http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Mulled wine musings of a digital life en Vox Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:02:41 +1000 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/butt-your-bull.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Flanagan) http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/butt-your-bull.html?_c=feed-rss http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/butt-your-bull.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:02:41 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011017d8be81860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011017d8be81860e-50si" alt="Kids with guns" /></a> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011016981d94860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011016981d94860d-50si" alt="Thats one big pappa" /></a> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011017d8c002860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011017d8c002860e-50si" alt="Tie me up" /></a> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011016981eed860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011016981eed860d-50si" alt="Lock" /></a> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd973c2ba94cd50110165d51cd860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd973c2ba94cd50110165d51cd860c-50si" alt="Every one in" /></a> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd973c2ba94cd501101837c887860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cd973c2ba94cd501101837c887860f-50si" alt="Crouching agent" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This weekend I had the joy of heading out to one of the other Emirates, Fujairah, to be a spectator of the weekly bull butting competition that occurs. When you hit the corniche at the end of the main street, there is a paddock where every frida... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/butt-your-bull.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd973c2ba94cd501101837c923860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dubai fujairah bull butting http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/the-fridge.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Flanagan) http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/the-fridge.html?_c=feed-rss http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/the-fridge.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 27 May 2009 22:38:01 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd973c2ba94cd50110160d0053860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cd973c2ba94cd50110160d0053860b-50si" alt="Ziryab" /></a> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011017cd58ec860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011017cd58ec860e-50si" alt="Ziryab1" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> On Monday night I had an experience that had me wondering if I was still in fact in Dubai. My soon to be neighbour took me to new live music venue, The Fridge, that supports up and coming local talent. I went along thinking I would be heading t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/the-fridge.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd973c2ba94cd50110160d066a860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dubai ziryab the fridge cassiano de sa http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/climatisation.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Flanagan) http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/climatisation.html?_c=feed-rss http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/climatisation.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 May 2009 18:59:51 +1000 I noticed the other day that I had cut back significantly on my blogging. Could it be I have too much work on? Our internet wasn't working? I was in the process of moving house? Or... have I finally become aclimatised to Dubai? Interesting thoug... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/climatisation.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011016076af0860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/who-would-have-thought.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Flanagan) http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/who-would-have-thought.html?_c=feed-rss http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/who-would-have-thought.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:27:10 +1000 "A year ago, I bet you never thought you would be in Beirut fighting political fires." That was what my boss said to me last Thursday when I was calling him from Beirut to get his advice on a crisis I was in the midst of for one of my clients. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/who-would-have-thought.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd973c2ba94cd50110163b488b860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/i-cant-stand-the-rain.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Flanagan) http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/i-cant-stand-the-rain.html?_c=feed-rss http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/i-cant-stand-the-rain.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:21:48 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011017b63930860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011017b63930860e-50si" alt="Dubai rain" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I know I have complained about it before, but you really can't begin to imagine what a royal pain it is when it rains in Dubai. It's a city that was in no way built for the rain, hardly any drain pipes, nowhere for the water to go... it's insane.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/i-cant-stand-the-rain.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011015f5ef13860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/how-could-you-dance.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Flanagan) http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/how-could-you-dance.html?_c=feed-rss http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/how-could-you-dance.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:49:59 +1100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd973c2ba94cd501101810a768860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd973c2ba94cd501101810a768860f-50si" alt="Nodancing" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Last week my boss was discussing with me how everyone in the meeting I was attending had probably broken some sort of law in Dubai. Whether it be living with a woman you weren't married to, having liquor in your house without a license, living ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/how-could-you-dance.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011017b1a8bb860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/how-to-give-up-facebook-for-lent.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Flanagan) http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/how-to-give-up-facebook-for-lent.html?_c=feed-rss http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/how-to-give-up-facebook-for-lent.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:48:54 +1100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd973c2ba94cd50110180af738860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd973c2ba94cd50110180af738860f-50si" alt="Lent4" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I came across this blog post which not only discusses giving up Facebook for Lent, which right there on its own astounds me, but also plans out steps on how not to upset and possibly loose friends over this decision. Fair enough I understand t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/how-to-give-up-facebook-for-lent.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011016307346860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> facebook lent http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/facebook-wtf.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Flanagan) http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/facebook-wtf.html?_c=feed-rss http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/facebook-wtf.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:46:11 +1100 I came across a recent change to the terms of service for Facebook that has me pretty concerned. Facebook used to say that when you closed an account, any info you had uploaded, including photos, would expire. Seems this isn't to be the case anym... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/facebook-wtf.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011018096a27860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> facebook http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/7-things.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Flanagan) http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/7-things.html?_c=feed-rss http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/7-things.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:55:31 +1100 7 things you don't know about me: I have always, for as long as I can remember, harboured a secret desire to be an out of control, hotel room trashing rockstar.... and my subconscious still dreams of grandiose and groupies…. regardless of the fa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/7-things.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd973c2ba94cd5011018092710860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/you-say-you-want-a-resolution.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Flanagan) http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/you-say-you-want-a-resolution.html?_c=feed-rss http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/you-say-you-want-a-resolution.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:56:52 +1100 I've been trying for a few days to lock in a new years resolution. I have been successful so far of keeping to 2008's resolution and I am fairly confident I'll keep to it for the rest of my life. Big tick to me. But I am struggling to come up wit... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://flanagan31.vox.com/library/post/you-say-you-want-a-resolution.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd973c2ba94cd50109d07a953c000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dubai new years resolutions