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Must be a mistake?

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 08:22:21 +1100

Posted on G'day Mate! [Sydney]: The poor old Blog Ecosystem has been overloaded for a while which has meant that you couldn't actually get any response from it and that meant that it took forever (almost) to load the main page. Well two things happened - the first was that the Ecosystem seems to have recovered somewhat and the second [...]

Nostradamus had ?grim warning? for new pope. 08/04/2005. ABC News Online

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 11:17:52 +1100

Posted on oli young [South Australia]: Nostradamus had 'grim warning' for new pope. 08/04/2005. ABC News Online I hear Avignon's nice this time of year ... Mr Echeverri says the pope will base himself in Avignon, France

Cross Stitch

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 07:50:03 +1100

Posted on Oyxter [Sydney]: Cross Stitch Books: Zodiac chartered designs for cross-stitch, needlepoint and other techniques from the archives of the Lindberg Press Christmas in Cross Stitch Creative cross stitch Cross stitch patterns in color Wild Flowers and Fruits in Cross-Stitch Counted cross-stitch patterns and designs Cross stitch patterns 101 folk art designs for counted cross-stitch and other needlecrafts Cross stitch & needlework The cross stitch and sampler book Cross Stitch Patterns Cross stitch and sampler book The Cross stitch and sampler book Carousel horses in cross-stitch : beautiful projects for every month of the year Christmas cross stitch Creative cross stitch

Papal favourite

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 06:08:06 +1100

Posted on Palmers Ozpolitics Blog [Canberra]: Nigerian Francis Arinze is now the favourite in the papal race at PaddyPower. He is also the favourite at BestBetting. Pinnacle Sports has Italian Dionigi Tettamanzi as the favourite. Betfair has suspended trading on this prediction commodity.

Tsunami photos

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:09:52 +1100

Posted on Per Eriksson [Boyne Island Tannum Sands]: As aid is coming to peolpe struck by this tragedy images of the wall of water are appearing on the...

Robbed!

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 08:14:11 +1100

Posted on P e t e r H a r r i s [Sydney]: Whilst not a Nikki Webster fan (!) I can not help but feel she was robbed in last nights edition of Dancing with the Stars. Contestants in the show are voted through to the next round through a combination of viewers votes and a panel of experts on the show. One of the so called experts voted Nikki and Sasha one point for their routine - the lowest score of the evening - ultimately removing Nikki from the contest. Other dancers so obviously worse than Nikki continue into the next round. Its certainly not a show worth texting in any votes and one where the end result is meaningless.

Gift of Cool

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 19:02:17 +1100

Posted on Phil+Lyndel Boardman [Australia]: Okay, I heard this song and couldn't get it out of my head. It's been on repeat for the last half an hour. It's by a band called Rock 'n' Roll Worship Circus, from the album Beautiful Glow. Listen to the song Rock n Roll Worship Circus - Gift of Cool (Lo-Fi MP3 - 1.5MB). Buy their [...]

Queer water?.

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:28:43 +1100

Posted on Queer Bloggers [Sydney]:

NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 10:06:29 +1100

Posted on Cindy's randomness [Australia]: Wednesday night was AMAZING. I can't believe I saw Sarah McLachlan. The experience is all a bit surreal... even now. She is absolute heaven to the ears, heart and soul. No words can describe how absolutely perfect she sounds. So many songs that I thought I had managed to control ...

crazy???

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 12:19:20 +1100

Posted on ModBlog - LYING FROM YOU and the rest of the funking world: I dunno I think I am goning crazy and I fell like I can't stop it... I dunoo what is happening to me and I am falling apart. Numb - Linkin Park I'm tired of being what you want me to be Feeling so faithless Lost under the surface I don't know what you're expecting of me Put under the pressure Of walking in your shoes [Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow] Every step that I take is another mistake to you I've Become so numb I can't feel you there Become so tired So much more aware I'm becoming this All I want to do Is be more like me And be less like you Can't you see that you're smothering me Holding too tightly Afraid to lose control 'Cause everything that you thought I would be Has fallen apart right in front of you [Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow] Every step that I take is Another mistake to you [Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow] And every second I waste Is more than I can take And I know I may end up failing too But I know You were just like me With someone disappointed in you The Reason - Hoobastank I'm not a perfect person There's many things I wish I didn't do But I continue learning I never meant to do those things to you And so I have to say before I go That I just want you to know I've found a reason for me To change who I used to be A reason to start over new and the reason is you I'm sorry that I hurt you It's something I must live with everyday And all the pain I put you through I wish that I could take it all away And be the one who catches all your tears Thats why i need you to hear I've found a reason for me To change who I used to be A reason to start over new and the reason is You [x4] I'm not a perfect person I never meant to do those things to you And so I have to say before I go That I just want you to know I've found a reason for me To change who I used to be A reason to start over new and the reason is you I've found a reason to show A side of me you didn't know A reason for all that I do And the reason is you Leave (Get Out) - JoJo [Verse 1] I've been waiting all day for ya babe So won't you come sit and to me talk and tell me how were gonna be together, always Hope you know that when it's late at night, I hold on to my pillow tight, and think of how you promised me forever (I never thought that anyone) Could make me feel this way (Now that your here boy all I want) Is just the chance to say [Chorus] Get out (leave) right now, it's the end of you and me It's too late (now) and I can't wait for you to be gone Cause I know about her (who?) and I wonder (why) how I bought all the lies, You said that you would treat me right, but you was just a waste of time (waste of time) [Verse 2] Tell me why your looking so confused, when i'm the one who didn't know the truth, How could you ever be so cold, to go behind my back and call my friend Boy you must have gone and bumped your head, cause you left her number on your phone (So now after all it's said and done) maybe i'm the one to blame but (To think that you could be the one) well it didn't work out that way [Chorus] Get out (leave) right now, it's the end of you and me It's too late (now) and I can't wait for you to be gone Cause i know about her (who) and I wonder (why) how I bought all the lies, You said that you would treat me right, but you was just a waste of time (waste of time) [Verse 3] I wanted you right here with me, but I have no choice you gotta leave, Because my heart breaking, with every word i'm saying, I gave up everything I had on something that just wouldn't last, But I refuse to cry, no tears will fall from these...eyes Get out! [Chorus 2x] Get out (leave) right now, it's the end of you and me (you and me) It's too late (now) and i can't wait for you to be gone (you to be gone) Cause i know about her (loser) and I wonder (why) how I bought all the lies, You said that you would treat me right, but you was just a waste of time (waste of time) Get out, (leave) you and me (its too late) too late, You, about her (loser, why) You said that you would treat me right, but you was just a waste of time (waste of time)

