momento – the diary i could never be arsed to keep
Posted on 25 January 2010 | No responses
I downloaded Momento about a week and a half ago now and have been trying it out. Ever bothered to keep a diary or a journal? I never have, for a few reasons – if I don’t have it on me all the time I’ll never remember to write in it and I’ve never been much good with organising books and paper anyway. Momento’s a journal app which seems like a pretty cool way to keep track of what I’ve been up to and what’s going on.
I’m quite looking forward to being able to look back on private thoughts that I would otherwise have completely forgotten. Oh yeah, it hooks into Facebook and Twitter and whatnot and pulls your status updates/tweets into the journal which is pretty nifty. It remains to be seen whether or not my regular contributions continue but I’m enjoying the novelty for now!
calvin trillin called it alright
Posted on 17 January 2010 | No responses
And here it is, your moment of Zen. Calvin Trillin on the Daily Show in 2006 comments on his prediction for the next practical joking terrorist:
wow, actual (quite realistic) nudity from airport scanners
Posted on 16 January 2010 | No responses
I did see this a number of days ago on Gizmodo but thought it was definitely worth re-sharing considering my earlier post on the matter. I’m pretty damn surprised how easy it is to turn those full body scanner images into something that looks plenty realistic (careful, the linked full-size image is NSFW):
You can either click here or on the image to see the NSFW version.
the scale of this is a little bit hard to comprehend
Posted on 15 January 2010 | No responses
Here is a recent video from TED, photographs of retreating glaciers in time-lapse. Quite astonishing.
i went on a trip to the zoo
Posted on 9 January 2010 | No responses
This is quite belated but I finally got around to uploading my photos from Taronga Zoo a few weeks back. Twas lots of fun. Here’s a link to the album and some pictures 
and with that, it ground to a shuddering halt
Posted on 18 December 2009 | No responses
I found out some news yesterday! It seems that not only will it be an Aussie Christmas and New Years, but it’s also likely to be an Aussie 2010. Above is a picture of places I am likely to be found next year – note the conspicuous absence of south-east Asia.
I have mixed feelings about the whole affair to be honest. On one hand, I’ve had a certain low level of stress hanging around for the last 9 months due to the constant sensation of being unable to plan my future. So the fact I won’t be going away kind-of fixes that up. On the other hand, I’d really been looking forward to the trip and had begun to feel like even though the dates were uncertain, it’d happen eventually. Never mind!
I’m gonna take a decent kind of summer holiday, a couple of weeks off to hang around in the shimmering heat of Sydney’s El-Nino summer. Beach trips, gold coast trips, trips of enlightenment ahead. Hope you weren’t counting on being rid of me for a while 
without a doubt, worst movie I’ve ever seen
Posted on 14 December 2009 | No responses
Last night, I was surprised. Here I am, someone who’s seen “Plan 9 from Outer Space” and even “Manos: The Hands of Fate.” I thought I’d seen the worst movies of all time. But I was sorely mistaken. Last night, I watched “The Room”. It’s a truly extraordinary piece of cinema. Here’s a short snippet of dialog to help explain:
Mark: How was work today?
Johnny: Oh pretty good. We got a new client… at the bank. We make a lot of money.
Mark: What client?
Johnny: I can not tell you, its confidential.
Mark: Oh come on. Why not?
Johnny: No I can’t. Anyway, how is your sex life?
It really has to be seen to be believed though. It’s damn hard to get a hold of – let me know if you’d like to see it. The Rifftrax guys have released an accompaniment which I also bought but haven’t listened to yet. The movie really doesn’t need anything to be added for it to be hilarious.
you say it like it’s a bad thing
Posted on 19 November 2009 | No responses
A real church sign, photo taken in Arkansas. Via “Fundies Say The Darndest Things.”
haven’t quite figured out how to catch a wave
Posted on 16 November 2009 | 2 responses
I’ve now had a Google Wave account for about the past 2 weeks. Yet, despite having several of my friends on my contacts list, I haven’ t yet figured out a way to employ it that’s useful. So far, I’m pretty sure I’ve had the standard Wave beginner’s journey: Log in, update status, read through the welcome waves…
Chat with someone just like you would with Google Talk (but with live updating typing, ooer!). Send a wave to someone who’s not online right now, just like you would with Gmail. Play with editing someone else’s conversation, throw a voting gadget in, make fonts and colours all pretty and such.
I’ve had all these excited conversations with people about how revolutionary this thing is and yet despite my intense nerdiness haven’t really managed to get anything much to fruition. My inbox languishes empty, and I scuttle my way back to Gmail again. Have you done anything cool with Wave yet? Has it made some kind of communication much easier for you?
(… I’ll pre-empt many people’s first reaction by letting you know I haven’t been graced with any invites to give out yet.)
it’s gonna be an aussie christmas/new years after all!
Posted on 10 November 2009 | No responses
Welp, today I got as official a confirmation as it’s possible to get that I’m going to be in Australia for Christmas and New Years Eve after all. I’m rather looking forward to some beachgoing, some partying and general shenanigans. The downside is that I’m going to be training a class right up until Christmas Eve which is a bit of a downer.
Still, I’m quite glad that I won’t miss what promises to be quite a hot and sunny summer, thanks to the El Nino which is likely to persist until April. Oh by the way, I got my TV-B-Gone a couple of days ago. Works a treat. Turns off most televisions I’ve tried it on within about 10 seconds. Excellent!
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