Happy Festivus!

nt

something still haunting me in the back of my mind..

Even tho im very happy with my dell laptop, i still wonder sometimes what life would of been like if i had just shelled out the extra cash and bought that Apple PowerBook and started using OS X hmmm..

here's an article of a guy who's been seduced by the dark side of the force...

random quote from article: "It's like seeing a girl you made fun of in school and now she is hot 10 years later"

thanks osnews

bees get slaughtered

a sad sad day it is when 12 million bees get slaughtered because of stupid humans. One day my bee friends, we will take over the world! then, THEN! we will watch the humans carry the honey around! mUAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA

this thing is just super-cool

indeed!
Connect 2nd monitor via the *Network*
Yeah, you can buy the second video card for your PC and crowd another monitor onto your desk. This allows you to attach the 2nd (and 3rd) monitor, that belongs to another PC, via the LAN.

See the demo on their web site - simply incredible. By incredible i mean i was drooling like a monkey
clicky

The Five Venoms...

The Five Venoms play at the Old Bar this Friday. If you haven't seen them, you gotta see them...

They're simply awesome.

Japan: Sony PSP Draws Crowds and Lines on First Day

unsurprisingly there were long lines for the PSP on its launch in japan.. I want one here NJOWWWWWWWWWWWW

spam + shirt

chunks, this one is for you

Sony PSP (preview release) review

indeed, seems like these things will be in stores across the world rather soon Lik-Sang has a review of ze beast!

YEA!

mutating begins

*rumble rumble* page going through mutation 2.0 *screaaaaaaaam*
this site will go through some changes over the next few days

O_o

heh non political humor involving politicians

webcomix that keep me sane

qwantz a new one i found today
vgcats meow
dilbert as if you dont know
megatokyo one of my favs
monty although no robotman
rpg world good, but slack lately
slackers even slacker but i love it
Angst Technology never late, always entertaining
destiny dreamers also one of my favs, excellent drawings

flying aircraft with mutant brains as pilots?

an interesting article an a guy who has successfully had rat brains grown in a petre dish and taught it to fly an aircraft in a flight sim O_o

two interesting tidbits

Whilest smufing the inarweb, I found two interesting articles linked from arstechnica,

the first:
"When a Video Game Stops Being Fun", apparently a few EA (as in electronic arts) employees have indeed been working like monkeys sitting at typewriters being fed on a drip 24/7. Its an interesting, albeit fairly short (2 pages) read.

the other:
"Clear Pictures of How We Think", an article about some new discoveries how the brain makes decisions using MRI research.

finally, DVDs that will last for longer than a week

Its been a long time coming, but TDK apparently is our saviour as they have created a scratch and stain resistant surface for DVDs and upcoming formats. good stuff.. and about bloody time!

heres a snippet from the article:

Researchers at electronics giant TDK have developed a tough new coating that promises to make scratched DVDs a thing of the past and that will help usher in an emerging data storage format with 10 times the capacity of the current DVD standard.

In a test conducted by CNET News.com, a DVD treated with TDK's coating survived a determined attack with a screwdriver and a Sharpie permanent marker with no effect on playability--a remarkable feat considering how easily standard DVDs can be damaged, for example, by children.

mmm shiny

after i have finished wiping the drool from my face ill post some pics of my new notebook. suffice to say im quite happy with it.

just.. strange

indeed.. the following link is a little strange.. and makes you think, what exactly were we watching as kids?

Dude...

What's the deal with hayfever?
Does anyone have any magical beans or something that will help?

Well... they don't have to be beans. Magical toast is also an acceptable product.

outsourcing....... grr

warning: rant ahead


outsourcing.. buisnesses love it. well i really dont care where a company gets empleyees or contracts them from..

companies are there to:
a) make money
b) provide a service

so however they choose to make this money is dictated by their investors and the like. BUT GODDAMN PROVIDE A SERVICE. recently ive spoken to dell 4 times in regards to my notebook purchase (there was an error that happened with the order. but thats all ok now) the problem is that they outsource their call centers. The *only* problem i see with this is I CANT BLOODY UNDERSTAND THE PERSON IM TALKING TO. look, i have friends from all nationalities and backgrounds (yes including indians) with varying levels of english competency, i get along with them fine, and they're great people.. but for a company to provide a service to customers where their staff can barely speak or understand english is ****ing appaling. eventually the staff and I understand each other, but i GUARENTEE you the average australian person would not have a *clue* what these people are saying, nor the patience to put up with them.

What kind of public image does this show for dell?

oh its not only large US companies that have this problem.. telstra/optus are in the same boat.. just call emup and see how much *fun* it is...

quote of the month

*runs to the toilet* *hurrrl* "close enough.."
-victor @6:30am sunday

ah twas victors birthday on friday, and we finally managed to get him drunk, erm on saturday. it was a group effort. good work all! ;)

on a side note.. still waiting for my shiny laptop/notebook whateveryacallit gizmo..

oh and almost forgot, although this will be everywhere already anyway.. firefox 1.0 was released today.. sweet.. and thunderbird 0.9 was released a couple days ago as well..

im happy to say that ive only used internet explorer three times in the past 3 months (2x for windows update, and once for the --slightly bizzare-- dell website).

my mail is a 100% sucess.. ive used thunderbird exclusively since i adopted it from version 0.7..

