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  Sunday, 26 February 2006

Scary things seen on supermarket shelves

I had some things to pick up from the supermarket, so I went to the local QFC

As I was crusing the aisles, some things just called out to be photographed.

FRIED PORK SKINS

OBERTO BEEF JERKY - America's #1 Beef Snack

SCARY KOALA


12:36:33 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

KNDD 1077 The End Rocks!

One of the things I miss from living in Seattle was KNDD 1077 The End.

It is a local radio station which plays most of the music I like.

Right now, I'm listening to Resurrection Flashback Sunday, and the feature artist of the week are The B52's

Yes, I am a tragic

They have a live stream online, maybe I should tune into it when I get back home.


11:43:19 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • Random

Say it isn't so

I awoke from my sleep, feeling a bit jetlagged and a bit congested. Good thing I took that Codral.

While I slept, the Saints played Collingwood in the 2006 Pre-Season NAB Cup. My kids promised to record this for me while I was away.

So, with anticipation, I flipped open my tablet and surfed over to the AFL site.

This is a snap shot of what I saw.

OMG!!

The Saints lost by one point.

In Extra Time.

And the score is the same as the 1966 grand final (74 to 73), except this time it's reversed and the Magpies won by 1 point.

Collingwood 2.8.8 (74) def. St Kilda 1.9.10 (73)

Round up of News

Saints downed in extra time

COLLINGWOOD d ST KILDA
Magpies shine in extra time
Collingwood's one-point defeat of St Kilda contains more drama than an entire series of Desperate Housewivesmore

Triumphant Pies put in little bit extra
Australian - 4 hours ago
THE first round of the pre-season is always a novelty act. There are the new draftees to induct. The old faces in new jumpers to get used to.
Magpies shine in extra time The Age
Magpies lead Saints at halftime Melbourne Herald Sun
FOX SPORTS - AFL - ABC Regional Online - sportal.com.au - all 34 related »


10:21:55 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies • TV


  Saturday, 25 February 2006

Movies on the plane

I'm over in Seattle at the moment, attending a bunch of meetings. I'm based at The Willows Lodge

The trip over was long and tiring.

On the Sydney to Los Angeles leg (14.5 hours), I got to watch 3 movies:

  1. 40 Year Old Virgin
    I really enjoyed this movie. Sure, the language was crude but it felt authentic.  Steve Carell was great, and I find Catherine Keener really hot. I've had a thing for her since Being John Malkovich. Don't know why.
  2. Capote
    All I can say is "WOW". This is a pretty intense movie. Philip Seymour Hoffman *WAS* Truman Capote. By co-incidence, this also had  Catherine Keener in the movie playing Nelle Harper Lee, the author of "To Kill A Mockingbird", one of my all time favourite book & movie.
  3. Walk The Line
    Another BioPic, and another "WOW". Joaquin Phoenix  *WAS* Johnny Cash. The music was wonderful. I really got into that Johnny Cash vibe. It's inspired me to go and find the soundtrack

Time to rest....


7:45:17 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests


  Friday, 24 February 2006

Where the bloody hell are you?

Very funny reaction to the current tv ad with the slogan - .Where the bloody hell are you?"

It's a bloody good ad, if you ask me.


Sydney Morning Herald

'Bloody' tourism ad campaign rattles some MPs
ABC Online - 14 hours ago
Several Federal Government backbenchers have taken issue with the new advertising campaign for Australian tourism that uses the slogan, "So where the bloody hell are you?
Face of Australia Daily Telegraph
Where the hell are you, Australia asks Germans Expatica
The Age - Australian - New Zealand Herald - Times Online - all 95 related


11:05:11 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • TV

Footy starts this weekend

The AFL pre-season competition for 2006 kicks off this weekend.

My beloved Saints play Collingwood on Sunday.

The game is live on Fox Footy, but I wont be around to watch. I'll be in Seattle for the week. Double Whammy!


9:32:42 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies • TV

More LinkedIn

Further to yesterday's post about my LinkedIn network, there was a flurry of LinkedIn requests, and my network grew a little bit more.