voyeaur

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 10:06:56 +1100

Posted on rezprojek'tion' - "a profound insight to ones fetish" [Australia]: Aries If some people seem to be off with the pixies, then let them be. They are walking to the beat of their own drum - as well you might too! It can be a very creative day for you; some of you long held wishes may come true. Be ...

Congratulations Simon. The OpenSolaris Community Advisory Board.

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 19:01:58 +1100

Posted on Richard Giles blog [Perth]: I wanted to be one of the the first online to congratulate Simon Phipps on being appointed to the OpenSolaris...

EDM Challenge 10 - Hands

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 21:26:50 +1100

Posted on Scratches & Scribbles [Australia]: Where I try to overcome my inability to draw hands ...

Dress Up

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 23:28:14 +1100

Posted on Mountain Murmurs [New South Wales]:

The Melting Pot Restaurant, Hyde Park

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 21:27:35 +1100

Posted on Rooview - Adelaide and South Australian Restaurant Reviews [Adelaide]: The Melting Pot Restaurant has recently changed food direction from a modern French classical menu (think buerre blanc, morel, sauce vierge and savarin) to a creative take on Mediterranean and Asian fusion. Typical items on the menu now include tortellini; green mango; polenta; and Parmesan. How does the new ?Pot? compare? The six course ?A taste [...]

Who?s Cool?

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 09:23:40 +1100

Posted on there is no roseability [Australia]: Lost in translation. There's a lot of difference between "Good Luck, Chinese Restaurant" and "Chinese Restaurant, Good Luck".

Royal wedding in stereo vision

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 07:53:49 +1100

Posted on Sailing Close to the Wind [Wollongong]: Here’s a tip for those playing along at home. If you flick between channels 2, 7 and 9 really quickly, while alternately closing your laft and right eyes, you can watch the blessing ceremony in glorious 3D! Watch as Rowen Williams leaps out of the screen. See the Queen’s disapproval as if it was right [...]

God Jul og et Fabelaktig Nytt ■r!

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 08:14:08 +1100

Posted on Rune Skaug dott no ? Hovedsiden [Melbourne]: Fra redaksjonens lune tilholdssted p■ Oslos kalde vestkant ■nskes alle lesere en hvit jul og et fargerikt nytt■r! M■tte 2005 bli bedre enn alle de andre tilsammen!

Transformers Movie By Dreamworks?

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 10:06:28 +1100

Posted on sandstorming.rev.2.0 [Brisbane]:

Two week LOST break?

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 16:22:44 +1100

Posted on The voice of the voices in my head [Brisbane]:

excellence in editorial cartoons

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 03:10:01 +1100

Posted on Junk for Code [Australia]: In the US Nick Anderson of the Louisville Courier-Journal won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Nick Anderson The portfolio...

Liberalism:

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 12:18:48 +1100

Posted on philosophy.com [Adelaide]: The political life of Australia has been, and should be, portrayed as working within a hegemonic liberal consensus. Liberalism is the political theory implicit in our political practice, and it articulates the assumptions about citizenship and freedom that inform our public life. Liberalism is rooted in its conception of freedom, and this is understood as the capacity of free subjects to choose their own values and ends. Hence all the emphasis on freedom of choice with respect to universities and compulsory unionism. If liberal politics focuses on the capacity of individuals to form and revise their conception of the good, then the liberal state remains neutral as to the goods which individuals pursue. So argues Michael Sandel in relation to US liberalism, but that account applies here as well, despite the utilitarian emphasis of Australian liberalism. The liberal state does not support any one comprehensive conception of the good life...

Now with Extra Bling(TM)

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 08:50:36 +1100

Posted on sciron.org - incoherently rambling since 2003 [Australia]: What ever you do folks, don't let your brother go out with a blank cheque and buy you a car... especially when you ask for that car to have 'extra's. Allow me to explain. My description to Matt. "Buy me a Holden Astra SRi, Blue, Manual and put a nice stereo in it. Oh, and NO [...]

2005

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 02:12:36 +1100

Posted on http://www.seppos.com [Perth]: Testing. Are you there? I can hear you breathing? More to come in this new year. Meanwhile, check the archives. L8R!...

One Wedding & A Funeral

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 04:00:48 +1100

Posted on shannonsays.com [Melbourne]: iThere are two significant international events taking place this weekend. One was the funeral of Pope John Paul II, and the second (and of more dubious significance) is the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. The Popes farewell was...