TECH: things to always keep in mind

the following link "Applying the Unix Philosophy" applies to more than just unix and coding in C. there are some very important points in it that should be kept in mind when developing for any platform or environment.

the waiting game

well i bit the bullet.. bought me a laptop *cough* sorry notebook as they are now called..

after some hard thinking whether to convert to an apple powerbook, i've decided to stick with windows for the time being. my reasoning was that
1. it's cheaper by FAR
2. i dont have to get used to a new os (which will kill my productivity at work, not to mention to re-learn how to use a pc and a whole new set of interface problems)
3. there is more software available for it.
4. if i get sick of windows i can nuke it and install fedora again.

i guess ill just wait untill i have enough spare cash and time to learn a new os... i will soo you then apple..

i ended up going for a dell pentium m based system which i basically cusomized to upgrade everything.. for an *incredibly* reasonable price thanks to the specials they have going this week. so for under $2500 i end up with a killer system... so now the waiting begins.. 10 days estimated time.. is such a long amount of time to wait for a new toy when you've already paid for it..work faster dell factory minions!

Nervous Wreck gig, 24th Nov.

I have been led to believe that Nervous Wreck will be playing at the Empress on the 24th November.
One of the support bands is Armchair Critics - a band we were supposed to play with at the Yak and the House of Fools.

Anyways, anyone else going to to that 24th Nov gig?

Does smoking have any health benefits?

Does smoking have any health benefits? (from the straight dope)

confusion and hillarity

while trying to understand the "cease and desist" email i received from chunks for no apparent reason, i decided to entertain myself.. and no not in that way o depraved reader.

quiz: Which Nigerian Spammer Are You?

how i feel atm

blatantly ripped off from localhost.be

...IIS going bezerk not wanting to work anymore because it doesnt *feel* like it anymore.. driving me nuts..

The Five Venoms

There's a band called The Five Venoms - probably named after some old kung fu movie. Saw them last night at the Old Bar.

They were incredible. Spinal Tap to the nth degree. Glam to the max! Twin guitar solos, the hair, the leather pants, the works. Plus they did a crazy-ass cover of Queen's song thingie - we will rock you...

Catch em if you can

i soo want Mac OS X

sigh.. recently i have been reading a whole lot about apple's Mac OS X.. and im left drooling..

firstly an opensource emulator PearPC v0.3.0's ability to emulate apple hardware enough to run Mac OS X -- a world first.

a commercial emulator called CherryOS which has been announced to support OS X at 80% of native hardware speeds, but with much scepticizm as noone had seen this emulator actually running and their proof *seems* to be, dare i say doctored PearPC graphics (hell im a sceptic untill i can see it running myself)

and finally very interesting read of "A Month with a Mac: A Die-Hard PC User's Perspective" (link to article)

so now.. im after an affordable apple laptop.. hmm.. but what can i say.. here in australia they cost about 2.5X as much as an equivalent PC laptop.

Should i blow at least 4K of my hard earned moneys??

PSP >>>>>> Nintendo DS

chunks, the Sony PSP so p0wnz the Nintendo DS

i mean.. just look at the pictures...

nintendo ds pics
sony psp pics

Nintendo DS

So... who's gonna get a Nintendo DS?

Teh funnays

> DEAL OR NO DEAL - Series II
> AUDITION CONFIRMATION
>
> Thursday 14 October, 2004 at 7.00 PM (sharp)
> AT: Club Tivoli
> 291 Dandenong Road , Windsor, VIC 3181
> (Between Williams Road and Orrong Road)
>
>
> PLEASE BRING A PEN AND SOMETHING TO LEAN ON.
>
>
> While we endeavor to audition as quickly as possible,
> please allow a couple of hours for the audition process.
> LOCATION INFORMATION:
> Melway ref: 58 G8 - car parking available
> Tram 5 or 64 from CBD along Dandenong Rd - Stop number 36
> We wish you the best of luck and we look forward to seeing you on the day!

I say everyone should go... and win teh monnays!

huh -what!?

Beauty Wasted will be playing a couple more gigs in the next few weeks.
Rock up and it will be fun for all!

The Yak Speakeasy, Saturday 16th October, 10:30pm
The House of Fools, Friday 22nd October, 11:00pm.
The Esplanade (November and December)

Wooo.. check out site, link to the right.

bit of an update..

its been all quiet on the western front here, as i still recover from a rather massive weekend that is. ugh.. why does my head still hurt.. and its tuesday..

lately at work i have had the pleaseure of having a play with mambo, which is a content management system that has won quite a few awards, not to mention the "Linux User and Developer Expo 2004 best Linux or Opensource software award".

