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Geek

Computer woes

I turned off my computer on Friday morning. It wouldn’t turn back on on Friday night. On Saturday I opened up the case and rummaged around. On Sunday I asked some friends on email for advice. ‘Cos when it all comes down to it, I’m more of a software person than a hardware person. They  ... [More]

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TV

Goodies favourites

The Goodies name their favourite episodes (at least, of those released on DVD): After watching the shows again, all agree their favourite episodes are Earthanasia and The End in which the three spend their time together in confinement and without their often wild film excerpts. “Ironically they were brought about by the fact that we  ... [More]

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Home life

Call me uncle

I was sitting at work this afternoon, about to email Marita with the astounding news that the big Dymocks near work was having a 20% off everything sale, when the phone rang with something even better. I had become an uncle. Young baby TBA (probably Leo) had ventured into the world some three weeks ahead  ... [More]

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Consumerism

Time vs money

Came across this fascinating article from Joel Spolsky on how to price products. No, really, despite the use of graphs, it’s really interesting. He talks about software, but really it applies to anything. He makes some great points about companies getting people to pay what they’re willing to pay for a product, through market segmentation:  ... [More]

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Food'n'drink

Restaurant reviews

Tandoori Times, Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. The service was a little slow and chaotic due a dire shortage of staff, which the manager later apologised profusely for. But since we were a small group enjoying the conversation, this didn’t detract at all from dining experience. Perhaps this place has a reputation for greatness, as one of  ... [More]

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dreams

Another weird dream

Another weird dream the other night: I was in a kitchenware shop in Collins Street, as was the cat I had when I was growing up, Sooty. Sooty said to me “I’m going home” and left the shop, off down the street. Someone decided to give the other cat from my childhood, Mischief (aka Eric)  ... [More]

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Here is my Photos

Here is the contents of my wallet

I got given a new wallet on Monday, so a couple of days ago I transferred the contents of my old, decrepit one into it. On the way across, I took this picture. Feel free to post a picture of the contents of your wallet or purse… Link in the Trackbacks or comments. Move your  ... [More]

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Film

Quick movie reviews

Quick reviews of recent DVDs viewed… Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Another one of Jim Carey’s interesting non-rubber-faced roles. Reminded me a bit of Being John Malkovich and 12 Monkeys, but a tad more confusing before you know what’s going on. Very enjoyable. Coffee and Cigarettes. An all-star cast, mostly playing themselves, in a  ... [More]

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Memes rule, pass it on music

Music meme

Choose a band and answer only in song titles by that band: Paul Kelly (okay he’s a singer, but he’s had bands…) Are you male or female? Most wanted man in the world Describe yourself: I am what I am How do some people feel about you? King of fools How do you feel about  ... [More]

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Politics and activism PTUA transport

Kyoto, transport, all that guff

Today the Kyoto protocol comes into effect, at least in the countries that have signed up to it. Of which ours isn’t one, so unlike most industrialised countries, we (along with the US and China) can blissfully keep pumping CO2 into the air, with no legal consequences. A lot of the contributions to emissions come  ... [More]

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Friends and loved ones

Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day. I had a good one, hope you did too. And if you were studiously trying to ignore it, oops sorry!

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Food'n'drink Here is my Photos

Here is my toaster

And now for a toast. (Tony and Rae are certainly deserving of one, this weekend.) This is my Sunbeam toaster, still going strong after over a decade of toastie goodness. Happily handles crumpets and those big slices of bread from the delicious Vienna loaves I sometimes get at the bakery down the road. Yum. Feel  ... [More]