U2: Vertigo Tour, Los Angeles, CA

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 02:12:34 +1100

Posted on putting the knit in shizknit [Australia]: What did you say? Because chances are, I probably can't hear you. My ears are completely ringing right now after this fab 2-hour concert. They played a lot of songs from their old albums like Boy, and I'm so exhausted...

fun facts

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 04:15:02 +1100

Posted on http://www.signposts.org.au/ [Australia]: Okay, I couldn't resist this article about a poll of AFL followers. Among some of the more interesting results are those that compare particular team supporters with the results from all AFL supporters: Crows supporters are 42% more likely to have eaten Hungry Jacks in the last four weeks and 30% more likely to have [...]

Books on Australian Constitutional Law for Non-Australian Lawyers

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 15:21:41 +1100

Posted on Basal Questions :: Simon Evans [Melbourne]: A (non-constitutional lawyer) colleague recently asked me to recommend a text or commentary on Australian constitutional law that would be suitable for an overseas academic. This is what I came up with; it may be of some wider use.Texts and...

Holidays

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 22:28:36 +1100

Posted on Simon’s Realm [Sydney]: Two weeks of holidays coming soon!

What the?????

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 23:28:25 +1100

Posted on Sin?? Language [Australia]: OMG! I was adding people to my webring and I came across this site: http://babybear.the-bear-family.com LOOK FAMILIAR? http://partyof5.sinegrant.com I am totally gobsmacked, as everyone who has followed my website for years know I take alot of care in my design and work hard. She even says graphics and design were copyright too her :o! This has never happened too [...]

Interview with Patricia Dugan

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 06:15:11 +1100

Posted on From the virtual pen of Sita-pati das [Australia]: This is an excerpt from an interview with Patricia Dugan, a family practice lawyer in Philadelphia, USA. It is interesting because it demonstrates some of the currents of thinking at the moment. I have added my italics, and some comments at the end. "There are a lot of gay priests. Is ...

Letters to the Lost

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 17:22:19 +1100

Posted on If In Doubt, Be Frank [Melbourne]: Set up the chimney Peter-love, I■m going to lose my temper, and you■re not here to calm me down. It■s That Woman! I shouldn■t blame...

Working EPG for Windows Media Center in Australia

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 11:12:09 +1100

Posted on SplaTT's Weblog - A collection of random ramblings on technology, marketing and all things geek... [Sydney]: Yeehaa....a huge thank you to Mark Baartse for pointing me in the direction of this forum posting and the associated site. When i combined the info on those pages with some of the fine points from this forum thread which focussed on the Sydney setings...i now have a fully working EPG on my Windows Media Center Edition PC. The EPG functionality rocks...this is the "killer" component that the Media Center is lacking in Australia, and with the help of the above mentioned threads from the Australian XP Media Center Community website, its now a reality in my lounge room. A...

Web Content Management (KL, Malaysia)

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:27:55 +1100

Posted on Column Two [Australia]: I will be running a two-day Web Content Management workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 9-10 May 2005. This is packed full of useful information for anyone wanting to plan a web strategy and select a CMS, with the following...

Where the hell are ya?

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 16:16:46 +1100

Posted on THE HORSE'S MOUTH [Melbourne]: GeoURL seems to be back up and running. Just thought you'd like to know that.

Gone but not forgotten

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 16:48:26 +1100

Posted on Tanishi [Melbourne]: I think, dear reader, that...

Don?t ask

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:15:34 +1100

Posted on Naffed! [Hobart]: 'Cause I'm not going to tell you!

Surely not?

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 04:00:42 +1100

Posted on trash talk with tealou [Perth]: I stumbled upon this little news item the other day: Executives at fast-food giant McDonalds have apparently noticed rappers habits of unabashedly shouting out brand names in their songs. While it?s usual Cristal or Jacob the Jeweller that gets the biggest mention, McDonalds is looking to change that shout-out to ?Big ...

Attack of the What?

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 12:18:47 +1100

Posted on Techbaud [Melbourne]: I've just been browsing G4tv's website and saw the new Attack of the Show page. I must say that it's about time G4 renamed The Screen Savers. It's nothing like it used to be and the name should reflect that. Over on Kevin Rose's site, he links to an ad for Attack of the Show. [...]

Boo!

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:15:33 +1100

Posted on ThatSarahGirl.com - sporting bed hair since this morning. [Victoria]: It seems that blowing the dust off this thing every few weeks seems to be a trend for me. Oops, yet again. I have been extremely busy over the last two weeks, and it seems it's not yet the end...

Top 10

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 18:15:40 +1100

Posted on The Fix [Adelaide]: New Scientists presents the top 10 evolutionary adaptations, including photosynthesis, the eye, and symbiosis. It does have a bit of a factual error though - the articule claims "for the vast majority of species, sexual reproduction is the only option"... but since the vast majority of species are actually single-celled bacteria that reproduce by [...]

Squiddy gets its groove on

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 06:07:51 +1100

Posted on Counterside Noise [Liverpool]: The ballot for the Squiddy Awards of 2004 are out there. Vote early, vote often, just vote.

Far from perfect

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 07:13:44 +1100

Posted on The Helix [Victoria]: This is not my usual humourous medical anecdote. I made a mistake today. I'm still trying to analyse it. Apologies for not explaining it in lay terms, but it's kinda technical, and I'm quite upset and worried about my patient....

Please change your links

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 10:00:20 +1100

Posted on :: Happenings :: [Melbourne]: I'm noticing a lot of referrals coming to this journal. I'm not updating here any more, I am only writing over here. Please change your links and bookmarks. If you came here via someone else's link, please let them know...

The thunder of little feet

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 10:00:15 +1100

Posted on Anomalous Allegories [Melbourne]: Do you remeber that year when everyone you knew got their licence? And those two or three years when you had a 21st birthday party on every other weekend? I'm reliving some of that universality of rites of passage at...