It comes in both opensource and commercial licencing (commercial licencing includes support), but i for those that dont want the commercial version, i have found the mambo community vey strong and supportive.

I do have one criticism of mambo opensource though, and that is mamboforge which is a great idea (it contains all the plugins - modules and components in mambo terminology) but each module or component has the *most undescriptive* description i have ever seen (if it even exists). The lack of documentation is also appalling (but at least i can see that there are people trying to rectify this). This, in the end means you spend hours testing and randomly trying out new modules and components in a hope that you find what you are looking for, but in the end with perserverance, you will find it.

*pat pat* good brain..

alright.. i finally remembered why i started writing my previous post.. Ars Technica (one of my fav sites of all time) has just had a redesign, and wow.. its clean and readable! nice work guys

huh?

I haven't been a Melbourne Uni student for some time now...
So - when will my access card and login expire!??!

WHEN I ask?!?!?

It's not such a bad thing - the disabled toilets in the computer lab building are nice.

d'oh

only today did i realise that the search engine by atomz hasn't been indexing my site since the 15/5 !! hopefully this is fixed now, i've just manually reindexed and set up the indexing schedule (again)

apart from this strange behaviour (which im fairy certain was my fault for not paying attention to an email) im quite happy with atomz.

an *interesting* way of making a point

cant say ive heard of this happening before

serious security issue in Windows XP SP2

PC-WELT discovers a serious security issue in Windows XP SP2.
read the article, which is in english for its solution

Flash mobbin...

I'd hate to post again but it seems the next Melbourne flash-mob will be this Saturday.

Register at Melbourne FlashMob.

Rock-a-rama

For those who missed out on possibly the greatest set (so far) played by a certain little band, our next gig will be at:
The Yak Speakeasy (160 Hoddle St)
Saturday 16th October, 10:30pm.

flee from chunks!

i regret to inform chunks that i was unable to go to his gig tonight cos i got caught up at home till 7.30.. grrrrrrrrrrrr,,

now i must flee.. as the gods of vengance shall be upon me!

lost somewhere in europe?

this site www.maporama.com is basically the european equivalent of the australian www.whereis.com.au

aaah stupidity

heh.. cats are fun arent they?

Rock and/or Roll.

The certain little band will be playing at the Barley Corn tomorrow (Saturday 18th) at 7pm to 8pm. There will be a CD giveaway.

The Barley Corn as located at 177 Johnston St Collingwood.

WOOooooooooo

TECH: migrating/converting from Microsoft Access to MySQL for FREE

finding out how to convert/migrate data from Microsoft Access to MySQL for free isnt the easiest information to find. So below are some resources I have found whilst hunting for a faster way to do this. Both these methods work well, and are absolutely free.

• How To Convert Access or Excel to MySQL (tutorial - the bonus being you can use access as a front end to a MySQL database if you are so inclined)
  
• Access To MySQL by bullzip.com (free application)
  

tasty treats..

well my head feels muddy.. so havent had enough HP to update the blog in the last few days

In the meantime download and have fun with Firefox and Thunderbird, both mozilla products that I have come to love and have taken over (yet again) as my preffered Internet and EMail experiences.. Soon so very soon now they will hit version 1.0..

Latest versions
Firefox 1.0 Preview Release 1 (whats new)
Thunderbird 0.8 (whats new)

On a side note Mozilla 1.7.3 was also released to bring it up to par as well.

Rich Maha!

I did some work down near Glenferrie Rd this week, so I ended up going to lunch at some of the fine establishments there. On Wednesday, I saw the Rich Maha sign and thought, "OMGOMGOMGOMGLOLOLZZ!"
So, I went in and they had the usual Rich Maha menu (pretty much the same as the one on Burwood Hwy) except they've got roti rolls with 3 different fillings! They had beef, fish and vegetable. All I can say is that they were fuckin awesome.
Roti rolls rock.

windows xp sp2 mp3 codec missing problem + solution!

finally.. after quite a bit of digging i have found the solution

after upgrading to service pack 2, i coulnt play mp3 files in windows media player. i thought WMP 10 would solve this, but no.

microsoft have a knowledgebase article on this problem and a download to the solution (858KB file)

this can be applied to media player 9 only.
once applied you can upgrade to WMP 10

the empire demands you play games!

NationStates is a very entertaining game.
Its a political simulator where as leader of your own country you make decisions that effect your populace. only takes about 5 mins each day to play (you only get to make at most a few choices) and you see how your nation evolves ;)

check out my own nation if you are curious

quite a funny story

http://cuagain.manilasites.com/discuss/msgReader$287

Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching on magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.

- Unknown NOA rep.

webcomic of the hour

VG Cats is a comix i stumbled upon on the weekend..

this episode in particular i found amusing

WinXP SP2

and you wanted to give me SP2, drej...

SP1, I tells ya!

(next gig on 18th Sept... Rocknroll)

cool n addictive flash game

http://www.sticky.tv/game/cyrkam_airtos/

heh..