My Network of Trusted Professionals

You are at the center of your network. Your connections can introduce you to 1,074,100+ professionals — here’s how your network breaks down:

Your Connections
Your trusted friends and colleagues
159 
Two degrees away
Friends of friends; each is connected to one of your connections
42,000+ 
Three degrees away
Reach these users through a friend and one of their friends
1,031,800+ 
  Total users you can contact through an Introduction: 1,074,100+


8:22:05 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • My Interests


  Thursday, 23 February 2006

LinkedIn

I got a LinkedIn request this evening, which made me look at my stats

Last time I posted about LinkedIn was last year in May, and my network has grown a fair bit since then.


11:03:20 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • My Interests

Items left to scan: 15,134,602

I was feeling curious today, and looked down at my Windows Desktop Search Indexing Status

Yikes!

How many items left to scan???


9:59:03 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!  

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Frank!

Geoff Appleby had ten top trivia things about himself, so I had to find out some trivia about me

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Frank!

  1. There are now more than 4000 satellites orbiting Frank.
  2. Fish travel in schools, but whales travel in Frank.
  3. Some people in Malaysia bathe their babies in beer to protect them from Frank!
  4. It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same Frank.
  5. It's bad luck to put Frank on a bed!
  6. Frankicide is the killing of Frank.
  7. American Airlines saved forty thousand dollars a year by eliminating Frank from each salad served in first class!
  8. A sixteenth century mathematician lost his nose in a duel over his love for Frank, and wore a silver replacement for the rest of his life.
  9. Frank is the smallest of Jupiter's many moons!
  10. Banging your head against Frank uses 150 calories an hour.


12:33:12 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek


  Wednesday, 15 February 2006

Quiz: What Type of Weather Are You?

Another day, another silly quiz. Not surprisingly, I do like lightning.

You Are Lightning
Beautiful yet dangerous
People will stop and watch you when you appear
Even though you're capable of random violence

You are best known for: your power

Your dominant state: performing


10:04:16 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • Random


  Tuesday, 14 February 2006

VB Series Final 3 : Australia v Sri Lanka

Great 3rd final of the VB Series.

Sri Lanka played well and set a good score of 256/9 after 50 overs.

The Aussies reply wsa simply amazing, 267/1 (45.3 ov), led by Adam Gilchrist's incredible inninga of  122 in 91 balls.

Just look at the scoring chart. Very entertaining cricket

Full Scorecard


10:00:09 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests • TV

brrreeeport

Scoble is doing a test, and he needs our help

So, here’s the brrreeeport report. You can participate. Just add the word “brrreeeport” to your blog. Or, even better, do that and then give it a tag too. So, anyway, it’s 7:57 p.m. Pacific Time so let’s look at what the search engines have found so far.

Tags: , ,


9:43:51 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek

godzilla got pissed

Bricey was telling his mum a story about godzilla.

He used the line "godzilla got pissed".

Intrigued. Moira did a search on "godzilla got pissed" and found the lyrics to a song called The Ultimate Showdown.

She clicked a bit and found "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny", which is "a musical tale of the greatest battle to ever occur ever".

and it's very very funny.

Bricey had seen his brothers looking at this clip earlier and remember the classic line "godzilla got pissed".

He's now telling me about Chuck Norris kicking someone in the crotch and wants to show me....


7:38:54 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

Talking Boony : VB Series Final 3 : Australia v Sri Lanka *Part II*

I got home, turned on the telly and the little fella started talking. What a champ. Molly, looks lie you were right, he needed a signal to wakeu

time (aest) Talking Boony Said...
4:30pm show us a replay of that
5:30pm where's me beer
7:25pm oh its a good pill, a very good pill
5:30pm looked out from here ump
7:30pm got any nachos. i love nachos
8:45pm ill drink to that
9:15pm shot
9:50pm boring
9:55pm quack quack quack

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7:17:05 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • TV

Talking Boony : VB Series Final 3 : Australia v Sri Lanka

Hmmm - Boony hasn't spoken yet

The game has started and not a word. Maybe Boonie didn't expect the game would go to 3 finals.

