FREE DOS!
I was so lucky to see this advertisement today as I was walking down Wayaki Way after work. At first it was the “Core i3″ that caught my eye, and then the words “FREE DOS” leapt out at me. Holy cow, each new Dell Inspiron comes with a complimentary copy of DOS! How Dell limited [...]
Why I like matatus
Matatus are the primary form of transportation in Kenya. A “matatu” can be anything from a 14-seater Nissan minivan shuttling people around town, to a full-size bus ferrying dozens of people across the country. For those of you who’ve never been to Kenya: if you’ve ever ridden BART in San Francisco, a dalla dalla in [...]
Fish are peculiar
About a month ago Cassandra bought a fish tank and populated it with a few fish; a Plecostomus, four Platys, and a Siamese. What started as a fun weekend project has turned into a strange month of fish keeping… From the get go the Siamese chased everyone around. I was getting so worked up watching [...]
The common mwananchi
Walking home from work the other day I passed very close to the road construction on Wayaki Way. The old, worn road had been grazed and the workers were shoveling hot, new tarmac onto the road from the back of a truck. I had to squint and hold my breath as I passed for those [...]
Lover of Linux, death metal and Indian food, blogs about living and working in Nairobi, Kenya.