The Committee for the Prevention of Liver Disorders demand that this story be explained in full from Mr Coghlan so proper investigations into his well-being may be undertaken. Get cracking those that dwell with him.
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Trying out a freshly-downloaded w.bloggar to see if the settings I've got work.
My email's working again, if anyone was wondering, and I also have a room I sleep in again, instead of being stuck out in the middle of downstairs. Things are fairly good right now. (Especially since Nick decided to get ten kinds of trashed last night, and I only found out this morning.) But we'll let him tell that story, I guess.
My email's working again, if anyone was wondering, and I also have a room I sleep in again, instead of being stuck out in the middle of downstairs. Things are fairly good right now. (Especially since Nick decided to get ten kinds of trashed last night, and I only found out this morning.) But we'll let him tell that story, I guess.
Friday, October 29, 2004
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Saturday Night
Any interest in doing something/anything?
[Listening to: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - A Jacknife To A Swan - 7 Ways to Sunday (3:58)]
Well, for the time being...
This is actually a blog post from my own computer. I don't know how long it'll stay operational like this, but here we are.
Next, I've got to get email up and running, as well as trying to get instant messaging working again.
But things appear to be working. Finally.
Next, I've got to get email up and running, as well as trying to get instant messaging working again.
But things appear to be working. Finally.
Blinding Flashes Leave Astronaut's Eyes Damaged
Gazing out of their space capsules, Apollo astronauts witnessed sights that humans had never before seen. They saw the breathtaking view of the Earth's bright blue disc against the inky black of space. They saw the far side of the Moon. They also saw strange flashes of light inside their eyeballs!
Would you like to know more?
Would you like to know more?
A new Palm for those who cannot quite afford the cost
A new Palm has beendeveloped for those who cannot afford the cost of a Zire or Tungsten.
Monday, October 25, 2004
Sunday, October 24, 2004
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
More News At Hand
...and it's all bad.
The hard drive is screwed up, and it's refusing to format for a Windows reinstall.
Joy.
More updates doubtless to come.
The hard drive is screwed up, and it's refusing to format for a Windows reinstall.
Joy.
More updates doubtless to come.
Good News And Bad News
The good news: my computer has a new motherboard and the keyboard now works.
The bad news: my computer is now not loading Windows (something about 'insufficient storage space').
But you knew there'd be bad news, didn't you? And being able to monkey with BIOS is a whole heap better than not being able to do anything at all.
More news as it comes to hand.
The bad news: my computer is now not loading Windows (something about 'insufficient storage space').
But you knew there'd be bad news, didn't you? And being able to monkey with BIOS is a whole heap better than not being able to do anything at all.
More news as it comes to hand.
Monday, October 18, 2004
From the man that brought you "Flying High"
zucker.mov (video/quicktime Object) - the kind of political advertisment I wish we saw here.
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Friday, October 15, 2004
The Fifth Elephant
It looks like the Arts Theatre is putting on another PTerry play - The Fifth Elephant - running from 6-23 October @ 8pm. Who's interested?
New Propulsion Concept Could Make 90-Day Mars Round Trip Possible
A new means of propelling spacecraft being developed at the University of Washington could dramatically cut the time needed for astronauts to travel to and from Mars, and could make humans a permanent fixture in space.
In fact, with magnetized-beam plasma propulsion, or mag-beam, quick trips to distant parts of the solar system could become routine, said Robert Winglee, a UW Earth and space sciences professor who is leading the project
More Here
In fact, with magnetized-beam plasma propulsion, or mag-beam, quick trips to distant parts of the solar system could become routine, said Robert Winglee, a UW Earth and space sciences professor who is leading the project
More Here
Made-up words
Some times marketing people really need a good slap in the head. They seem to love to make up words to describe things when there are perfectly good existing ones out there. A store I drove past recently had a sign out the front advertising the release of their new promotional brochure. Did they call it a catalogue? No. Did they call it a flyer? No. Did they call it a magazine? No. What did they call it? A freaking magalogue.
What the f*ck is a a magalogue? Are they trying to insinuate that somehow the products they are selling are so superior and so special that you need a completely new word to describe just how brilliant the book they advertise them in is? Because, let me tell you, if their promotional material is so mind-blowing that you need to create a new word just to describe it, just you wait until you see their stuff in real life. Phwoar - it'll knock your socks off.....
Wankers.
What the f*ck is a a magalogue? Are they trying to insinuate that somehow the products they are selling are so superior and so special that you need a completely new word to describe just how brilliant the book they advertise them in is? Because, let me tell you, if their promotional material is so mind-blowing that you need to create a new word just to describe it, just you wait until you see their stuff in real life. Phwoar - it'll knock your socks off.....
Wankers.
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Office Space SE
From Digital Bits
Oh... you guys are gonna LOVE this!
Sources at 20th Century Fox have just confirmed with me that the long-awaited Office Space: Special Edition is finally a go! The studio and director Mike Judge are currently hard at work on the disc, which is tentatively planned for release in early 2005. There's no other details available at the moment (so don't ask - it's too early in the process), but the title IS finally coming and you can bet we'll keep you up to date on this as things progress.