Tag :


2:52:21 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • TV

How Much Is My Blog Worth?

I finally got around to looking up the value of this blog. I wont be retiring to become a pro-blogger anytime soon


My blog is worth $10,726.26.
How much is your blog worth?


10:37:51 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek


  Monday, 13 February 2006

Emma Arrigo : Computer Captain

I got a call on Friday from a very excited Emma Arrigo

She had just been elected Computer Captain for her class. She was voted in by aher classmates

I was able to get a photo of here with her badge today.

She doesn't know what it means yet, as she hasn't had her computer class. BUT she is very excited and I am very proud


8:40:00 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

Quiz: "Which startrek character are you?"

I took the quiz, because I love taking quizzes.

Your results:
You are Spock

Spock
80%
Leonard McCoy (Bones)
80%
Chekov
80%
Geordi LaForge
60%
Data
50%
James T. Kirk (Captain)
40%
Jean-Luc Picard
40%
Beverly Crusher
40%
Will Riker
40%
Deanna Troi
40%
An Expendable Character (Redshirt)
40%
Mr. Scott
20%
Uhura
20%
Mr. Sulu
20%
Worf
20%
You are skilled in knowledge and logic.
You believe that the needs of the many
outweigh the needs of the few.
Click here to take the Star Trek Personality Test


10:10:09 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • Random


  Sunday, 12 February 2006

Mini Milestone - 1000th post

I just noticed a little milestone was passed - my 1000th post

I started this particular little blog in May 23, 2003

Quick summary of posts over the years:

  Year   Posts
  2003 338
  2004 416
  2005 211
  2006 38

I need to write a tool to extract my comments and trackback totals so that I can work out my C.I.!


5:03:56 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

Class Action Settlement/Software Update Notice

Got this email overnight. The class action suit against SONYBMG and their ROOTKIT spreads far and wide, and even to my inbox .

More info at EFF

----- Original Message -----

To: Frank Arrigo
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 12:36 PM
Subject: Class Action Settlement/Software Update Notice

***IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE/SOFTWARE UPDATE NOTICE***PLEASE READ*** (Please do not respond to this email.  Responses will not be read.)

If You Bought, Received or Used a SONY BMG Music Entertainment CD Containing Either XCP or Media Max Content Protection Software, Your Rights May Be Affected By a Class Action Settlement, And You Should Download Updates For That Software.

What is this about?

A settlement has been proposed in a lawsuit brought against SONY BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., SunnComm International Inc., and First 4 Internet, Ltd. ("Defendants").  The lawsuit, In re SONY BMG CD Technologies Litigation, Case No. 1:05-cv-09575-NRB, is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and relates to XCP and MediaMax content protection software installed on certain SONY BMG music CDs.

The Settlement resolves claims that the Defendants manufactured and sold CDs containing XCP and MediaMax software without adequately disclosing the limitations the software imposes on the use of the CDs and the security vulnerabilities it creates.  The Defendants have denied that they did anything wrong.

Who Is Included, And What Does The Settlement Provide?

The settlement provides relief for persons who bought, received or used SONY BMG CDs with either XCP or MediaMax software.  Under the settlement, any person in possession of an XCP CD can exchange it for a replacement CD, an MP3 download of the same album, and either (a) cash payment of $7.50 and one (1) free album download from a list of 200 albums, or (b) three (3) free album downloads from that list.
Purchasers of CDs containing MediaMax 5.0 software will receive a free
MP3 download of the same album and one (1) additional free album download.  Purchasers of CDs containing MediaMax 3.0 software will receive a free MP3 download of the same album.

The settlement also requires the Defendants to stop manufacturing SONY BMG CDs with XCP or MediaMax 3.0 and 5.0 software and, until 2008: (1) make available updates to fix all known security vulnerabilities caused by XCP and MediaMax software; (2) provide software programs to uninstall XCP and MediaMax software safely; (3) fix any future security vulnerabilities discovered in MediaMax and any other content protection software placed on SONY BMG CDs; (4) provide independent verification that personal information about users of SONY BMG CDs has not and will not be collected through XCP or MediaMax; (5) waive certain provisions of the end user license agreements for XCP and MediaMax software; and
(6) ensure that any other content protection software will be clearly disclosed, independently tested and readily uninstalled.

