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Posts from 2004 to 2017. This was a personal blog during a fairly chaotic decade in independent publishing — some of it tech commentary, some of it Australia, some of it ephemera. It’s kept here in full for anyone who arrives via an old link.
Current writing lives at SiliconANGLE.
Hazy shade of winter
OK, maybe not that bizarre but I was listening to Club977 on my Windows MCE power PVR last weekend and they were playing the Top 10 cover songs of the 80’s based on hits from the 60’s, and on came Hazy Shade of Winter by the Bangles…..and I don’t think I’ve stopped singing it in […]
An Australian in Charelston
Firstly, they should stop complaining: a 3 foot Roo is a baby, try putting a 8 ft roo across your car bonnet and you’ll know what I mean, and the Mrs has had one through the winscreen, now thats talking to the animals W. Virginia kangaroo tales real (AP) hat really was 3-foot kangaroo wandering […]
A storm in a haggis
This is hilarious, but before anyone gets upset, think about my name and its origins, and yes, Riley is the common Sc____ spelling. New BBC weather map causes storm The BBC’s new weather map has caused a political storm with the Scottish National Party claiming it gives a “distorted” view of Scotland. New 3-D television […]
The word according to Google
This is hilarious, but on a more serious note its about time Google started expanding its services 0utside of the US and UK. Yahoo can role out most things to many countries (including Australia) but Google always seems to lag behind. It will cost them in the long term The Register: Google redraws world according […]
Whoops, you’re a mobster!
A bit you this guy didn’t wake up one morning expecting this to happen (AP)The Chicago Tribune apologized Thursday for publishing a photo caption that misidentified a man as a high-ranking mobster, a day after a second man sued the newspaper over a picture wrongly identifying him as a mobster. In an article in Thursday’s […]
A sick, sick world
Violent phone craze hits UK A disturbing and violent craze is spreading across the U.K., aided by cell phones and 3G. British authorities are seeing a rise in “happy slapping,” in which youths assault a stranger and film the incident with their mobile phones. People have been attacked in such innocent circumstances like jogging, waiting […]
What next, electronic drugs?
The world is a weird place, and although I can see the military uses for this, can you imagine this in your living room. I mean, seriously, next it will be sim-drugs, maybe a helmet that makes you nuseau’s and similutes the sound of an ambulance coming to save you? who knows, but who’s seriously […]
Doughnuts for Mormon Missionaries
There’s an old saying about avoiding politics and religion when you want to make friends, and I broke the second rule on the Blog Herald when I couldn’t help but take the piss out of a femenist mormon website. Naturally, Google’s Adsense provided a list of mormon sites in which to visit, and one struck […]
The world has finally gone mad
Strange but true: it might be time to ban lawyers in the States: “Denver Post: Two Durango teens thought they’d surprise neighbors with nighttime deliveries of home-baked treats. But one woman was so terrified, she sued and has won….Two teenage girls decided one summer’s evening to skip a dance where there might be cursing and […]
Murray school’s ‘cutest couple’ title awarded to lesbian pair
From the state that gave the world Mormonism, comes an interesting tale Murray school’s ‘cutest couple’ title awarded to lesbian pair: Salt Lake Tribune Face it: politics aren’t pretty. They aren’t even cute. The “best of the seniors” election at Murray High is no exception. Hanging chads and confusing butterfly ballots were not the issue. […]
Gates in “Teen Magazine” pose
This is very funny, take yourself back to 1983, throw on a dress and open your favourite teen magazine, and what do you see? http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=272750&st=0&#entry585309992
How Did Animals Escape Tsunami?
Bizarre…. Wired: Wild animals seem to have escaped the Indian Ocean tsunami, adding weight to notions they possess a sixth sense for disasters, experts said Thursday. Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island’s coast seemingly missed wild beasts, with no dead animals found.
UV protection from your washing machine?
Being Australian and have a patchwork of scars on my back from the moles cut out due to cancer scares I know the stats in this Wired story but I don’t know until today if I upgrade from my regular radiant to the colour version (I think its about $1 extra for memory) I now […]
Phone booths resurrected for cell users
What will they think of next? Phone booths resurrected for cell users: Fort Wayne Journal “Phone companies have eliminated more than a million traditional pay phones in the past eight years, many of them in phone booths, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Now, some restaurants, libraries and other businesses are slowly bringing back phone […]
Gay book ban goal of state lawmaker
I think the famous line went, First it was the jews, then the gays… or the like, but you get the context. This nutter from Alabama is trying to censor books that mention gay people, labelling them as gay propoganda. If the bill became law, public libraries couldn’t offer books with gay or bisexual characters. […]
Italian Senate in gay porn worm attack outrage
I think I like this story because of the title more than anything else…. The Register: Proceedings in the Italian Senate were disrupted this week after hackers used a computer worm to display hardcore gay porn on computer monitors. Computers in the Senate chamber, and Senator’s office, were affected by the attack which used variants […]
JFK shooting game provokes anger
The world is a sick place…. BBC: A Scottish firm has been criticised by the family of John F Kennedy for producing a game which recreates the president’s assassination in Dallas. “JFK Reloaded” was released on Monday to coincide with the 41st anniversary of the president’s assassination.
Pupils were left in tears after a teacher told them that an asteroid was about to hit Earth and kill them all
Two words: Sick f*ck. BBC: Pupils were left in tears after a teacher told them that an asteroid was about to hit Earth and kill them all. The spoof announcement was designed to teach 14-year-olds the importance of seizing the day but backfired after they became visibly frightened. Keith Hogan, head teacher at St Matthew’s […]
Internet Porn: Worse than Crack?
Extremely bizarre but true, and I believe it goes to the real issue of the American Paradox: a society which condones, indeed promotes and normalises violence yet flinches at the slightest hint of skin or sex. The Janet Jackson scandal comes to mind….. Wired: Internet pornography is the new crack cocaine, leading to addiction, misogyny, […]
show me the calories!
I’d think this would take about 2 1/2 hours on the cross trainer at 70 and Level 8 to burn off, but doesn’t it sound delish! MSNBC> As many fast-food chains introduce healthier fare amid fears of being sued, Hardee?ɬ¢?¢‚Äö¬¨?¢‚Äû¬¢s is bucking the trend, serving up a megaburger with 1,420 calories and 107 grams of […]