One of the protests this week is Earth Hour, where citizens of the world are asked to turn off their lights for an hour at 8:30pm local time. Earth Hour is about global warming. Today it does not feel very warm here, I must say.
Another protest today is a march from Embankment to Hyde Park in London ahead of the G20 summit this week. I think this is the first of a few marches, over the coming week. I expect we will see some events on the news about at least one of these marches, as it is inevitable that protesters will get penned in by police at some point, which is where things spark off. Keep a sharp eye out if you’re about that there London this week.
Also this weekend sees the start of the new F1 season. Australian Grand Prix qualifying has already taken place, and Button is at the front of the pack, in the Brawn GP (ex-Honda) car. Last season’s champion, Lewis Hamilton, starts at the back of the grid after having a gearbox replaced. Though even before the replacement, his times were not exactly spectacular. In fact, looking at the running, it could be an interesting race, because the normal order of things is pretty mixed up.
In tea-related news, they are now saying that drinking very hot tea is linked to oesophageal cancer. I do not appreciate this news. Not because I drink especially hot tea, but because tea is meant to be healthy, and it irks me to hear anything contrary to the healthy tea image.
Plugin work is still ongoing. Unfortunately I have picked the wrong time to try to finish it, having been on call for work for the last 2 weeks, I’ve not been that inclined to do more computery stuff when I get home.
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What an amazing combination of themes together with Earth Hour.
I think Earth hour is somehwat overrated. If people want action on global climate change, then it’s going to take far more than turning off your lights for one hour one day a year.