At 9:15a.m. on May 22, 2006, the Court will hold a hearing at the United States District Court, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, Courtroom 21A, New York, New York 10007-1312, to decide whether to approve the settlement and the class attorneys' fees and costs.

How Do I Participate In The Settlement?
If you bought or received a SONY BMG Music CD containing XCP or MediaMax software and want to receive the relief you may be eligible for under the settlement, you must submit an online claim form at www.sonybmgcdtechsettlement.com, or mail a claim form to:

SONY BMG CD Technologies Settlement
P.O. Box 1804, Faribault, MN 55021-1804

All claim forms must be submitted by December 31, 2006.

What Are My Other Options?

If you bought, received or used a SONY BMG Music CD containing XCP or MediaMax software, and you do not want to be legally bound by the settlement or receive a replacement CD, cash, free downloads or other relief, you must exclude yourself by May 1, 2006.  If you do not exclude yourself, certain of your claims against the Defendants that were or could have been asserted in the lawsuit will be released, meaning you may not be able to sue the Defendants for those claims.
To view the detailed legal Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement, Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Settlement Fairness Hearing and to download the software updates, visit www.sonybmgcdtechsettlement.com.
You may obtain further information by contacting the claims administrator at the address above or by calling toll free 1-800-242-7610.


4:00:13 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

Talking Boony : VB Series Final 2 : Australia v Sri Lanka

What a surprise. Australia lost the first final to Sri Lanka. The Aussies now have to win both finals, otherwise it will be their first VB series loss in 13 years.

Boony is anticipating a good game too.

time (aest) Talking Boony Said...
1:30pm grab a VB the crickets about to start
3:00pm nice shot
4:00pm when's the dtinks break
4:20pm i feel like some watermelon
4:45pm i'll drink to that
5:00pm we're going to the pub
5:10pm oh that's a good pill a very good pill
5:15pm got any nachos. i love nachos
6:15pm hey give me a vb, the crickets about to start
6:55pm looked out from here ump
6:55pm shot
7:25pm oh it's a good pill, it's a good pill
9:15pm anyone seen me thongs

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3:47:34 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • TV

SMH: Hit shows plundered

I read this SMH article today, entitled " Hit shows plundered".

It starts with how Australia is the world's second biggest market for pirated TV shows after Britain.

Hmmm, I remember reading simlar stories 12 months ago, like UK, Australia top TV piracy list and Impatient TV viewers turn to BitTorrent

The article also has some comments from Mark Pesce, who had the Piracy is Good speech from last year.

What I find amusing is the networks execs living in denial

Seven director of corporate development Simon Francis said he was not concerned.

"The vast majority watch television . . . the ratings for the shows show no erosion - you look at the figures for Lost and Desperate Housewives, there is no audience loss," he said.

and

But Ten's David Mott isn't convinced that pirate TV viewers create buzz for shows. "We don't condone piracy and we support the US networks' efforts to prevent it," he said.

Wake up and smell the coffee. Bits are moving freely and people are watching downloaded TV Shows. There are sites like Kangaroo TV springing up with how to instructions for the everyman. It's happening and will accelerate in the coming months.  The networks in the US are starting to adapt (CBS Cuts Out Download Middleman), and even the UK, with the Channel 4 Geek Sitcom  "The IT Crowd", which offers the epsiode online.


1:36:36 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • TV

More on Camelot

Moira was reading the latest North Shore Times and found an article about Camelot, the house we went to look at last week.

PAKASTANI-born Nausheen Qureshi  had little trouble adapting to the Australian way of life when she migrated here as a young bride 22 years ago.

``We went to Canberra, which is remarkably similar to Islamabad,'' Nausheen said.

She said the architects of modern Islamabad had drawn heavily on the design principles used by Walter Burley Griffin in Canberra.

``So it all felt quite familiar . . . I had no trouble settling down.''

Six years ago, Nausheen and husband Zia  bought a large character house in Pymble.