How's that for a way to stave off a bad case of the Mondays?
Oh... you guys are gonna LOVE this!
Sources at 20th Century Fox have just confirmed with me that the long-awaited Office Space: Special Edition is finally a go! The studio and director Mike Judge are currently hard at work on the disc, which is tentatively planned for release in early 2005. There's no other details available at the moment (so don't ask - it's too early in the process), but the title IS finally coming and you can bet we'll keep you up to date on this as things progress.
How's that for a way to stave off a bad case of the Mondays?
tongodeon: I Goatsed Ron Jeremy
tongodeon: I Goatsed Ron Jeremy - one of the most infamous pictures on the 'net.
Monday, October 11, 2004
Non-electoral thought for the day
Forwarded via email.
> There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra than on
> Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2030, there will be a large
> elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely
> no recollection of what to do with them.
> There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra than on
> Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2030, there will be a large
> elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely
> no recollection of what to do with them.
The road kill on history's highway - Opinion - www.smh.com.au
On Saturday night the giant, lumbering road train known as the will of the people, aka the democratic process, smashed through the pretensions, delusions and manipulations of the unelected and unaccountable who presume to tell Australians what to think and who to be.
Read more here.
Read more here.
Sunday, October 10, 2004
The Devil Is In The Details
Just when you think that the Forces of Hell are overrunning the Earth - along comes this website, which is devoted to cataloguing the various entry points Satan and his minions use to enter the world. So far, though, it's only in the UK. But that's all right, we live in God's Own Country.
Yes, that really is Wendell Sailor.
Yes, I know it's Wendell Sailor. It really is. No, it's not a good idea for you to approach him and tell him what you think of how he plays Rugby.
No, really, it's not.
You love your Union? Good. Good for you. Think you can do a better job of playing it than Wendell? Fair enough. Your opinion. I'm not qualified to judge. But it is a Bad Idea for you to go and tell him to his face. Really, it is.
Yes, we've all wanted to deck Wendell at some point. I know I have. But tonight, here, now, is not the time. Maybe you could start playing Union, get to represent, like him, at the National level. I'm not a judge of these things, but sure, why not?
If you do that, then you'll get to clobber him in the name of the sport. And that'll be okay. You just don't need to do it now. You really don't.
Why not? Because it'll wreck what's been an otherwise cool night. Because I'm not going to bail you out. I don't care if you win. I really don't. Win or lose, it will be a Bad Thing. So don't. Okay? Maybe you would beat the shit out of him. So?
Good. All right. Just don't. Okay? Don't. Good.
No, really, it's not.
You love your Union? Good. Good for you. Think you can do a better job of playing it than Wendell? Fair enough. Your opinion. I'm not qualified to judge. But it is a Bad Idea for you to go and tell him to his face. Really, it is.
Yes, we've all wanted to deck Wendell at some point. I know I have. But tonight, here, now, is not the time. Maybe you could start playing Union, get to represent, like him, at the National level. I'm not a judge of these things, but sure, why not?
If you do that, then you'll get to clobber him in the name of the sport. And that'll be okay. You just don't need to do it now. You really don't.
Why not? Because it'll wreck what's been an otherwise cool night. Because I'm not going to bail you out. I don't care if you win. I really don't. Win or lose, it will be a Bad Thing. So don't. Okay? Maybe you would beat the shit out of him. So?
Good. All right. Just don't. Okay? Don't. Good.
Saturday, October 09, 2004
The Thing About Crikey....
...is where the authors are coming from. Both Stephen Mayne and Christian Kerr (the two people responsible for most of the Crikey political content) are both former Liberal party staffers, now disaffected former party members, some would say with axes to grind. Some would say there is nothing more dangerous than a former party member who feels they've missed out on what was due to them (case in point Russel Gault). Then again, disclosure of political affiliations has never been a strong point for the media. While those politically active would know, ow many average punters would be aware that Kerry O'Brien - the ABC's current affairs figure head, as well as the Courier Mail's Dennis Atkins were formerly staffers for Labor figures (Gough Whitlam and Wayne Goss respectively I believe). Once you've accepted party-tainted coin, how can you then ask anyone to accept that the commentary and analysis you deliver is free of bias anymore? Once you cross that line you should never be allowed to go back.
Now as for the election. My blogging on this subject has been non-existant, mostly because I've been too busy working to be bothered writing anything. However, I will say this. I don't believe a man who deems to acceptable to not only go on holidays with your second wife while still married to your first wife and still living in her home, not to mention a man who deems it acceptable to solve a personal dispute by resorting to violence and breaking another man's arm has the suitable character to hold the highest office in this land (I don't mean the Australian cricket captaincy...).