Military Medals

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 01:45:30 +1100

Posted on The Pigs are Flying! [Sydney]: For once I agree with the RSL, a very rare event. But the RSL's NSW state president, Don Rowe, told smh.com.au that no bravery medals should be awarded to the nine. ``All Australians value the wonderful job that defence forces have done serving humanity but the structure of our medals at the moment do not allow for issuing of medals for such (humanitarian) service sadly,'' Mr Rowe said. He said honouring the nine with bravery awards would be an unprecedented move. ``You could even go so far as to say the young fellow killed in the Solomon's the other day [who fell down a hole] - there's no talk about him getting a medal. "Where do you draw the line?'' Where indeed? My uncle was killed during WW2 while serving with the RAF in Africa and never received a posthumous award. If the government introduces a medal for those killed in peacetime service, does that mean my uncle and the 100,000+ killed so far in the line of duty will get one too? This issue would not have come about except for the Indonesian government awarding the nine service people with an award, and the Indonesian President being in Australia to place of the medals on the caskets of the deceased. As usual, the government looks like caving in to the tabloids and talkback radio. If the government really wants to overhaul the Australian military honour system, it could look at replacing the last relic of British imperial honours in the local military, the VC. Like knighthoods, the VC has no place in modern Australia. All military honours should be indigenous. Why not the Australian Cross of Valour (ACV) instead of the VC?

G?day World Podcast :: Show #7

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 11:17:52 +1100

Posted on ThePodcastNetwork :: G’day World: G'day World #7 - 29th March 2005 (1hr 09min 49sec): mp3 (24MB) note: sorry for the quality of the first few minutes of this podcast...technical difficuties...a plug i think :( 0:00 Network Intro 0:15 Opening theme from Spruiker and show intro 1:45 We talk about why we haven't done a show in a while 5:00 Let's get The Podcast Network news out of the way 16:10 Fill out the Podcast Survey dammit! 17:24 New channels coming up... 18:47 One of us went to DEMO@15 19:50 Other conferences we want to go to this year 21:00 Wrap-up from the Hill & Knowlton Aussie Blogging Breakfast 26:10 Blogtalk Downunder 28:30 Cancelling Hotmail is a BITCH 37:00 Cancelling a VISA with "Which Bank?" is also a BITCH 40:15 Fred Durst vs Gawker Media 43:00 Our ruined interview with ...

PM Abdullah barking up the wrong tree?

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 21:52:29 +1100

Posted on Macam-Macam [Sydney]: Reuters:Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, chairman of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), said on Friday the war on terrorism could not be won by military might alone. Abdullah said in a speech in Sydney that the West...

Exhibitions this year

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 01:06:53 +1100

Posted on Dear Diary of a Cartoonist [Sydney]: Oookay, been a while for updates. Too much going on at once and lots of organising. Currently in the process...

Juxtapositions of Death

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 09:16:09 +1100

Posted on Triologue.com [Sydney]: So triologue has been down way too long. Is it back up again? I don■t dare answer that question. Where have Adnan and Kko been? I don■t know. This is not a real post. I would love to hear your...

Kubrick Demonstration

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 12:14:30 +1100

Posted on my weblog [Brisbane]: This demonstration site was setup in 6 minutes. 5 minutes for installing WordPress 1.2, and 1 minute for uploading Kubrick. I have had to turn off commenting, so as to avoid comment spam, so you won't be able to test it out. But when you leave a comment, the system will ...

Kubrick Demonstration

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 12:14:37 +1100

Hypertext minds

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 07:49:01 +1100

Posted on g-one [Brisbane]: Below is a clipping from Fast is best for Generation net - In Training - Sydney Morning Herald quoting Carol A. Barone. "A wave of young people empowered to create knowledge, not merely absorb it, now flows in and out of the classroom - calling into question the convictions and processes that have served as the foundation of traditional higher education. It remains to be seen if traditional higher education will adjust sufficiently to truly engage the net generation." The short article goes on to say that the thousands of hours of internet surfing have influence not just what net-gen learners think, but how they think, listing some traits which are a little to close to my thought patterns. for example speed over accuracy, "hypertext" minds that "leap around". Hmmm

I need a life

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 12:14:38 +1100

Posted on up43.com Turning Forty for Females [Australia]: It was tops to see Cate Blanchett win that Academy Awards the other night! Congratulations :) I'm suffering today.... got on the turps last night I have a problem with a php mySQL script that I've spent all day fiddling with and I am no further ahead. I need to get ...

Day 9 - Bay Area & Alcatraz

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 12:17:38 +1100

Posted on Urban Atrophy [Sydney]: We headed back into San Fran' today for another day of sight seeing. We missed our train out of Palo Alto & consequently we missed our ferry to Alcatraz. Luckily enough they have a standby feature which enabled us to get over to the island. The first 2 shots are from the Ferry over to Alcatraz island. The 3rd shot is from the docks looking up the hill to Jailhouse. The final shot is of a moss covered hallway inside the Civil War built building next to the docks. I highly recommend the tour of the old prison to anyone who visits San Fran. The Audio tour is especially good.

Oh Knitty Knitty Knitty!

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:27:57 +1100

Posted on vaguely specific [Amsterdan]: More and more its the really simple things in life that make you astoundingly happy! The way Jacob repeats a new word back at you almost every hour these days. A hint-of-spring-in-the-breeze and that one stolen glass of rose on...

Virgin Super

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 08:14:54 +1100

Posted on virginbrand.com [Canberra]: Richard Branson has announced that he will be investing $30 million to start up Virgin Superannuation in Australia. It is likley to launch in July when new legislation allows people to for the first time tell their employer which super fund they want to contribute to. Check out: virginsuperannuation.com.au

is it ever ok?!