The luxury four-bedroom home has many unusual features including a turret room, banquet dining room, home gym, inground pool and fish pond with footbridge.

``We get lots of family visitors, so the house is absolutely perfect from that point of view,'' Nausheen said.

``It's so spacious that it can easily cope with the extra numbers.''

The house is always filled with the friends of Nausheen and Zia's two children  Usman, 18, and Amna, 17.

``This house seems to attract young people  they'll watch a movie in the home theatre or swim in the pool, which is gas-heated and warm all year round,'' Nausheen said.

The property at 96 Livingstone Ave will be auctioned on March 1 through Century 21 Cordeau Marshall's Paula Hellstern on 0418 415 033.

So now we know more about the family selling the house. So, the owner is CEO of a local company. The photo on the website has the dude standing in the living room at his house. He was the charman of the Australian Chapter for the  International Association of Outsourcing Professionals, as well as an Honorary Investment Counsellor for the Government of Pakistan (#21),  A dude with the same name was also involved in some dodgy money deals resulting in missing millions. I don't know if it's all related but it makes for some interesting reading.

All from going to visit an open house


1:08:35 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random


  Saturday, 11 February 2006

How many people in the world?

We're watching the 2006 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony, and Emma asks me how many people live in each of the different countries marching into the stadium.

Quick as a flash, I jump to wikipedia and voila the top 10

Rank Country Population Density
(people/ km2)
— World 6,446,000,000 43
1 Flag of People's Republic of China China 1,306,313,812 136
2 Flag of India India 1,103,600,000 328
3 Flag of United States United States 297,800,000 30
4 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 241,973,879 126
5 Flag of Brazil Brazil 186,112,794 21
6 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 162,419,946 202
7 Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 144,319,628 1,002
8 Flag of Russia Russia 143,420,309 8
9 Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 128,771,988 139
10 Flag of Japan Japan 127,417,244 337

Australia is #52 in the big list


10:46:19 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV


  Friday, 10 February 2006

Talking Boony : VB Series Final 1 : Australia v Sri Lanka

The finals have begun. Australia plays Sri Lanka in Adelaide

I left my little fellow at home today *AGAIN*, so i relied on the kidness of my family to record his sayings.

time (aest) Talking Boony Said...
1:30pm turn on the TV the crickets about to start
3:00pm duckie duckie duckie
5:25pm when's the drinks break
5:45pm got any nachos? I love nachos
7:40om when are we going to the pub
8:55pm where's me beer
9:25pm nice
10:00pm i feel like playing table tennis

Tag :


10:10:12 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV

Happy Wedding Anniversary : 15 Years

red roses bouquet

Yesterday (Feb 9 2006), was our 15th Wedding Anniversary.

15 years ago, Moira and I were married at a little ceremony in Canberra, surrounded by our friends and families, after having moved there from Melbourne.

Now, 15 years and 4 kids later, with moves from Canberra to Seattle and then finally settling into Sydney, our journey continues.

Here's to you Moira!

The traditional gift for a 15 Year Anniversary is Crystal. Moira's mum is from Waterford, Ireland so perhaps a gift of Waterford Crystal is in order.

As reminder for me in future, here's the Traditional Wedding Anniversary Gift List

Anniv. Gift
1st Paper
2nd Cotton
3rd Leather
4th Fruit, flowers
5th Wood
6th Sugar
7th Copper, wool
8th Bronze, pottery
9th Pottery, willow
10th Tin
11th Steel
12th Silk, linen
13th Lace
14th Ivory
15th Crystal
20th China
25th Silver
30th Pearl
35th Coral
40th Ruby
45th Sapphire
50th Gold
55th Emerald
60th Diamond

[listening to: Push - Madonna ]
11:33:17 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

  Thursday, 9 February 2006

Orkut Status Update : February 2006

Wow, I haven't looked at Orkut since September 2005.

I got a bunch of people asking me to invite them to join the network, so I logged back on again today.

My stats continue to grow.

I am now connected to 13,060,485 people through 109 friends, with 18 fans & 17 scraps.

Not much growth in terms of friends, but a massive growth in connections.

