Caught a cab this morning and the driver had Alan Jones, who's now so lazy that he just reads the newspapers, on the radio. I don’t need to hear right-wing bullshit – or cab drivers' opinions about right-wing bullshit – first thing in the morning, so I put my iPod on and listened to some music.It's a 15-minute drive, and when we got to my office, he turned around and said, aggressively, “Are you
Monday, 18 February 2008
Sunday, 17 February 2008
Thr3e: a review, of sorts
Posted on 12:31 by Unknown
It looked like a typical serial killer thriller. Thr3e instead of Se7en. It even started like one: a rapid-fire scene of a police psychologist running through the streets, on the phone to a spooky voice, until she discovered her brother, in a car, bound up in gaffer tape, wired to a bomb. After that, however, there was something a little, well, off about Thr3e.First of all, where was it shot?
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Uno is number one
Posted on 12:19 by Unknown
His thoroughbred name is Park Me In First, but you can call him Uno. He won Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show last night, the first time a beagle has won since 1939.I’m very happy, because if ever I had a dog, it would be a beagle. I’ve always loved them. They’re a good size and they have exactly the temperament I like. But I think they like being in packs, because they’re pack hounds, so
Monday, 11 February 2008
Naughty Goths
Posted on 12:26 by Unknown
Because I am a dedicated a journalist, I’m reading the Plan of Management for Hyde Park. The usual bureaucratic ordinariness, until this:Saturday and Sunday afternoons bring a lot of Goths to the War Memorial. They hassle the Salvation Army Band.Now I have to wander up there to check it out. I’ll take photos.
Sunday, 10 February 2008
Amuse bouche: just say non
Posted on 23:56 by Unknown
Salmon Belly Tartare, Fennel Seed and Pine Nut Croccante, Preserved Lemon and Honey Gelee, Fennel Syrup.It was the size of a five-cent piece and looked as though the plate hadn't been washed properly.Could we not, please?
Anonymous delivers
Posted on 02:40 by Unknown
“For its part, Scientology is seemingly powerless to stop this underground warfare because members of Anonymous could be anyone.”— reporter Bryan Seymour, Today TonightThe /b/ thread that led to today's anti-Scientology actions is archived here.
Friday, 8 February 2008
Quod erat demonstrandum
Posted on 11:41 by Unknown
Ever wanted to get inside a saxophonist’s mouth? For some reason, researchers at the University of NSW did."It's wet in the mouth and the acoustic conditions in there are really variable, and it gets really loud in there during playing," acoustician Jer-Ming Chen he explains.No shit, Sherlock.Today’s issue of Science has the results of their research: experienced saxophonists are better players
Thursday, 7 February 2008
“How may I torture you today?”
Posted on 12:19 by Unknown
When is torture not torture? When it’s American, of course. Only the masters of doublespeak could come up with the term “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” to cover waterboarding, standing shackled to a bolt for 40 hours, withholding pain medication for bullet wounds or being kept in a freezing cell and regularly doused in cold water.Not illegal enough for you? Try the “acts of cruel, inhuman or
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
Digital sajada
Posted on 11:38 by Unknown
Losing count during the Salaah? Then you need US Patent No. 6783822: the Muslim Prayer Counter Rug. Every time your forehead touches the switch (14), it displays on the counter (26). Clever!
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
The Queen’s small talk
Posted on 11:37 by Unknown
I don’t know how she does it.I was watching a documentary about the Queen. She was in Estonia, of all places, and was being introduced to 200 people at a reception. The British Ambassador to Estonia was flapping around – “This gentlemen is the inventor of the philharmonic chamber choir; this lady provides foreign policy advice to the prime minister” – and there she was, making small talk with
Monday, 4 February 2008
Jewelled palaces
Posted on 18:15 by Unknown
Another dreary wet night in Sydney last night but relieved by a very pleasant outing to the State Theatre. The Taj Hotels screened a dreamy travelogue about four of their most opulent properties followed by cocktails. I met three members of Indian Royal families, all with glorious names. They are, left to right, Prince Rajkumar Vijit Singh from the Royal Family of Jaipur, Princess Bhargavi Kumari
Sunday, 3 February 2008
All hail Mega-Dik
Posted on 12:15 by Unknown
A new champion has been crowned in the spam wars: the botnet Mega-Dik, used solely to push penis-enlargement products, has taken over from the Storm botnet as the most prolific sender of spam.Mega-Dik now accounts for 32% of all spam – about 3 billion messages per day – and is growing its army of zombie computers thanks to increasing high broadband penetration and low antivirus protection in Asia
Saturday, 2 February 2008
Kon. Ich. Ee. Wa.
Posted on 11:03 by Unknown
Andy Warhol demonstrates his mastery of the Japanese language in this ad for TDK from 1982.
Friday, 1 February 2008
Another suburban coke addict
Posted on 10:55 by Unknown
"Cocaine, darling! I'm totally off my face! That's why I let you touch me. By the way, who are you?"
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