The Euphemism Generator

Windows XP Service Pack 2 madness

win xp sp2 finally has been released. not without its own teething problems.

WARNING: the cautious should probably wait a week or two as there seem to be quite a few problems being discovered.

i advise you read the list of "products that may behave differently". Strangely microsoft's own windows media player no longer seems to play MP3 files and isnt (currently) listed (use winamp instead it's better anyway). the list seems to be growing as yesterday there were roughly 30 listed applications and games, and today there are 200.

Microsoft Resources:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers

List of fixes included in Windows XP Service Pack 2

Programs that may behave differently in Windows XP Service Pack 2

(resolution of) Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack


Resources for Advanced users:
Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD

Creating an Unattended Windows XP/2003 Install CD (also covers automatic installation of both microsoft and 3rd party applications)

one of the cooler things on the web

bored? BORED? yeah well.. give stumbleupon a try www.stumbleupon.com

just click the stumble button and 'like minded peers' will show you the light to a new/interesting page.. cool idea. specially the ability to add your mates too.


just hope they mean it when they say that whole privacy thing...

fun with javascript

some of you may know the sheer joy of trying to program in javascript. ah yes.. i hated it too. now theres Venkman. a fully fledged javascript debugger. not to mention nice and stable too

get it:
go to www.mozilla.org, and just grab the latest Mozilla release

use it:
Learning the JavaScript debugger Venkman

trust me you will never again miss IE's stupidly unspecific generic javascript errors

Ad-Aware SE released!

you may know Lavasoft's Ad-Aware.. now they have released a new version of the software!
IMHO this is one of the best products available..

Ad-Aware SE Whats New
Ad-Aware SE Download

personally i use it in conjunction with Spybot - Search & Destroy.. but it helps being pedantic with spyware.. specially if you are paying (with time, money and speed) for that ***** spyware sitting on your pc.

mmmm sony psp

the very sleek PlayStation Portable

for latest pictures, clicky

foreach ($dayofweek as $day) {codeLikeSpastic();}

sometimes monkeys like to sleep too.. life has been.. full of code. i mean i like coding.. but not having weekends is starting to kill me

so its time for an installment of dr. bee licker

symptom
too much coding causing brain damage and no social life

remedy
alcomahol mit the human population

ah! so simple dr bee licker.. glad you were here to help!

Well, okay...

Nothing to see here... Move along.

breaking news..

in breaking news, cpt_shiner is missing persumed abducted by aliens....

he has fled the country!! well man.. hope ur having fun.. u should of just touched down in malta by now.

A gig.

Thanks for reminding me, mr. drej.

It's on Saturday 17th July at the Barley Corn Hotel (177 Johnston St. Collingwood). Our set will be from 7pm to 8pm.
There will be free CDs for all! (or at least until stocks last)

Drink and be merrrrryy...

And then...

a shorter url for the... what was i saying?

http://bodyless.cjb.net/

oh wen is el chunkero's gig?

soon is time... but what time is it?

tech: choosing the right colour scheme

choosing a colour/color scheme can be a doozy sometimes, especially when you are trying to capture a certain mood.

i stumbled across this color scheme aid. i find it pretty nifty for all things colour related.

it provides the ability to choose your own base colour, different scheme types, hue, saturation and brightness levels, hex codes and a handy option to provide a web 216 color pallete version of any scheme.

cats n dogs are colour blind rite? WREUNG!

hashmir, how can yu saey that woofie and meowie can see TV?

its simple idiot! read and lern!

meow?

Being a shill n stuff

So, drej, I'm gonna use the blog to promote my own nefarious purposes.

A certain little band that I play in has its next gig on Saturday 17th July at the Barley Corn Hotel (177 Johnston St. Collingwood).
There will be free CDs for all! (or at least until stocks last)

Rock up with all your friends and pets... and drink lots.

about time!

new *official microsoft* winXP skin no mods needed. click link for more info and download

uhuh

i have edited the offending post below.. have a look at ze link.. the world as wel know it is d00m3d!

err.....

whilst still RAGING DEBATE goes on with the voices in my head whether to remove shiner's post below... i shall avert your eyes to spiderman.. yes spiderman.. erm.. with a slight indian twist..

spiderman india

and no its not a joke, hmm i wonder if this ingenious marketing ploy will keep spidey alive for more generations to come?

Uh

A quality post there.