I wonder how this particular service is doing overall?   It seems pretty tired, certainly not wired.


5:35:29 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek

HOW TO RECRUIT THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB

The following is doing the rounds in the office at the moment. I couldn't resist. I am also trying to think what I would do........

HOW TO RECRUIT THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB

Put about 100 bricks in some particular order in a closed room with an open window.
Then send 2 or 3 candidates in the room and close the door.
Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours and then analyse the situation.

If they are counting the bricks.
Put them in the accounts department.

If they are recounting them.
Put them in auditing.

If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks.
Put them in engineering.

If they are arranging the bricks in some strange order.
Put them in planning.

If they are throwing the bricks at each other.
Put them in operations.

If they are sleeping.
Put them in security.

If they have broken the bricks into pieces.
Put them in information technology.

If they are sitting idle.
Put them in human resources.

If they say they have tried different combinations, yet there's no evidence.
Put them in sales.

If they have already left for the day.
Put them in marketing.

If they are staring out of the window.
Put them on strategic planning.

And then last but not least -

If they are talking to each other and not a single brick has been moved.
Congratulate them and put them in top management.


11:10:33 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • Random


  Wednesday, 8 February 2006

The Ricky Gervais Show and World Records

I have been a big fan of the The Ricky Gervais Show. So far there have been 10 episodes, with 2 more to come before the end of the series on Guardian Unlimited.

It has been attracting a lot of mainstream media attention, including this recent story "The Cult of Karl". There is also a hilarious entry in Wikipedia about Karl

Last night, as I was listening to the latest episode again, I wandered over to Ricky Gervais' website and spotted this story

Ricky Gervais 'surfs' into the Guinness World Records book.

Ricky Gervais and his team were today awarded the Guinness World Record for the most downloaded podcast, gaining an average of 261,670 downloads per episode of 'The Ricky Gervais Show' during its first month.

The podcast has been available since December on the Guardian Unlimited website (www.guardian.co.uk) and hosted by the Positive Internet Company to cope with the very high anticipated download levels. Although the podcast was always sure to be hugely popular, actual downloads massively exceeded expectations but still went ahead without any technical hitches.

Far from simply presenting highlights of previously recorded material, the weekly podcast shows were entirely new material consisting of random and highly amusing discussions between Ricky, and his friends Karl Pilkington and Stephen Merchant.

The official certificate was presented to Ricky and the team by Craig Glenday, editor of Guinness World Records at the Guardian Offices this afternoon.

Ricky Gervais said, "Steve and Karl wanted to charge for the podcast. Just a pound they said. I said no. We've had nearly 3 million downloads so far. It's difficult doing a show with two people who won't talk to me now".

The record will be a contester for the 2007 edition of Guinness World Records, out in the autumn. Craig Glenday, editor of Guinness World Records says; "People say that there's nothing new under the sun, that there's nothing left to discover and no records left to be set. But this new podcasting achievement shows that there's always scope for record breaking, and we're pleased to welcome Ricky and his team to the Guinness World Records hall of fame. It's got a certain ring to it: Amundsen, Armstrong, Hillary... Gervais."

Part of me isn't surprised, but I am sure the boys from The Podcast Network have had as many downloads.

It would be really cool to see Cameron, Mick and the rest of the team in the Guinness Book of World Records - much like this dude :


11:21:22 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek


  Tuesday, 7 February 2006

Quiz : The Muppet Personality Test

He He

You Are Animal
A complete lunatic, you're operating on 100% animal instincts.
You thrive on uncontrolled energy, and you're downright scary.
But you sure can beat a good drum.
"Kill! Kill!"


8:18:50 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek

Talking Boony : VB Series Game 12

Another game during the week and the last one before the finals.

I forgot my little fellow at home today, but my wife (the greatest wife in the world) delivered talking boony to my work, so that he could entertain the folks.

time (aest) Talking Boony Said...
10:00am turn on the TV the crickets about to start
11:00am anyone seen me thongs
2:30pm the code word today is VB
3:00pm ill drink to that
5:30pm got any nachos? I love nachos

Tag :


2:54:09 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV


  Sunday, 5 February 2006

VB Series Game 11 : Australia v South Africa

Australia hit a record score of 6-344 in tonight's match against South Africa at the SCG, with Man of the Match Adam Gilchrist smashing 88 in 66 balls. He is back in form!

