On race and sex and unexamined assumptions

“In our future you wouldn’t look twice” is the DASO’s slogan on these posters. The very fact that they have sparked such controversial debate and attack is indication that we, as a people and nation, are still so naive and immature in our views.

I look forward to this future whereby race, nudity and sex are free of unnatural prejudices and we focus on more important matters of our existence.

Constitutionally SpeakingThis blog deals with political and social issues in South Africa, mostly from the perspective of Constitutional Law. Written by Pierre de Vos.

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Challenging some thought…
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Challenging some thought…

Neighbours, ya know.
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Neighbours, ya know.

10 obsolete technologies to kill in 2010

Some old-and-busted technologies die gracefully of natural causes. Pagers, PDAs, floppy disks — they’re gone, and good riddance.

But other obsolete tech lingers on, even though better alternatives abound that are easier, cheaper, higher quality and much more efficient.

Mike Elgan points out some technologies that we should get rid of in 2010, such as fax machines, cigarette lighter receptacles, landline phones, and music CDs.

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Can Google Learn from Microsoft's Mistakes?

Google’s indication (hardly an announcement) that they’re getting into the OS business comes as no surprise. It’s already got Android. It’s got Web-based apps that are now (finally) out of beta. It’s got the right vision, IMHO, for mobility. They have the potential at the very least to put a thumbtack on Microsoft’s chair, if not actually kick them in the butt.

Google may, however, be making the same mistakes as Microsoft has continually made via a strategy of OS diversity.

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