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 02:49:44 +1100

Posted on lowercase [Warnbro]: i was almost involved in a car accident this morning when a guy tried to jump a queue of cars from a side street... he basically just did something really dumb and ended up nearly cleaning me up. i honked at him to indicate my displeasure at his driving technique, and the next thing i know the guy is getting out of his car. so, i got out of my car... i'm 6'3" on a good day, so when he saw me get out of the car he kind of backed away (i think he was maybe expecting somebody a lot smaller!) and was a lot more sheepish about it all and after exchanging a few words he proceeded to get back in his car to move on. during this process (which only lasted a matter of seconds), a bus had pulled up behind us, and the driver actually opened his door, half exited like he wanted to join the party, and started abusing us... and i don't mean tamely... he was really getting stuck into it, expletives and all! i gave him my best mean look (takes a lot of practice!), and he also got back in his cab but carried on mouthing off at me and the other guy for apparently holding him up, regardless of the fact that we'd nearly had a collision. as i drove away, i thought it was unacceptable for a bus driver to be going on like that, regardless of the situation, so i called transperth on the spot to report the incident. the response was fascinating.the lady on the line asked me what happened, and i explained. she asked me to explain it again, at which i thought maybe she wasn't quite with the program, so i explained it again in greater detail. her response...? "well, sir, if you were holding up the traffic, i can perhaps understand why he was upset with you..." i asked her if she was kidding!!! i asked her, "is it EVER ok for one of your drivers to be abusing a member of the public, at ANY time?! is this EVER ok??" she didn't seem to have a response to that, and apparently i'm going to get a call from her boss or someone who does... it should be interesting. having had a number of close calls with buses who seem to operate under the "we're-so-big-we-don't-care" method of driving, i'll be shocked if anything comes of this complaint at all... but, i was just so gob-smacked at a bus driver carrying on like that... i mean, they're meant to be nice cuddly, friendly types... right?! not around here!

matchmaker, matchmaker

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 02:49:25 +1100

Posted on the love for three dollar oranges [Australia]: last night, as i was leaving the pub where we were having drinks for my friends who graduated yesterday, i mentioned to susie* that i'd invited bob* to join us on our planned chocoholic brunch. "oh good!" she exclaimed, then out of nowhere, "you two should go out!" "susie..." i peered ...

Off the air.... for a short time

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 00:36:57 +1100

Posted on Steve Mactaggart's Blog :: start [Blackburn]: I'll be off the air for the next few days, i'll be down the Mornington Penisula getting married to my beatuiful and gorgeous Rachel.After the wedding its off to Hamilton Island for a week or so, so until then...This is nearly-not-batchelor Steve… Sigining off..

Oh I do love it when the Poms are humiliated

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:31:05 +1100

Posted on Wild Colonial Boy [Virginia]: The IRB have released the updated Rugby world rankings, and the English have slipped to number 4. The Kiwis might still be ahead of us, but as long as we beat England I'm happy. Oh, the US are coming in 16th, ahead of Portugal but behind Canada.... And you've got ...

TechEd Windows and Mgmt track: Updated

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 04:27:00 +1100

Posted on Michael Kleef ::: MSFT: So heres some more thoughts on the Windows and Management track: Server and Domain Isolation: The Next Big Thing in Security and Infrastructure Integrity Assurance Active Directory Design and Deployment: Tales of the Unexpected Active Directory Federation Services Architecture Drilldown Terminal Server Performance:Tuning, Methodologies and Windows Server 2003 x64 Impact Security Configuration Wizard in Windows Server 2003 SP1 Identity Lifecycle Management Using Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 (MIIS) Efficient Storage Management and Simple SAN Deployments with Windows Server 2003 R2 Introduction to Data Protection Server (DPS) Admin Scripting: Windows Server 2003 R2 and Beyond Active Directory Recovery Planning Best Practices: Architecting and Deploying Systems Management Server 2003 SP1 Technical Drilldown: Systems Management Server 2003 OS Deployment Feature Pack Using Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 to Manage Non-Microsoft Applications, Operating Systems and HardwareIm missing a few more management ones...might have to shuffle them around a bit...so if you had to drop something what would it be? Or do you like the track the way it is?

workstation

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 01:45:28 +1100

Posted on carlos rull [Australia]: Just a photo of my usual place at home where I work on the computer. My current read is google hacking (for penetration testers), and the "penetration testers" ditty really cracks me up. There is a DELL mouse pad (how ironic) with wireless mouse, and a Sony speaker thingy on the left. Current music listening: [...]

and I've hurled from moving cars..

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 16:48:28 +1100

Posted on BARISTA [Melbourne]: Rats don't vomit, but they do eat dirt. They eat dirt when they get car sick. You really wanted to know that, didn't you? Lot's more on the topic at a very readable summary of which animals can't hurl, the...

All the news that gets through with your fingers in your ears

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 07:21:01 +1100

Posted on drakk.net [Australia]: Well i must apologise for my rather less frequent than usual postings the last few days. Things have been busy what with work and doing the applications for jobs and all of that. And today my day off was a matter of shopping for things, playing games and also a ...

Windsor Calm

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 12:13:31 +1100

Posted on eSinner.com [Toowoomba]: Hi everyone. After a little under a year of being out of the blogging scene, I am please to announce the return of the one and only Dan (formerly of Antithetics) . Dan had his blog taken off the net when his free server closed down in May last year, and unfortunately it's taken me [...]