This may be some-what incoherent - but I'm off to a polling booth and don't have time to proof-read properly. And unlike Nick, I'll try to refrain from posting this twice... ;)
Now as for the election. My blogging on this subject has been non-existant, mostly because I've been too busy working to be bothered writing anything. However, I will say this. I don't believe a man who deems to acceptable to not only go on holidays with your second wife while still married to your first wife and still living in her home, not to mention a man who deems it acceptable to solve a personal dispute by resorting to violence and breaking another man's arm has the suitable character to hold the highest office in this land (I don't mean the Australian cricket captaincy...).
This may be some-what incoherent - but I'm off to a polling booth and don't have time to proof-read properly. And unlike Nick, I'll try to refrain from posting this twice... ;)
Crikey Election Editorial
Yes James, I know you will disagree violently with each and every word they say. I admire your party loyalty, even if I don't think the people currently in charge deserve it.
The last Labour government arranged some major economic reform, then lost the plot when they became more interested in retaining power than governing well. I, like Crikey, think the same thing has happened to the current Liberal government. Since the AEC, in its infinite wisdom, has seen fit to deny me the chance to vote myself, the only thing I can do is try to influence even a couple of people before they head to the polls later today.
The last Labour government arranged some major economic reform, then lost the plot when they became more interested in retaining power than governing well. I, like Crikey, think the same thing has happened to the current Liberal government. Since the AEC, in its infinite wisdom, has seen fit to deny me the chance to vote myself, the only thing I can do is try to influence even a couple of people before they head to the polls later today.
Friday, October 08, 2004
I've been disenfranchised!
So, I moved out of my apartment today (4 sleeps 'til I fly home!). Which means I'm not going to receive any mail that arrives from now on.
And, since I've seen no sign of my postal ballot, that means I don't get to vote on this weekend's events. Ah well, I doubt it'd make any difference, anyway. I can't see Wayne Swan losing Lilley on Saturday.
(Interesting aside, although probably only for me and James, and he would have read it already - over 50% of Crikey's readership that actually take web surveys would seem to be ALP supporters).
And, since I've seen no sign of my postal ballot, that means I don't get to vote on this weekend's events. Ah well, I doubt it'd make any difference, anyway. I can't see Wayne Swan losing Lilley on Saturday.
(Interesting aside, although probably only for me and James, and he would have read it already - over 50% of Crikey's readership that actually take web surveys would seem to be ALP supporters).
Thursday, October 07, 2004
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
An interesting tail. . .
Remember how I was complaining about "People who bought this also bought. . ." when I got the Penn & Teller DVD's from Amazon? This Wired article looks at the effect that feature (and similar ones at other sites) is having on the economics of entertainment retail.
Oh, and I've done the math for the price of everything I have to declare to customs on the way home next week - about US$600. Only a bit more than double the duty free limit :P
Oh, and I've done the math for the price of everything I have to declare to customs on the way home next week - about US$600. Only a bit more than double the duty free limit :P
This looks promising
I always thought it was the platinum catalyst that made fuel cells so horrendously expensive, but it looks like there may be more to it than that. Hopefully this development will make fuel cells more cost effective. It's also interesting in light of announcements like this one.
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
I was wondering why my Father's PC wouldn't switch on...
...then I opened up the case.
Can we call say scorchy.
Can we call say scorchy.
Sunday, October 03, 2004
Good Fantasy Novel
I was just reading the web site of one of my favourite authors, Ian Irvine, and have found that there are four more books planned for one of my favourite fantasy series The View From the Mirror (which is the first part of the Three Worlds Cycle).
If you haven't Read The View From the Mirror I suggest that you do. It is a fantasy series that stands out with a rich universe and a lot of events thoughout the series. In some novels the characters only go to a few places and do a few important things, in others (eg Lord Of The Rings) they go to quite a few places and do proportionally more. I found that at the end of each book in the series that so much had gone on I needed to read the synopsis at the beginning of the next novel to refresh my memory.
The characters have interesting histories. The cultures are rich with tradition. Magic, while powerful, has consequences.
The names of people and places are somewhat Lord of the rings-like. They are somtimes unusual, typically exotic but you can tell one from another.
If you haven't Read The View From the Mirror I suggest that you do. It is a fantasy series that stands out with a rich universe and a lot of events thoughout the series. In some novels the characters only go to a few places and do a few important things, in others (eg Lord Of The Rings) they go to quite a few places and do proportionally more. I found that at the end of each book in the series that so much had gone on I needed to read the synopsis at the beginning of the next novel to refresh my memory.
The characters have interesting histories. The cultures are rich with tradition. Magic, while powerful, has consequences.
The names of people and places are somewhat Lord of the rings-like. They are somtimes unusual, typically exotic but you can tell one from another.
How to write a best selling fantasy novel
Every since "The Lord of the Rings", epic fantasy novels have been high on the bestseller list. Every thought of writing one? WELL HERE'S HOW.
Friday, October 01, 2004
One down for private manned spacecraft to win $10 million X Prize
Onlookers held their breath as the manned SpaceShipOne performed unexpected but spectacular acrobatics on its way into space, the first step toward winning the Ansari X Prize on Wednesday. Full Story Here
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