Australia's total was their highest against South Africa and the second-highest at the SCG in one-day internationals.

South Africa was never really in the race, as the graph below shows, however, their final score of 6-287 was the highest ever losing score at the SCG in one-day internationals.

Complete Scorecard


10:10:39 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests • TV

Talking Boony's Codewords

Talking Boony has said a codeword for each game. It's part of a competition being run. I missed the codeword for game 9.

The codewords for each day so far have been:

Game Date Codeword
1

Friday, 13 January 2006

Bat
2

Sunday, 15 January 2006

Ball
3

Tuesday, 17 January 2006

VB
4

Friday, 20 January 2006

Cheers
5

Sunday, 22 January 2006

Slab
6

Tuesday, 24 January 2006

Stubby
7

Thursday, 26 January 2006

Thirsty
8

Sunday, 29 January 2006

Legend
9

Tuesday, 31 January 2006

10

Friday, 3 February 2006

Cheers
11

Sunday, 5 February 2006

Ball
12

Tuesday, 7 February 2006

VB

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9:52:12 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek

Talking Boony : VB Series Game 11

Another game, and another afternoon with talking boony.

I missed the start of the game, as we went out for lunch, but I've been listening intently for most of the day: The Aussies are in a punishing mood today.

time (aest) Talking Boony Said...
1:30pm get me a vb the crickets about to start
3:45pm got any nachos? I love nachos
3:55pm looked out from here ump
3:55pm is it time for a beer yet
4:20pm looked out in my book
4:55pm show us a reply of that
5:15pm got any nachos? I love nachos
6:15pm get me a vb the crickets about to start
6:45pm get us a beet
7:10pm show us a reply of that
7:55pm anyone seen me thongs
9:00pm today's code word is BALL
10:00pm how about a game of table tennis

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5:41:16 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV

boradband

Nice typo on the front page of the SMH this afternoon. It's even in the URL

Story is pretty sad too. No wonder Australia is a 3rd world when it comes to boradband.


4:43:14 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek


  Saturday, 4 February 2006

Another Muglet - 10 Gallon Frank

What's going on?? I've got another email

Hi,

secret mugletmaker has created a really funny Muglet and thought you would like to see it.

Click on the link below to view it now.

http://muglets.com/SA3D

We hope it will give you a bit of a giggle and don't forget you can send it to a friend, buy it for your mobile phone or create your own really easily.

All the best

The Muglets

Someone is having a lot of fun this evening.

Here's 10 Gallon Frank. Yeehaaa!


8:15:44 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • Random

Muglet - FrankArrStein ?

Just got this email.

Hi,

secret mugletmaker has created a really funny Muglet and thought you would like to see it.

Click on the link below to view it now.

http://muglets.com/SA2A

We hope it will give you a bit of a giggle and don't forget you can send it to a friend, buy it for your mobile phone or create your own really easily.

All the best

The Muglets

Intrigued, I clicked the link and saw FrankArrStein

Ha Ha - very funny. Ok, who's been playing funny buggers???? Rob?? Dr Neil??


7:41:52 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Geek • Random

A House fit for a King?

We did some "open house" touring this weekemd. Moira has got the moving bug again.

One of the places we went to see was a riot! It had a name - Camelot and a tag line - "A house fit for a King".

What was truly bizarre was the interior, It reminded me of one of Saddam Hussein's Palaces.

As we looked around the house we saw photos of the "Man Of The House" with John Howard (yes, the Prime Minister), and as we wandered around, the photos were more bizarre including one of the "Man Of The House" in full milirary uniform and a Gun. I wanted to take a photo, but the estate agent was nearby.

We reckon this house belonged to an Iraqi official, maybe an envoy that assisted the AWB who had recently left the country. It definitly had that feel to it.

If you are in Sydney, go check it out. The address is 96 Livingstone Avenue, Pymble.