Microsoft copies Ubuntu logo

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 00:36:33 +1100

Posted on benhourigan.com [Melbourne]: The "MSN Spaces":http://spaces.msn.com/ service recently passed out of its beta phase. On visiting the service's "home page":http://spaces.msn.com/, regular readers of OSNews will likely recognise a shocking degree of similarity between the Spaces logo and that of distro-of-the-moment "Ubuntu Linux":http://www.ubuntulinux.org. The similarity is obvious when switching between the "Spaces":http://spaces.msn.com/ and "Ubuntu":http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ pages in separate browser tabs. [...]

what a wedding

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 02:12:04 +1100

Posted on superciliousness.com | blog [Camperdown]: I was up late this morning and got stuck straight into work. I really needed to get through a fair bit this morning and it was a very productive day. Need to get through a hell of a lot more...

the new porn

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:28:47 +1100

Posted on cameron reilly [Melbourne]: I have to tell ya, I got some spam today, some PORN email spam, and I opened it. No, not because I'm a big perv, but because my son's name was in the subject line ("Young soft Taylor's photos. ...

Terrorism in Saudi Arabia: A Vicious Cycle

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 06:13:24 +1100

Posted on Amir Butler [Australia]: With Australia conspicuously committed to both the "War on Terror" and the occupation of Iraq, the threat of terrorism is always in the background. It has, thankfully, always remained just that: a threat. However, on a recent visit to Saudi Arabia, I entered a society where terrorism has gone ...

Two things...

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 03:10:02 +1100

Posted on My Life As An Ocean Liner [Sydney]: Thing the first: in case you haven't worked it out yet, I have uploaded a couple of news shots to flickr. See pics on right of page for links. Thing the second: I thought of a great definition to use...

That's all folks

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 17:31:49 +1100

Posted on :: requi3m for a dream :: [Australia]: .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption {...

Big and Beautiful

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:28:46 +1100

Posted on Paul Wilkinson's Weblog [Australia]: After nearly three months wait I finally have my new iMac G5 20". It was well worth the wait. When you sit in front of it the screen practically fills your field of view. The upgrade process was also particularly...

breaking news: single ladies! flesh-deprived fingers! movies! bedroom rearranging!

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 07:47:28 +1100

Posted on Ms. Torquceres [South Australia]: Well I had a long talk with Jas and JJ last night, and so I am now officially single. Why? Because they have decided to finally get married and try for another child. Jas's psych suggested she do something to make a change, and she and JJ decided on marriage. I think it's a fantastic idea; it's just what Jas needs. They thought I'd be upset and take it badly, but -let's face it- we all knew it would happen, it's just sooner than thought. And I'm remaining friends with both of them, so I don't see the problem.In other news: I have done some drastic damage to my left index finger (and no NOT for reasons you sick minded people would like to thik!) I was trying to cut the masking tape off the hoop for my mosquito net, when I stabbed the scissors into my finger. I had to pull the scissors out (which made a yucky slurping sound and took some flesh with it) and spent about 30 mins afterward screaming, crying and vomiting. For the next day and a half I couldn't move my finger at all, then -when I tried to pick a folder up- it cracked back into place. Now I can striaghten my finger, but it's still tingles and cracks from time-to-time. So tonight I'm going to con my parents (who I haven't been speaking to lately) into taking me to the doctor.In tomorrows news: Yung is going to come pick me up and take me into Mt Barker, where we're going to have lunch and maybe see a movie. I am finally getting out of the house. And for once, it's only been 3 days since the last time!In other, other news: I finally have my bedroom exactly how I want it. The finger incident happened when dad was putting up my mosquito net above my bed, and he also put up my beaded curtain. So now everything of mine is out of the boxes and either stored in the attic, or put in the place it will live for the next few years. (Or, you know, until I get bored and re-arrange again.)So that's my cuurent news. And noone can say I haven't updated for ages yet. Oh, and more songs up on this journal.Over and out for now.Love S.

la de da

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 16:17:25 +1100

Posted on chemical-shine.net [Australia]: ahuh, i've installed wordpress and all on me own, la de da. ill fix it up later.

New Logo

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 06:49:50 +1100

Posted on www.torkington.org [Melbourne]: I'm not going to make too many changes to the default WordPress layout, but I thought it was time this blog had a proper logo. I found this great image of the Manchester skyline which, with a bit of editing, fits the bill perfectly. :cool:

DFO

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 00:02:59 +1100

Posted on The Land of Me ModBlog - the land of me [Melbourne]: yesterday my mum decided it would be a good idea to go to a DFO. to be precise, the direct factory outlet - in Cheltenham. bargains reigned supreme as we tried on one after another t-shirt that was the wrong shape for human bodies - but they were cheap, so who's complaining? anyway, eventually we found a shop with some clothes that fit our humanoid shapes, and stocked up for the winter. the shop's name was quikstop. the best part was, not only were they humanoid shaped, they looked pretty darn decent as well! who would have thought? we then drove out to chelsea i think to find another surf shop with genuine surfies running it. they repeatedly told each other how radical some guy's vert was and how insanely gnarly the american cheater's board looked. we then went to buy our clothes, to which they responded as if we wereinvading their territory, and one of the guys called the apprentice over to do it for him. all in all i bought a jumper, two t-shirts, one shirt, and shorts. it doesnt seem like all that much when i list it like that when i think about it. but there is quite a bit there though.

Doctor Who is great!

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 04:15:08 +1100

Posted on anthonyjhicks.com - weblog [London]: Just watched the first episode of the new series on BBC1. It's a little cheesy, but that's part of fun right? Good stuff. Sure it might not be the next Buffy, but it'll do. Christopher Eccleston was definitely the right choice as the Doctor. Good to see lots of London in the first episode too! :)

Carbon Copied.

Sun, 10 Apr 2005 14:05:47 +1100

Posted on depressonisms [Viewbank, ]: dark words death lurks. beckons me with its call i'm not well, i'll never be well. ever again. i don't know if I want to face life like this anymore. almost stepped in front of a car a couple of times today. then i didnt. i wish i did. but i dont i wish I could i can't. to be threadless. i punished my body today. my [...]

