I was writing a document in Word 2007 when I noticed that the program was underlining (faulting the spelling of) the word ‘harbour’. I realised that the langauge settings were probably set to US English (where they drop the ‘u’ vowel). I changed the language to English (Australian) and continued […]
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So, I’ve started taking a big long look at where I’m at. It’s Christmas, 2006, so I’m in a reflective mood. It was funny, because it was only last month that it hit me, that I’d been coasting for about the last 18 months. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve worked […]
Thanks to the many known and anonymous readers and RSS subscribers who have helped rack up these very nice statistics: These numbers started 17 October 2:25 PM, 2006 and the stats below are good as of 9:40 AEST on Sunday 17/12/06: Total page views: 662 Page views […]
From the news desk, in case you somehow managed not to hear about it.. Futurama returns for a new season to debut in 2008. Reading an amusing interview with Futurama producer David X Cohen*, I’m particularly interested in the 22 min Hypnotoad episode.. Everyone loves Hypnotoad 
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What I […]For most Australians, free-to-air TV is both the bane of our existence and a right (such as breathing). The former annoys us to no end, but without the latter we’d be extremely annoyed. Presently there is some contraversy about Free-To-Air having the broadcast rights to live sporting events, and […]
In Australia we’d probably have a similar range of stickers, but replace ‘Bush’ wih ‘Howard’* Bumper stickers and other political messages recently sighted in US** Is It Vietnam Yet?That’s OK, I Wasn’t Using My Civil Liberties Anyway.Bush. Like a Rock. Only Dumber.Let’s Fix Democracy in This Country First.If You […]
In a recent ‘news’ article, the country Brazil recently applauded (all at once, quite a feat?) when US critics panned a new horror film which depicts US backpackers/tourists being lured into a trap which ends up with their bodily organs being harvested for sale on the black market. Now, I […]
I’ve been stationed at the same desk (in a hot desking environment) for about a year or more now. I like it, and am not complaining.. In fact, I’d not be able to share this humorous story with you otherwise… As I sit in the same location, I’ve had […]
I don’t know if you’ve ever been to New York City in the United States, but doubtless you’ve at least seen it on TV or in a movie. In New York stands the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the French government to the United States in friendship – as […]
Happy Yuletide! Christmas is a funny thing. For one, it’s placement at the top of the Christian events calender is precarious, since it has such pagan roots. In many circles December has significance, and for that we can take pause to reflect on how it has become such a […]
The persistence of time can be easily summarised as such: Read (the past), Read/Write (the present) and Write (the future). Since we have no proof to oppose this statement, we can say that the past is "read only", in essence, it can’t be changed. What is done is done. […]
Some say, ‘do it for the kids’. Not a bad idea. So why not bid on this little gem of an auction at eBay.. Reckon it’s worth a few dollars for 6 beers and cheese, plus a hit on the nets. The location is in Canberra, but it’s […]
Wow. The Wallabies beat a team they should have. Let us rejoice. It’s really quite funny. We had our air conditioning fixed last week, and the repairman (Ray) and I started talking Union. He asked me who I’d rate at what position in the current team. Irony? The team that […]
Less than a week ago, finally on DVD, the Crowded House farewell concert was released. It was worth the wait! The entire concert was re-cut for widescreen viewing, and a brand new DTS audio track was mixed. This, a two disc set, also contains three documentaries including original TV […]
Interesting article on "Popular Mechanics" recently: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4201645.html?page=1 In case you skipped reading the whole (or part) of the article, the basic concern is that in the future society may lack the information necessary to un-archive information from the present time. This is partly due to the proprietary formats in […]