http://www.danielbowen.com danielbowen.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:31:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every 3-4 years I'll buy a new computer. Here's the latest, a reconditioned (with warranty) HP Pavilion a6760a, to be called "Haddock". For the record (because often years later I come back and compare what I got for how much) the specs are: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400, 2Gb RAM, 500 ... http://www.danielbowen.com/2010/03/10/the-new-computer/ There was a bloke on the train covering his eyes. A picture of him could be captioned: Don't blink! But it would be wrong to publish such a photo without his permission. Instead I give you this, found in a street in Footscray. Let's hope it's bigger on the inside. And it was ... http://www.danielbowen.com/2010/03/09/sci-fi-pictures/ It just took almost two and a half hours to drive from Glen Huntly to Footscray. Here's why. Glen Huntly. The hail was bouncing off the cars. ...and the gutters quickly flooded... ...but that was nothing to Caulfield North... ...and St Kilda Road. Kingsway wasn't pretty -- much under water, traffic lights out, and lots ... http://www.danielbowen.com/2010/03/06/the-storm/ In the history of recorded music, given the choice, there are few tunes I would be less inclined to listen to than "Careless Whisper" (perhaps better known by the lyric "Never gonna dance again") by George Michael. Yet a lady on the train on Wednesday morning was listening to it on ... http://www.danielbowen.com/2010/03/05/diversity-of-culture/ Metro Trains boss Andrew Lezala remarked on Tuesday at the Parliamentary Select Committee on Train Services that he hoped to see rail patronage double by 2020. "Our overall plan is to double patronage on the railway during the life of the franchise, which requires a major increase in the system's capacity." I ... http://www.danielbowen.com/2010/03/04/doubling-patronage/