Yes, the Pope is dead?move along, nothing to see here.

Tue, 31 May 2005 20:02:57 +1100

Posted on depressionisms [Viewbank, Melbourne]: Is it just me that doesn't give a fuck about the Pope dieing? I mean, he was old... things were dire for ages, it was inevitable... what's there to grieve over? Call me cold hearted Craig, but I was way over the Pope publicity machine before he died. And now, to think now all I'm going to see [...]

300 metres

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 20:08:13 +1100

Posted on Witty knitter [Australia]: That was how far I swam today - with the kickboard and flippers, but I swam it in a full 50 metre Olympic-sized pool, out of my depth most of the way, not in the much smaller and less threatening...

Real Simple Thought

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 21:48:08 +1100

Posted on randomness: Every day I get two quotes in my inbox, one from real simple and one from Think.Exist, this one from "real simple" struck a chord with me the other day. Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. ? Maya Angelou

Grunge Park

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 22:22:01 +1100

Posted on loaded.exposure [Hillarys]: Canon 300D & 18-55mm & 90-300mm Today I went for a walk down to Morsons Park which is just 50-100m down the road from my house. There was little to photograph other than the ducks in the water, so I turned a little walk into a long search for material.

Yeah but no but yeah but no.... Shut up!!

Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:59:15 +1100

Posted on Shitso [Sydney]: Grass is always greener of the other side, first americans fall in love with Chinese Kung Fu, every single movie will have a piece, then Australian, just put on your Australian accent and everyone will fall for you. And...

The 230s: Two Centuries of Church History

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:04:53 +1100

Posted on Radagast's Church History Project [Australian Capital Territory]: Two hundred years after the Resurrection, Christianity had grown in spite of further persecution. Urban was Bishop of Rome, but died on 22 August of 230, and was replaced by Pontian. Demetrius had been Bishop of Alexandria since 189, and Origen was teaching at the school for Christian instruction there. Alexander was Bishop of Jerusalem, where he had established a library. Since the 130s, extensive theological writings by Justin, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and Tertullian had articulated the orthodox Christian point of view, in the face of Gnosticism and heretical forms of Christianity. The exact composition of the New Testament was not yet fixed: all Christians agreed on the four Gospels, Acts, and the Pauline Epistles, and most Christians also agreed on Hebrews, Revelation, I Peter, I John, and Jude. There was less agreement on II Peter, II John, III John, and James, and some Christians were treating Second Century writings such as the Epistle of Barnabas as Scripture. Christian Art was beginning to appear. Eusebius describes a bronze statue of the woman cured of a haemorrhage by Jesus (Mark 5:2434). It was located in Caesaria, and was already old when he was living there. He also describes Christian paintings (although his letters show that he personally disapproved of pictures or statues of Christ): For they say that the woman with an issue of blood, who, as we learn from the sacred Gospel [Mark 5:2434], received from our Saviour deliverance from her affliction, came from this place, and that her house is shown in the city, and that remarkable memorials of the kindness of the Saviour to her remain there. For there stands upon an elevated stone, by the gates of her house, a brazen image of a woman kneeling, with her hands stretched out, as if she were praying. Opposite this is another upright image of a man, made of the same material, clothed decently in a double cloak, and extending his hand toward the woman. At his feet, beside the statue itself, is a certain strange plant, which climbs up to the hem of the brazen cloak, and is a remedy for all kinds of diseases. They say that this statue is an image of Jesus. It has remained to our day, so that we ourselves also saw it when we were staying in the city. Nor is it strange that those of the Gentiles who, of old, were benefited by our Saviour, should have done such things, since we have learned also that the likenesses of his apostles Paul and Peter, and of Christ himself, are preserved in paintings, the ancients being accustomed, as it is likely, according to a habit of the Gentiles, to pay this kind of honor indiscriminately to those regarded by them as deliverers. (Eusebius, The History of the Church, translated by the Rev. Arthur Cushman McGiffert, Book 7, Chapter 18 (http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201.iii.xii.xix.html). The passage also appears on page 234 of the Penguin Classics edition). Dating from about 230 is a Christian house-church at Dura Europos, Syria: Plan of renovations(creating worship room and baptistery) Reconstructed baptistery In contrast to the Church, the Roman Empire of the 230s was beginning to show signs of trouble. Corruption was on the increase, and barbarians were threatening to cross the Rhine and Danube Rivers. Soldiers were choosing new Emperors who bribed them, and then killing the Emperors when the faltering economy could not support more bribes. Christians of the time did not know it, but in less than a century, the Church was to take over the Empire.

Helen?s going out

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 01:28:01 +1100

Posted on randomness [Brisbane]: MUM'S GOING OUT The Whitlams Mum's going out gotta put some more petrol on Gimmie a yippee, oi oi oi When she started screaming nearly pissed my pants with joy 'Cause she loves me and wants me to be a happy boy It's a short song but I love it, except I am singing Helen's going out. Cory, Sam and [...]

Friends don't let friends drink Starbucks

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 10:01:13 +1100

Posted on Acid [Canberra]: I love coffee as much as the next guy (who loves coffee). Two or three really strong espressos a day is not unusual. I'm also someone who can drink a strong coffee minutes before bed and still sleep like a...

Shelley beach

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 09:15:26 +1100

Posted on strong current: Back in ManlyShelley beach. The National Park is on the right, Manlyskyline in the middle. Before invasion, the little bay was covered in beautiful palms. It was decided that they'd make good pig food and some of the leaves came in handy for hats. Recently a few have been replanted. Bandicoots scruffle through the dusk, usually unnoticed by the tourist crowds. The Eora, Guringai and Daruk Aboriginal nations used to live in this area.