It's watered-down yoghurt!

scorched earth in the new millenium

scorched earth 3deeeeeeeeeeeeeee

thanks chubbs for link!

i checked out an early beta of this years ago.. i didnt like it.. it shure has come a long way

some pretty cool links

some bizzare three beasts (as in animals you pervert) in one (photoshop)

funky futurama panorama shots

interesting celebrity cyborgs (photoshop)

oooh.. hat baby just for jamos

and now i am seven

ah ye. me bday was friday.. ooooh and what a drunken, drunken friday it was. suffice to say had madfun(tm) and the rest. i finally turned 7 (25 = 2+5 = 7) thanks guys for rockin up. and guessing a few of ye met each other for the first time.. yaay bout 4 diff groups of friends together and they got along well heh ;) well its always conforting to know leaving a group of ppl together ina dimly lit room doesnt end in mindless violence.. nah seriously, i only heard good things bout u all. cheers again n stuff

hmmmphh

http://www.extremeironing.com/

SCHWEET : GTA for free

Rockstar games have released Grand Theft Auto (the original) as a free download, modified to work on todays hardware.

get it here (328MB)

..and now for something completely different

heh, here's some entertainment the westside turks homepage that im sure you will all enjoy. funny stuff.. make sure you read the "punch onz" section

cheers mark for the link

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Description of this movie on one word or less : "cheesy"

Well. what can I say, thanks Vic!
This has got to be one of the all time top cheesy-est movies of all time.. and maaan how it is!

imdb link

if you are a fan of b-grade-cheese-scifi you are in for a treat. even though i hated the 80's its pretty dam funny looking back at pin stipe suits with white runners, uber-massive collars and spandex.. anyways..

7/10

So...

I LIKE CHOCOLATE!

The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown

One of the most eye opening, entertaining and thrilling books I have read in quite a while. Although I still haven't finished reading it, I can't hold in the profoundness of reading it without having to share. Believe me when I say you wont be disappointed, especially by the fact that this book's descriptions of the societies and organizations involved are accurate makes it that much more fascinating, and also partly because this book was almost banned from publication because its ideas are considered 'controversial'. Some say that it was a little less controversial, but a little too close to the truth.

The book itself is a fictional story, but everything referenced in it (and yes I have been checking too) is fact. While reading, I have been examining pieces of information, and been amazed at what has been right in front of my eyes and I simply have never seen. Read it with an open mind, and if you don't believe what you are reading, do the research and be awoken.

amazon

test your melon

official website

O_o

aah.. the "touch of death"

whoever thought playing a music instrument could be fatal? hmm.. or even related to the mystical ninja touch of death?

either way an interesting read

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040521.html

the end of sega in your homes?

well, its finally official, Sammy will purchase the remainder of SEGA that they dont already own. Although this means that the great SEGA name will live on for years to come, Sammy president (err i forget his name) has his own ideas as to what will happen to SEGA. Apparently all thats left is arcade machines and games for sega and no more consoles.

im saddened a bit as i was one of the few still hoping for a great SEGA comeback to the console market...

link to article

New Religion Creation

New Religion Creation - 'Old Testament'

In the beginning God created the bunny and the grape. The grape was without chickens and insane. Then God said let there be telephone and there was telephone. And God saw the telephone, that it was large. On the 6th day God created the first man, mooble poo. And God saw mooble poo, that he was stupid. God then took one of mooble poo's spleens and made the first woman, kharn. And God said you shall not eat of the ant of laptop for if you do you shall surely shout. But unfortunately a wily tree tricked kharn into eating of the ant of laptop while God wasn't looking. He eventually found out and kicked them out of the garden. mooble poo and kharn then had two sons, Cane and Able. Cane was a shooter of eskimoes, while Able was a herder of oranges. Cane then gave God an offering of bizzare marshmellows and Able gave Him an offering of cupcakes. But God really preferred the cupcakes so Cane silently ate Able in the fields. For that God cursed Cane to shoot eskimoes forever.

not happy with the holy word of a bunny? go make ur own religion

unreal engine 3

all i can say is drooooooooooool...

Unreal Engine Features and Screenshots

cant wait till games start using this sweet sweet sugar. except for the fact that ill have to upgrade my pc (yet again)

chickachow

porn rocks

the (un)wonderful world of web browsers

aah, rant time.

The internet is a great place to drive around, then theres your car, the humble web browser. There are only really 4 browsers which are worth any salt at all (especially since im stuck on windows).. first theres Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla (MOZ), Firefox (FF) and Opera (Op).

lemmmie skip the spiel and go straight to the conclusion
Firefox > Opera > Mozilla >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IE

but what do i use? hell.. IE of course! why? well.. because of certain things like web pages only being IE compliant and not following web standards, means everything looks ****ed if your NOT using IE.

but alas all is not lost, there are ingenious programs like MYIE2.

It adds funtionality to IE. Features that you can expect as standard in other browsers (tabbed browsing, popup blocking, mouse gestures, etc etc) if your using IE get it.. GET IT NOW.. while it wont make IE follow web standards, you are guarenteed that web pages will display as Internet Explorer intended (as most people online are using this browser)

after using firefox for the last 3 months and opera for a lil bit, I can only say that MYIE2 has saved my mind.. ive customised it to make it look exactly like firefox. but in the back of my mind, it burns, as i know im really using IE.. *hurls self at sharp inanimate object*

oh how i only wish that the opera mail client was a stand alone program.. it is like email sex, erm without all the effort. WHY IS OUTLOOK SO KREP! bleh! BLEHEHHHE!

bah, having to ditch my belived Firefox has made me mad. Having to ditch my beloved opera mail client has made me MADDER.. in going to bed.

