Mini Link Dump

[shanmonster]

An Idiot Abroad - Karl meets a real life elephant man: NSFW. I... I went "Aaaaah!" I'll bet you can guess where (thanks, gha5t).

Russian bloggers accuse authorities of cyberwar: The reason why LiveJournal has been so flaky lately is much more interesting than I thought. This isn't just scriptkiddies. This is war. More here.

Orange-Infused Chocolate-Almond Cake: This wheat-free recipe looks pretty darned interesting!

Free Natacha Atlas and Hakim concert: In Toronto. On my birthday! Yay!

Comments

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Free Natacha Atlas and Hakim concert: In Toronto. On my birthday!

WOW! Happy Birthday indeed!

[forestmaster.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing the Russian background on the LJ attack issues... it helps to know why, even if it sucks not to have access... my inconvenience seems trivial in hindsight [wry grin?]

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

So if/when Livejournal finally buckles, where is your suggested bolthole? I've been blogging here since 2003, and have never blogged anywhere else. I recently backed everything up with LJbook, but I guess it's a matter of time now.

[kanomaja.livejournal.com]

Great, I never knew this, thanks.