January 2012
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“…there may have been illegal and unauthorized access to some of your passwords...”
– Apologies if my Internet presence turns into a series of ads for Russian brides.
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Urban Riding Tips →
After reading Urban Riding Tips ‘til late last night, perhaps it was inevitable that this morning’s ride was filled with car doors being opened before me, vehicles parking in bike lanes, and one nut-job driver who got out of her car and demanded to see a fellow commuter’s licence (she was so animated her glasses fell off her head).
The Scale of the Universe →
From the planck length to the estimated size of the universe (900 yottametres).
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Everyday Formula by Regurgitator.
Nineteen year...
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December 2011
5 posts
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“Blah blah blah blah blah. But, you know, whatever. We don’t really know...”
– Stephen Hawking (paraphrased)
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“Help! The captcha picture used to verify new users isn’t very clear!”
– Sometimes this kind of thing is worth a laugh, but more often than we’d care to admit they reveal some of our biggest failings:
Bots, and the damage they cause, are not the fault or responsibility of individual users, and it’s totally unfair to expect them to take the responsibility....
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A complete history of me making an arse of myself...
Lip-syncing to We Are The Champions by Queen in 2010
Writing a song called Chocolate Boy in 2008
“Writing” a “song” called Falling Down The Stairs in 2008
Music video for Burger Schnitzel Ninja, filmed in 2006
Performing Burger Schnitzel Ninja at The Tote in 2006
Performing Change My Name To Scott at The Green Room in 2004
November 2011
5 posts
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“…are we worried about Qantas going offshore? We are. But buy more Qantas tickets...”
– My man Ray dropping more truth bombs.
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“As a working journalist, I didn’t like people knowing what my politics were and...”
– It feels off, but Ray Martin is being sensible and likeable.
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Freaky Pumps by Fatlip featuring Humpty Hump of...
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“This is why those of progressive mind shouldn’t despair, arid as this period is....”
– Paul Keating in 2003 on the Australian identity. Other than one brief, glorious moment almost four years ago, things feel like they’ve gotten far worse since then. Back then we had a bogey man to rally against—now we’re stuck with a feckless government and an even worse opposition.
October 2011
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September 2011
2 posts
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Zero by Sage Francis from Li(f)e.
August 2011
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“So here we are: Australia in 2011. For convenience we have forgotten our...”
– Lest We Forget by Julian Burnside
July 2011
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Spray Water On The Stereo by Turnstyle, filed...
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June 2011
8 posts
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“What do you get out of Star Trek?”
– A rather odd question I was asked over on my weight loss blog. Here’s my answer.
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No Diggity by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre.
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The Parable of Glenn McGrath’s Haircut by...
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May 2011
6 posts
Anonymous asked: What's the meaning of life, the universe and everything?
*Asked anonymously by Dan Pennington
*Asked anonymously by Dan Pennington
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Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament by the Beastie...
The three types of IDE →
I’ve used both a type one and type two IDEs in my career.
One thing which is missed in this description is that for many developers using a type one IDE (i.e. Visual Studio or Eclipse), the IDE is the language. The idea of programming in something else rarely, if ever, occurs to them, and programming without such a tool leaves them feeling uncertain — it’s like coding without a...
April 2011
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March 2011
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““We’ve been doing festival gigs all summer and the music just sucks so bad,”...”
– Dean Ween
February 2011
8 posts