smoking lives

erm.. well it does, but thats not the point.

apparently google has been busy. they have upgraded a few things here and formed some new partnerships. one that is kinda cool is this one:

http://hello.com/how_bloggerbot_works.php

it enables you to post to a blog and attach a photo easily. it will automagically resize everything etc. free image hosting. cant complain i guess. ;)

sometimes the world is just worrying -_-;;

seriously.. check it out, but i warn ye that it may burn your eyes

edit: and yes those of you like JAMES that have no clue about tron goodness clicky

are you confused?

maybe trying to grasp infinity you will be

Search Ahoy!

fact: indeed, google site search annoyed teh bejeebus out of me
fact: google hadn't indexed the site in 2 months
fact: because of the above the search function didnt werk fer diggity
fact: took me a good 2 hours of searching on the web to find a solution

result: SITE SEARCH NOW WORKS!!! (thank you intar-net for free stuffz)

machinima!

just what in zeus is this strange word u ask? clicky for knowledge of your doom

ever wonder how movies will be made in 5 years time? or you every wonder what kind of hidden p0w3r is in a game engine.. well.. these short movies created using the underlying engines of various games will make you filthy humans weep with joy

go to machinima website and clense your worthless soul

Review of Happy Tree Friends "Double Dose" DVD Set

Happy Tree friends is an insanely funny web flash cartoon series. Now in DVD.. well.. That's another story.. Now on with the review..

Happy Tree Friends Volume #1 - First Blood

packaging
nice artwork and great quality printing

feature film
14 episodes.. 12 of which I had already seen online in the last 2 months, each one after the other, but with the great (yet very annoying after the third episode) intro and credits with music. The intro takes 30 seconds on its own, then the episodes are about 30-40 seconds each, followed by 15 seconds of credits. I found it very disappointing that the intro was not modified for the DVD and only shown once for the entire disc, same goes for credits. The episodes themselves were encoded in stereo with a good quality picture (you cant beat a computer monitor) but things just weren't as funny the 4th time round (I visit their website frequently) so avid fans just wouldn't enjoy it as much. Because of the repeated intro/credits it became almost annoying watching all the episodes in a row.

extras
one maybe two funny ones, the rest were only mildly amusing

overall
only for collectors or those that haven't visited the website much. A fan would have seen all these episodes already. Watching all the episodes in a row it just became a little too much, they really needed to mix it up a little with some side skits or something similar. Not really much of a feature but more of a side show gag in itself. Pretty much the internet experience on a DVD, it just doesn't quite work right.

Happy Tree Friends - Second Serving

packaging

nice artwork and great quality printing as the first.

feature film
17 episodes.. 1/3 of which I had already seen online. Once again, each one after the other, but this time without any intro or credits. I found this curious as the intro is great and it would have been good in some form, but their decision made watching the episodes much easier to handle all in a row. The episodes were encoded in Dolby Digital 5.1 with a good quality picture. The sound was great and they put a lot of effort into it as can be found in the commentary. Still watching all the episodes in a row became boring as it was just too much of the same. Probably best enjoyed in 3-4 episode blocks, have a break and come back to it.

extras
The extras were quite entertaining for the short attention span audience that we are.

overall
A lot more effort went into this DVD than the first and it shows. They obviously learned that keeping the intro and credits in every episode became annoying and removed them, but once again it would of been good to see a special DVD only, longer intro and credits. A fan would have seen most of these episodes already, I hadn't as I only recently started following the series. Even though they learnt from some of the mistakes of the first DVD, this one still has its shortcomings, most notably that it becomes boring after a period of time and the transitions between the episodes are abrupt because of the chopped intro. Because of the shortcomings it lacked a professional feel to the finished visual product, audio on the other hand was outstanding.

Summary
Rating: 6/10 - nice, but doesn't quite cut the cheese.

This may seem like a harsh review, but the online version of the series is done so well that you are left thinking why the DVD is not up to scratch. I still love the series, and undoubtedly will watch it for many episodes more. Its a great break of random violence in my not so violent day.

sometimes bad things can b good for you

read article at the straight dope

spam is following you

FEAR citizens! F E A R the great spamming. one of the most bizzare things that i have found online.. and it was whilst browsing Movie Ticket Stubbs (a plug for chunks!) well a swift parusal of his guestbook and to my surprise.. theres an advert sitting there as a guestbook entry.. i mean, talk about the place you would least expect some junk like that.. just where the hell is the internet heading anyway? full screen, ads like tv that are in your face and you are forced to watch them (the REASON i dont watch TV).. sigh..

