvd
Though I suspect David Brooks might have let his father write this week's column, I actually rather like the result http://is.gd/1pYcv
"“When we switched from AM to FM the audience came with us,” he said. “Technology always moves people..." http://tumblr.com/x9q29kdt3
I'm not totally convinced this is helpful. http://is.gd/1pNiu
JulyJul 6 Monday Mon 09
The MI6 affair shows why it's great privacy news that Facebook is removing regional networks - they're simply 2 big http://is.gd/1oWCJ
"You're defensive, you can't help pandering to your base, and you don't know anything. But I still kinda like ya!" http://is.gd/1oOHX
"I choose, for my State and my family, more “freedom” to progress, all the way around… so that Alaska may..." http://tumblr.com/x9q297fsx
This is the most confused, defensive resignation speech since... well, the last high-profile Republican resignation http://is.gd/1oKPb
"We took government out of the dairy business and put it back into private-sector hands – where it should..." http://tumblr.com/x9q2977uo
If I thought Joe had a clue what Obama's thinking on Iran actually is, I'd be worried. http://is.gd/1oKda
JulyJul 2 Thursday Thu 09
About
I write about theatre, art, politics, international development, and the internet on my blog. Here you can find my recent writing there as well as various other guff.
If you like what you read and are interested in hiring me on a full-time or freelance basis, please get in touch.
I also run African Development for the Completely Bloody Ignorant, and a tumblelog called Ravindr. And I hate writing these little self-summaries.
Movies
Ghost World, American Splendor, Lord of the Rings, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Sound of Music
Music
Springsteen, Regina Spektor, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Laura Nyro, U2, Bright Eyes, Belle and Sebastian, Bob Dylan, Beastie Boys, MIA, Saul Williams, The Godlike Genius That Is Prince
Television
Books
Paul Auster, City of Glass; Don DeLillo, White Noise; Armistead Maupin, Tales of the City; Art Speigelman, Maus; Sebastian Faulks, Engleby
Activities
Acting, directing, blogging, dancing, nattering, photography, printing endless magazine articles off the internet and occasionally getting round to reading them,