As if international isn’t tough enough already with security smack downs and passengers being treated as potential t3rrorists, Qantas has been found to be doing the dirty on its own customers. On the one hand, you could get a horny stewardess (so that’s a plus) but hardly […]
Apologies in advance: this post was written over the course of this afternoon… We are standing on the terrace rooftop of Macy’s waiting for a table at the Cheesecake Factory. Below us is the famous Union Square; it sprawls across a city block, lit by a beautiful blue sky. […]
Hi guys. It’s approx 18:10 and Toni’s taken a quick snooze. We were up and out the door by 8 AM this morning – tour to Muir Woods (Redwood reserve), Sausalito and the Uber-famous Alcatraz! Muir Woods reminded me of Stanley Park and Capilano in Vancouver. Very pleasant. Used […]
WOW, finally have Internet access. Haven’t fallen off the edge of the world, although we could have at the Grand Canyon.. We visited Lost Wages (Vegas) Monday thru to today. Yesterday we visited Y Grand Canyon which was interesting. Last night we saw ‘ka’ by Cirque du Soleil. We landed in […]
Today we visited the Honolulu Zoo and Pearl Harbor. There were thousands of people leaving Waikiki which made it very difficult to do anything. In Pearl, we visited the USS Missouri, the battleship featured in 1991’s ‘Under Siege’ with Steven Segal. Got to keep this brief, we’re in LAX […]
Today I got up early (pre-sunrise) and headed down to the Hilton while Toni had a sleep in. On the beach, I took photos of the wharf/jetty and various buildings as the sun rose in the east. Unforturnately, Waikiki faces south, so my bold plans for sunrise pictures was […]
After a long and sleep-deprived flight we touched down in Honolulu, Hawaii. The customs queue was a paltry 40 minutes which isn’t the longest I’ve ever encountered. We cleared and met the coach to take us to the hotel – we received flower leis on arrival with the […]
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 […]
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 Australian IT’ comes this puzzling piece on the slated release date for the xbox 360’s HD DVD drive. It’ll cost $250 which is slightly cheaper than the US price. It will also be region free for HD-DVD titles. Now here’s the kicker: From the article: "Standard […]
I’ve long held a belief that people who work in the IT industry ought to work because they really enjoy it, and to a lesser extent, because there is a sizable financial incentive. However, it’s not always the case, and eventually you end up working with people who treat […]
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 […]
Continuing my baffling series of unbalanced, insane and yet thoroughly enjoyable rants on Windows Vista, we’ve reached Part 3 – the bit they(ve) missed or perhaps under or overstated. There are number of convincing benefits which may make Vista an attractive migration/upgrade today (i.e. from consumer launch on […]