Saturday 30 August 2008
Strategy And Tactics
Friday 29 August 2008
Wednesday 27 August 2008
Tuesday 26 August 2008
Economist's No 1 City (Not Vancouver)
Seeing the fambly, eating Crocodile, driving in a FIAT 500 and getting a jacket (which I barely needed) rounded out a weekend. Leaving the confidentials aside may have been inopportune but it was definitely worth it.
Wednesday 20 August 2008
Tuesday 19 August 2008
BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Food for fuel: Olympian Phelps' unusual diet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7562840.stm
Pillow Fight, Anyone?
A pillow fight in Belmore Park? A guerrilla protest against anti-gathering laws, delightfully whimsical or perhaps just a kind of wanky way to spend the afternoon? Well, 2,000 people didn't show up although it was a fair turnout for a facebook organised flash mob – upon arrival I found myself inching away in order to disassociate myself from the type of people who would actually go to an event like this – I've done my share of flash mobs before and they're kind of amusing to a point although I felt a fair amount of cultural cringe from the uni students and social networkers (who should keep their networking online) who were in attendance – not the least of whom was the organiser, a young individual who I've had more historical contact with than I would have liked. Why do I always seem to know multi-talent-show types (convinced they can do anything yet are always the ones who are used as the laughable rejects on reality-TV). Still, once it started I thought it would have been kind of pointless not to participate – my height gave me an advantage in that I could avoid getting whacked in the head for the most part yet still have the reach to get the heads of others – pretty exhausting after a while. Won't be doing it again.
Monday 18 August 2008
Ride for Life 2008
Friday 15 August 2008
Please, please, please let him be real ...
I'm not the only one who's curious - this story is topping search lists all over the world - if it is real it would have to be one of the most important biological discoveries in the history of science - proof of evolution (as if we needed more), the cryptid who's managed to hide under the radar for so long despite thousands of hours of searching - hoo hoo! Bring on the press conference, boys! Bring it on!
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/claims-its-real-despite-hoax-revelation/2008/08/15/1218307173016.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/small-sensation-over-bigfoot/2008/08/14/1218307118854.html
Question of the day ...
Wednesday 13 August 2008
A swarthy rascal!
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/superthiefs-now-super-trainer/2008/08/13/1218306957017.html
Climate Change Quick Fix?
Francis S Collins, Former Head of Human Genome Project
Next time some sci-fi reading kook starts babbling about putting mirrors into space or dumping iron filings in the ocean to generate CO2 eating algae as an alternative to massively cutting consumption and use of global warming crud you should kick 'em in the balls (or relevant anatomical part). Does anyone honestly think that any human made system could be indefinite?
Maybe you need to be a Russian to truly appreciate this ...
The reply: "Oh, he was a minor politician in the time of Solzhenitsyn."
Tuesday 12 August 2008
How Embarrassing
Monday 11 August 2008
Brakes
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Supermarkets 'not competitive enough' - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
http://news.smh.com.au/national/supermarkets-not-competitive-enough-20080805-3qbf.html
Monday 4 August 2008
Etiquette In The Modern Era
I don't agree with everything in these lists (it is okay to take food from somebody's place but only if permission is sought ... the same goes for PUTTING something on somebody's plate) something but it's high time that etiquette is finding its place in the cultural discourse. Now, more than ever, an SMS code of conduct needs to be published.
Sunday 3 August 2008
A Beautiful Fraud
http://www.smh.com.au/news/latest-news/aussies-the-losers-in-ripoff/2008/08/03/1217701854125.html