Book List

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 13:18:35 +1100

Posted on exontes zilon [Australia]: ARISTOTLE: ETHICS(ETHIKA)EPICTETUS: GOLDEN SAYINGSPLUTARCH: LIVES OF NOBLE GRECIANS & ROMANSPLATON: SYMPOSIUM

Retail Therapy

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 12:13:41 +1100

Posted on mscactus [New South Wales]: Bohemian Philosophy was my faithful companion for these sessions. I had not heard her sigh or complain (AT ALL). I love it! Retail therapy was one of the (successful) ways I used (indulged in) to release stress from my system. The holistic objective (then) of retail therapy was how successful I could be at converting a ?want? into a ?need?. Indeed it was ?very? challenging. Bwahahaha? I remembered (yonks ago). It was the examination period. Don?t we all love it? Honestly, I did! The concept was similar to practicing Public Relations in a crisis situation. It is imperative that you come out of it alive and looking your best. The Scenario: ?Exams = Stress? (Stress in excess = Mental Breakdown) The Solution: ?To minimize Stress = Retail Therapy? (You might not need it today, but tomorrow ? who knows?) It is common knowledge that Singapore is a shopper?s paradise, especially Orchard Road. You can?t go wrong or what can go wrong? There are hundreds of exhilarating designer shops awaiting your patronage. And there I was merely doing my part, as a law abiding citizen, in boosting the economy. Wait a minute, but, that was then. What about now? (Flick the label on my clothes) SPONSORED BY ...

Sorry

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 09:15:37 +1100

Posted on The Poet of Oz: I emerged this autumn morning from the cavern of my head where the hermit of my mind snores weeks away his symphony of body noise convinced me he's not dead and here, dear friends, is what he'd like to say: "Thank you for the comments you've been kind enough to write I am thrilled by every new one that comes through but I've been a total slacko and extremely impolite by not responding similarly to you A 'selfish bloody ingrate' is perhaps a little tough and words such as 'self-centred' wouldn't fit but all of these apply to me accurately enough the best, perhaps, a 'thankless little shit' 'Take, take, take' has been my creed with nothing in return, I won't bore you with excuses, they're too lame I will flagellate my buttocks With a cane, until they burn And bow my head toward the ground in shame Wait on, you say, that last bit, Is a little tongue-in cheekish Is that some of your facetiousness we hear? Well, um, yeah, would you believe me If I started acting sheepish? (But the apology is totally sincere)" Alan Smith ■ 30 March 2005

Egyptian treasure at the V&A

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 09:15:27 +1100

Posted on Postcards: I had been talking earlier about our visit to the V&A in London in January. There are so many wonderful things in this museum that anyone could find a corner in which to enjoy themsleves. There are galleries of of Chinese, Egpytian, Roman and African antiquities. Other galleries hold beautiful examples of art work in gold and silver. Somewhere else is a gallery holding modern pieces of design that showcases the work of current young designers. Two very large rooms are filled with plaster reproductions of everything from Michelangelo's David to the doors of an Italian basillica. In a corridor that runs between the two plaster reproduction galleries are 3 or 4 small plinths holding small items. It was here that I found this wonderful jug. At first glance it appeared to be a fin example of the glass makers art. It is only when you stop to read the information label that accompanies the jug that you discover that it was carved from a single piece of rock crystal. The walls of the jug are extremely thin and the surface is covered with stunning carvings. I find it amazing that this delicate piece has survived since it was made in Egypt in about 1000 CE. The story that it would be able to tell would be well worth the hearing. In Amsterdam, I wanted to bring home the Delft violin from the Rijksmuseum. From the V&A, my favourite item that I want to bring home with me is this crystal jug. I suppose that it is a good thing that both pieces are stored behind glass or by now I might be in really big trouble.

Managing your business brain using micro braindumps

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 10:00:50 +1100

Posted on Entrepreneur's Journey [Brisbane]: I have a list. It's a list that gets bigger almost everyday. It's my to-do list for my business that serves two purposes. First, and perhaps most importantly it stops my brain from exploding. My list acts as a mini...

IEEE Xplore replies ?no set dates for plan?

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 21:48:16 +1100

Posted on Information Efficiency [Sydney]: I got a reply from IEEE Xplore on my RSS inquiry. Unfortunately, they have no set dates for proving RSS feeds on contents update and TOC alerts. As main stream medias have picked up RSS everywhere, I hope computing related publishers won't fall too far behind. It looks a little bit ironic. BTW, it seems that [...]

The Great ?Grgic? Grudge Match

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 05:08:03 +1100

Posted on Footytalk.com.au :: The Worlds First Australian Rules Football AFL Podcast: Round 3 in season 2005 is known as the Rivalry Round as some of football's traditional rivals fight for not only four premiership points but the satisfaction that can only come from beating your fiercest adversary. Carlton and Collingwood, enemies since the epic 1970 Grand Final, Hawthorn and Essendon who contested three of the toughest [...]

Videoblogging Week 2005 - day 5

Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:03:29 +1100

Posted on Richard BF [Sydney]: Two traditions. more here... and more here...

Double negatives

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 11:17:53 +1100

Posted on David G. Hong [Sydney]: Dear Shakespeare, Let us examine these follo...

this is not a test

Tue, 31 May 2005 17:15:24 +1100

Posted on Steve Davis...too much time (and a goolgleblogtag) on his hands... [Gold Coast]: how to spot a wmd

America at the beginning of the following millenium...

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 13:52:48 +1100

Posted on If you don't like my fire, don't come round... [Canberra]: Mother of God, please make it stop...

Protected: shocking

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 10:16:51 +1100

Posted on digeratemil [Sydney]: There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.