Friday, January 30, 2009

Is that an endorsement?

Statham's imdb.com profile, collectively, is a promise to you, the weary filmgoer. It's a promise that says, "I promise that you will not FOR ONE SECOND be bored during one of my movies. You won't learn shit about the human condition, or feel a collective connection with the brotherhood of man. But if you give me $10, I will fuck an explosion while a Slayer song plays".

What Patton Oswalt thinks about Jason Statham

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Stein/Flagon/somethingorother

So, here is my new ceramic stein/flagon/1.5-pint-mug thing:

All Programmers: Cringe. Now

This is why I worry about programmers 'trained' at some Universities:

Computer Science FAIL - Higher Education in India

This is not limited to India, nor, I hope, is this the norm India. I say this because I attended university in Australia and I remember some of the lecturers that I had....even still...cringe.

Ariel Atom 500

Ariel have announced an Atom with the same 2.4L v8 (or so it appears) that powers the insane Caterham RS Lavante.

Basically this puts the Atom 500 at 1000 BHP/ton.

Also here is a photo of a different atom

Sometimes Lucky, Sometimes Not

A very entertaining video. I like the bank robbers best.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Worst product placement EVAR

WARNING – major spoiler for the latest episode of BSG if you click the link

WARNING!!!

See here.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

For those who are interested

Synopsis of JMS's synopsis of the "original arc for B5

It makes for interesting reading.  My favorite bit is the start of the thread which has a **SPOILERS** warning.  Discussing the original plan for a show that’s been off the air for how many years?  And the discussion has spoilers??  Ready???  Amazing.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Thursday, January 08, 2009

"Nobody cuts the power on The Hives"


IMG_0436, originally uploaded by JamesA.

A good show.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

In good taste to sell?


In good taste to sell?, originally uploaded by JamesA.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Duck. And. Cover.

British Royal Navy Submarines Now Run Windows

Microsoft's Ian McKenzie announced today that the Royal Navy was ahead of schedule for switching their nuclear submarines to a customized Microsoft Windows solution dubbed 'Submarine Command System Next Generation (SMCS NG)' which apparently consists of Windows 2000 network servers and XP workstations....The installation of the new system apparently took just 18 days on the HMS Vigilant.


For reference HMS Vigilant is a Vanguard Class SSBN, they carry 16 Trident II SLBMs. Now operated by Windows.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Catch up

It almost seems silly when replayed this quickly…

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Stormy Weather


Stormy Weather, originally uploaded by JamesA.

Taken this afternoon crossing the Victoria Bridge.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Did Coldplay rip off Joe Satriani...You Decide

There has been a bit niggling agro stuff between Joe Satriani and Coldplay. Bascially Joe is saying that Coldplay's Viva La Vida (2008) is a rip off of his own If I Could Fly (2004)...here you decide:


And no I didn't realise that it had already been posted.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Best kids costume evar!

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ummm… what?

Reviewing Chinese Democracy is not like reviewing music. It's more like reviewing a unicorn. Should I primarily be blown away that it exists at all? Am I supposed to compare it to conventional horses? To a rhinoceros? Does its pre-existing mythology impact its actual value, or must it be examined inside a cultural vacuum, as if this creature is no more (or less) special than the remainder of the animal kingdom? I've been thinking about this record for 15 years; during that span, I've thought about this record more than I've thought about China, and maybe as much as I've thought about the principles of democracy. This is a little like when that grizzly bear finally ate Timothy Treadwell: Intellectually, he always knew it was coming. He had to. His very existence was built around that conclusion. But you still can't psychologically prepare for the bear who eats you alive, particularly if the bear wears cornrows.

An overly elaborate review for an over the top album

Sunday, November 09, 2008

This is freaking cool

For a band that doesn’t want to sell their songs in electronic format, this is a pretty snazzy way of getting their new film clip out there.

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Cool Costumes

It’s late for Halloween – but I’ve been busy.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Keeping in the spirit

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Come to the gun show. Bring the kids.

What kind of moron allows his 8 year old son to fire a SMG? Can't help but feel that this boy is dead because of his parents' stupidity.

Boy shoots self with Uzi submachinegun in fairground game (Full Article)
AN eight-year-old boy has died after shooting himself in the head while firing an Uzi submachine gun at a fair in Massachusetts.
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The boy had been attending the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo at the Westfield Sportsman's Club in Massachusetts.

Police said Christopher “was shooting the weapon down range when the force of the weapon made it travel up and back toward his head, where he suffered the injury".

Friday, October 03, 2008

Battle Bears!!!

I can’t comment about the quality of the game itself.  However – if this video is any indication, then they guys who are making the game are nuts.

Thursday, October 02, 2008

People are crazy.

There's a production company called Bat in the Sun Productions who made some fan films.

One in particular grabbed my notice - One called 'Patient J'. It's about half an hour long, and it's about a doctor interviewing Patient J1928 at the Arkham Asylum. There are some tipoffs that it's on a shoestring budget, but apart from those it's really quite good.

There's allegedly a Quicktime version on their website, but it doesn't load for me. (Follow the link from the 'films' page - my URL-fu is too weak to send you directly).

I watched it on Google Video., but I'll also try to embed it.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

This scares me


This scares me, originally uploaded by JamesA.

Would you like luminous green with your burger?

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

JOSH-M-O

I finally transferred out of the UDA section at work, so I am once again going to be exposed to the gorgeous public via telephony. But the lads at UDA missed me a little, and so (during a bout of boredom), constructed a replacement.



It's kind of flattering, albeit a little creepy.

Sunday, September 07, 2008

And it's only August...

Well – it was when the photo was taken.
And it's only August..., originally uploaded by JamesA.

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

R@ping the corpse

...and here I was thinking all this time that the epic sequel was called Dune Messiah...

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Words of Wisdom

Clarkson's highway code on cyclists:
Trespassers in the motorcars domain, they do not pay road tax and therefore have no right to be on the road, some of them even believe they are going fast enough to not be an obstruction. Run them down to prove them wrong.

Now THAT'S a PM!

While we have KRudd the Dudd, Russia has a real PM, one who takes on wild animals instead of just trying to get his face on the news for trying to make people happy.

Deadeye Putin saves TV crew from Tiger

By Guy Faulconbridge in Moscow,September 01, 2008 06:32pm, Article from: Reuters

PRIME Minister Vladimir Putin has been feted by Russian media for saving a TV crew from an attack by a Siberian tiger in the wilds of the Far East.

Full article here

Monday, September 01, 2008

Goons


Goons, originally uploaded by JamesA.

Hired goons.