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Saturday, May 17th, 20081968 is the year where the summer of love turned into the year of protest, riots and an escalation in world tension.
World events of 40 years ago seem obscure today. The fear of rising communism, increasing multiculturalism, and general chaos as a new younger generation struggled against older strictures and structures.
Some events seem similar, with [...]
Movie: Kurt Cobain About a Son.
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Photo: Rod Yates, editor of Empire Magazine interviewing Michael Azerrad on his movie, Kurt Cobain About a Son.
Kurt Cobain looms out of the cinema screen like a melancholic Viking, ready to pillage our minds. Like the images of other dead celebrities, the image sets off thought patterns and we classify: drug addict, father, musican.
Like all [...]
When Insurance Companies Go Bad
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Uncle Mike has a story that illustrates the increasing lack of customer care in businesses.
One day I’ll write my AMEX story up.
Eight Random Facts About Nick Hodge
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Following an old meme Stilgherrian and fellow Munge Brother, Uncle Dave Wallace dredged up and tagged me, and Frank Arrigo: god bless his Saint Kilda socks also tagged me. So here’s eight random facts about me.
The rules:
Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
People [...]
I CAN HAZ SAW BACK PAW
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Achilles Tendinitis.
Cannot walk on right foot as where the tendons attach to the back of the heel is mega inflamed. Doctor says anti-inflammatory drugs, raised leg and warm compress. No walking or stress on the foot.
The kittehs think I am just bone lazy not getting them their fuds, but are liking the warm compress and [...]
The sad irony
Friday, February 22nd, 2008The day the Microsoft announces this, RedHat goes and does this.
Has the world turned upside down?
Good news and Bad news Chris. You are on the radar screen.
Spot the Error
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Recent 491 Scam email received at one of email addresses:
During our investigation and auditing in this Bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to one of our deceased customer who died on Feb 29th 2002 of a ghastly motor accident and the fund has been dormant in his account with [...]
Waiting for the flickrPaparazzi
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Thanks to those 8 people I don't know who voted for me. +1 to my Mum!
Lachlan, Ajay, Martin, Rene and Russ should really be ahead of me. Oh, and where is Mark Pesce?
I To Do Therefore I Am?
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008Personal organisational skills. I can not has. They left me some time ago.
Microsoft has released some research on the gender differences of To Do lists.
About 70% of people have a To Do list.
20% of males keep their To Do list in their head.
Mine is a combination of email (whatever is still in there needs to [...]
Books, DVDs
Monday, December 31st, 2007Les Carlyon, The Great War. Documenting Australian stories from individual soldiers to the indifferent commanders on the western front of World War I. Excellent 2.5 day read. Highly recommended for lovers of Australian Military History, and a good followup to Les' previous tome, Gallipoli. It also documents the interference of then journalists Charles Bean and [...]
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