Yay

http://www.snafu.com/Rotation.html

aah progress

today.. stuff happened.. i finally got my Happy Tree Friends DVDs.. wooo!

played it soon as i got home from work. heh. suffice to say my mum hated it.. and my dad actually found it funny, which was wierd in itself. im still wading through all the eposodes and extras as i speak. funny stuff, a lot of episodes from the first disc are on the website now though >_<

also.. in reference to the biznortch if evil biznorch from the weekend.. i FINALLY got in contact with her, which was impressive enough for me. and although she was cooperative.. she didnt actually provide me any info.. guess ill see what happens after i get some quotes tomorrow morning..

anywhoo.. im off

stupid fuzzy hu-mons

ah.. time for me to rant about a particular incident that happened on ze weekend on my merry way to watch kill bill v2 @ the movies on sat night.

drivin along, like a happy chappy and i come to a T intersection with lights that were red, so well, having a higher IQ than a marshmellow, i stopped. Whilst contemplating the number of flesh eating undead zombie bunnies i would need to take over the world, the light turned green, BUT alas! coming through the newly formed red light of the intersection was an ambulance in flashy-light-make-noise mode.
so hey, i figured i shall remain stationary and let these hu-mons pass so i can destroy them another day. Then, simply expecting the events to unfold.. BEHOLD some careless wench decided to slam into my ass. (the cars rear end u perverted vermin O_o) twas only a low speed smack.. but enough to cause some bendy damage to the car..

well that pissed me off.. anyway, got out of the car and asked the *(&% cow woman if she saw the ambulance. "yes of course, but the light was green!" she goes, well i say "its an ambulance your SUPPOSED to let it through", "but the light was GREEN" she says again, "i was letting the ambulance though, someone could die" i say.. well that shut her up for like 2 seconds.. ranting on about how i caused this accident by being stationary and letting an ambulance through the intersection when i should of just zoomed on.. ugh.. still makes me angry...

Kill Bill vol. 2

Plot: Some chick flips out and kills people. Like a ninja.

Review: This was a highly disturbing movie where lots of people die and there are swords and guns and other people-killing devices. The most disturbing part was when the old kung-fu master guy stroked his beard. And stroked his beard. And stroked his beard. I thought his beard was going to ejaculate.

So, how many ticket stubs would I give to watch this movie in a cinema again?
4 and a half - but they would be the broken shards of a Hattori Hanzo katana.

(http://movieticketstubs.cjb.net)

Tech: Software Engineering for Internet Applications

whilst browsing PHPeverywhere one of my fav sites btw (i'm a PHP junkie). i stumbled over a great article. It linked to an interesting free online eBook by Philip Greenspun titled "Software Engineering for Internet Applications". If you code in PHP, Java Servletts, ASP or other such languages it is definetly worth a read.

.ah yes..

hmm indeed it has been semi-quiet abouts here for last day two hmm. i dont like sense today. hippies invade robs car was news of shockingness.

maybe this erm.. "shoulder massager" can cheer robbles up?
(clicky for bigger picture) tis the (in)famous hello kitty dildo maketed as a shoulder massager.. only US$48.. tis a bargain i say. can b purchased for your schoolgirls at http://www.jlist.com

i know nothing...

except how to NOT do work when i'm supposed to be... but it looks like play...

so... no dice!

spam spam spam... and more spam!

A shame about your dog, Drej. Commiserations.

Click here to feel better...(NSFW)

In other news, spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam! spam!

umm just a quick wierd link.. its a live feed of.. erm.. pigs actually..

and another while im at it how to make a USB turd

things that dogs know

maybe these cartoons will cheer me up. 2 episodes from the story of a dog named "princess"

"A while back Shockwave asked Matt and Trey to make a couple of short animated flash films for them. Although the two had warned Shockwave that they would deliver a cartoon with no holds barred, Shockwave insisted on having them make it. So, they did! And Princess was the result. See why Shockwave never aired them...."

the Matt and Trey reffered to above are the creators of the series South Park, which im sure u know of.

*WARNING NOT SAFE FOR WORK*
Episode 1 - Princess Hears A Strange Noise
Episode 2 - Princess Meets Officer Friendly

the end of a dynasty

well.. rexy is mauling on the great big bone in the sky. after 14 years of reign on the planet earth, his leadership, intellect and ability to destroy mice will be missed and feared for generations to come.
RIP rexy.. u were a mad woofie.

wow

So, yeah. Nice poem Captain Shiner. It was like... poetic.

TECH: Simple tips on posting on blogspot

when you post and you..

want a link:
type some words first, then highlight the words, then clicky the little image and put in the URL

the result should look like this on your screen
<a href="http://www.somesite.com">click here to get to somesite.com</a>

want a picture
make sure the picture is online.. and just put <img src=" and "> around it

the result should look like this
<img src="http://www.somesite.com/picture.jpg">

if you have any questions just put them in the comments for this post

hows some nice pleasant flash cartoons sound?
one of my favs Happy Tree Friends
i just ordered the double dvd box set. woo!

unexpected

beware of the unexpected

edit: (andrej) erm.. u forgot some text to click on

looks like a lotta shit went down today

nice day, another great west aussie blue sky... pay day is always nice but the friggin bank says im behind on my loan repayments fruckin ´˙∂¨™£´£

TECH: running windows + apache2 + ssl

probably one of the best windows + apache2 + ssl howtos on the net http://raibledesigns.com/tomcat/ssl-howto.html
it helped me no end

added search

hmm ive added a search function to the page, thanks to google, no thanks to blogspot, erm except that google own blogger.com now.. err..

