Wowie, there has been a big storm over Sydney today. Thunder.. oh there it goes, right while I’m typing. This is going to be very short entry in case I get fried by lightning (let us hope not). Bonus rant: Lane Cove tunnel and the RTA = a […]
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Hi All, For those near and dear to me, I’ve updated my gallery of pictures to include Christmas, New Years and some selected photos from Canberra (January 07). If you don’t have the link already, email me and I’ll forward it on. More mind numbing content […]
** In Game Commentary ** 2 min warning. Colts have this won, folks. Lovelock is an idiot. Though, putting Griese in isn’t a bad idea. Now Manning can have fun. Another Rex Int! My namesake, Bob Sanders! Oh, It’s not looking good for the Bears. Now they have to play offense or […]
Joseph Cooney, look away. Okay, so tomorrow morning 10 AM AEST, the NFL "Grand Final" – the Superbowl kicks off. This year pits the Indianapolis* Colts against the Chicago Bears, in South Miami. Peyton Manning is the star Quarterback for the Colts, and this is his first […]
From the ‘It happened this millennia‘ Desk: Just read this off Slashdot, apparently an ancient village has been discovered within two miles of the ancient site known as Stonehenge at a place called Durrington Walls. Apparently the site has been carbon dated to around 2600 BC, which is around the […]
We’ll take a quick break from my multi-part post on Windows Vista to bring you this outrage-based rant on unfair increases in Fuel prices. Fuel prices have suddenly skyrocketed without any possible reasoning. When does it become time to start publically naming and shaming oil company executives? I mean, personally telling […]
Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilali has been in the news lately. So has Hillary Clinton; Hilali – Hillary. It’s a good time to be named something rhyming with Hillary, or is it? In this case it’s a ying/yan proposition. The former is in the news for nefarious reasons. The former […]
Advanced warning: Sport Post. Joesph Cooney, please ignore. OK, so I know that this post is two days in arrears, but I didn’t want to lose the sentiment by analysing round 2 of the Australian Open – at least without discussing Lleyton Hewitt’s first round match. Those […]
Assume you’ve got no more than 10 days, 2 people, and a reasonable budget (up to AUD $7,000). Further assume you live in Sydney, Australia (i.e. rather remote for intl travel purposes). Where do you go and/or what do you do? How do you achieve value for money within […]
A Recent report on Customer satisfaction with the major Australian banks has been published. I don’t know who they asked, because I don’t know more than a handful of people who would have anything encouraging or constructive to say about bank service, myself included. The major banks […]
Santa was very generous this year and delivered a very nice xbox 360. Now, I had a feeling that this might happen so I went out pre-Christmas and bought some games in anticipation. The older you get the more clairvoyant.. to a point. Starting Games Lineup: Project […]
News from the Australian Rugby Union Desk Well, looks like Lote Tuqiri might end up back in [Rugby] League or he might stay in [Rugby] Union – it depends on who will pay the most mullah ($). Apparently he turned down a AU $750k p.a/4 year contract offer from […]
Sydney welcomed in the new year in style with a grand fireworks display. We observed the spectacular display from a vantage point straddling the Cahill Expressway in the city’s north (as below). It’s a little eerie to observe no traffic on the freeway (pictured), as this is usually a well […]
So there’s been a bit of hoo-hah over Microsoft’s publicist(s) offering free laptops to bloggers. Joel Spolsky’s (JoelOnSoftware) blogged about the whole thing here. It’s an interesting dilemma. I don’t think there is anything wrong in accepting gifts. Yes, to an extend it can create an unwritten (fair) expectation of a […]
Rain!! Like an early Christmas present, rain has hit Sydney and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Dam levels are down to 30%, and the country is barren dry. Sydney is destined for level 4 water restrictions which would mean no watering of gardens or washing of cars. […]