basically you will be able to search for stuff in the archives in a few days (hopefully) once the google bots rummage through the site.

in the meantime, here are my complaints about blogger so far:
there is no search - as a search function is one of the most basic things there are i find this stupid
there are no categories - umm.. would be nice.. honestly

everything else is fine.. seeing as its free ;)

back from the doc

not that anyone cares, but i couldnt be bothered explaining the same story to every humon that i keep contact with. yes im that lazy.

got back from the docs re: my ac joint and he says everything is on track.. just one more week of this stupid sling and i am free! free i tell ye! Also i start physio tomorrow, which im sure will be fun & painful. but at least im on the road to recovery. ye-haw, time to do it again! I just hope i can drive my car soon, at least then i dont need to rely on public transport (grr) or damn autos.

BWAHAHAHA

it has come to my attention that Mr Robert is employee of the month. by zeus! it only seems fair that we "take the piss" (a great aussie term)

These individual quotes were reportedly taken from actual employee performance evaluations in a large US Corporation Rob's performance report

(1) "Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom.....and has started to dig."
(2) "His men would follow him anywhere, ....... but only out of morbid curiosity.'
(3) "I would not allow this employee to breed."
(4) "This employee is really not so much of a 'has-been', but more of a definite 'won't be'."
(5) "Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap."
(6) "When she opens her mouth, it seems that it is only to change feet."
(7) "He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle."
(8) "This young lady has delusions of adequacy."
(9) "He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them."
(10) "This employee is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot."
(11) "This employee should go far, ..... and the sooner he starts, the better."
(12) "Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thing to hold it all together."
(13) "A gross ignoramus—144 times worse than an ordinary ignoramus."
(14) "He certainly takes a long time to make his pointless."
(15) "He doesn't have ulcers, but he's a carrier."
(16) "I would like to go hunting with him sometime."
(17) "He's been working with glue too much."
(18) "He would argue with a signpost."
(19) "He has a knack for making strangers immediately detest him."
(20) "He brings a lot of joy whenever he leaves the room."
(21) "When his IQ reaches 50, he should sell."
(22) "If you see two people talking and one looks bored, ..... he's the other one."
(23) "A photographic memory but with the lens cover glued on."
(24) "A prime candidate for natural deselection."
(25) "Donated his brain to science before he was done using it."
(26) "Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming."
(27) "Has two brains: one is lost and the other is out looking for it."
(28) "If he were any more stupid, he'd have to be watered twice a week."
(29) "If you give him a penny for his thoughts, you'd get change."
(30) "If you stand close enough to him, you can hear the oceans."
(31) "It's hard to believe that he beat 1,000,000 other sperm to the egg."
(32) "One neuron short of a synapse."
(33) "Some drink from the fountain of knowledge;..... he only gargled."
(34) "Takes him 2 hours to watch 60 minutes."
(35) "The wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead."

and last but not least.. a picture dear readers of robs happy face

New URL

okay ive changed the URL to the blog. please dont kill me. We are now.. *drumroll*..
http://bodyless.blogspot.com/
old posts still exist which is madfun(tm)

30-12

days till bally sagoo hits perth... the maddest brown man that ever hit the decks, this is tha man who brought bhangra to the masses... check it out wherever you are... www.desi.asn.au

ahh

so

this is how it works... akay... ive got lots of crazy patients

if i talk about em here do i get sued

musing

hmmm... a new blog to replace my old one??

monday night and im rotating back to psych tomorrow... hang on

hmm fun things to do!

well.. fun things to do on a bike.. (pic was taken about 5.5 weeks ago now).. but it was hella painful

maybe it would help if my last words weren't "woo im gonna kill myself!"
btw.. many many thanks to vic who took me to hospital and lent me his impressive collection of movies.. i find out what the doc says tomorrow woo

oh and since ive watched about oh say ~500 movies in the past 3 weeks.. look forward to some reviews

btw this post is now rexy approved! ah widdle rexy, my poor lil buddy is going to hav to b put down soon. long live oinky!

magic bunnies

So, there I was... and then there was a bunny!

*cough*

ahem.. just tested the site with a different browser (internet explorer) as i know most of you mindless sheep use. and would you believe it doesn't render the page the same as my beloved Mozilla Firefox NO! of course not.. after all MS are well known for their standards compliance.. *sigh* anyway, through some craftyness most browsers should display the site the same way. yaaay!

ive broken my pencil

i heartily endorse this event or product!

Lets start with something educational

Time to learn about Japan kiddies. i think this should be something on everyones curriculum at school. no more getting confused and awkward moments *phew*

hmm

well.. i think this template has hit the "good enuf" status..

and i know james is going to hate it. but moo to you

another random post of gibberish

ah well..
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well playing with templates

it seems that the default templates suck ass.. so im playing
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its google

ahem we have a title

stuff.. stuff i SAY!

searching..