4:56:47 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family


  Friday, 3 February 2006

Quiz: My Hillbilly Name Is...

It's been far too long since I did one of this things

Your Hillbilly Name Is...
Buster Farmer


11:07:16 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

An Appeal from Michael Moore

Michael Moore is making a new movie. Looking foward to see what he cooks up.

From: maillist@michaelmoore.com [mailto:maillist@michaelmoore.com]
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2006 8:50 PM
To: Frank Arrigo
Subject: Send Me Your Health Care Horror Stories... An Appeal from Michael Moore

2/3/06

Friends,

How would you like to be in my next movie? I know you've probably heard I'm making a documentary about the health care industry (but the HMOs don't know this, so don't tell them -- they think I'm making a romantic comedy).

If you've followed my work over the years, you know that I keep a pretty low profile while I'm making my movies. I don't give interviews, I don't go on TV and I don't defrost my refrigerator. I do keep my website updated on a daily basis (there's been something like 4,000,000 visitors just this week alone) and the rest of the time I'm... well, I can't tell you what I'm doing, but you can pretty much guess. It gets harder and harder sneaking into corporate headquarters, but I've found that just dying my hair black and wearing a skort really helps.

Back to my invitation to be in my movie. Have you ever found yourself getting ready to file for bankruptcy because you can't pay your kid's hospital bill, and then you say to yourself, "Boy, I sure would like to be in Michael Moore's health care movie!"?

Or, after being turned down for the third time by your HMO for an operation they should be paying for, do you ever think to yourself, "Now THIS travesty should be in that 'Sicko' movie!"?

Or maybe you've just been told that your father is going to have to just, well, die because he can't afford the drugs he needs to get better -- and it's then that you say, "Damn, what did I do with Michael Moore's home number?!"

OK, here's your chance. As you can imagine, we've got the goods on these crooks. All we need now is to put a few of you in the movie and let the world see what the greatest country ever in the history of the universe does to its own people, simply because they have the misfortune of getting sick. Because getting sick, unless you are rich, is a crime -- a crime for which you must pay, sometimes with your own life.

About four hundred years from now, historians will look back at us like we were some sort of barbarians, but for now we're just the laughing stock of the Western world.

So, if you'd like me to know what you've been through with your insurance company, or what it's been like to have no insurance at all, or how the hospitals and doctors wouldn't treat you (or if they did, how they sent you into poverty trying to pay their crazy bills) ...if you have been abused in any way by this sick, greedy, grubby system and it has caused you or your loved ones great sorrow and pain, let me know.

Send me a short, factual account of what has happened to you -- and what IS happening to you right now if you have been unable to get the health care you need. Send it to michael@michaelmoore.com. I will read every single one of them (even if I can't respond to or help everyone, I will be able to bring to light a few of your stories).

Thank you in advance for sharing them with me and trusting me to try and do something about a very corrupt system that simply has to go.

Oh, and if you happen to work for an HMO or a pharmaceutical company or a profit-making hospital and you have simply seen too much abuse of your fellow human beings and can't take it any longer -- and you would like the truth to be told -- please write me at michael@michaelmoore.com. I will protect your privacy and I will tell the world what you are unable to tell. I am looking for a few heroes with a conscience. I know you are out there.

Thank you, all of you, for your help and your continued support through the years. I promise you that with "Sicko" we will do our best to give you not only a great movie, but a chance to bring down this evil empire, once and for all.

In the meantime, stay well. I hear fruits and vegetables help.

Yours,
Michael Moore
michael@michaelmoore.com
www.michaelmoore.com


10:36:36 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

Talking Boony : VB Series Game 10

 I took talking boony to work again today. I missed his little smile and his witty comments.

I also did some surfing around and found some amazing community research that had been posted, including the Facts of Boonie and the Reverse Boonjaneering project. unreal.

Here's what I recorded today:

time (aest) Talking Boony Said...
1:30pm get me a vb the crickets about to start
2:15pm anyone seen my thongs
3:30pm have a swing mate
4:55pm when's the drinks break
6:45pm grab a vb the cricket's about to start
7:15pm where's my beer
7:45pm he's seeing them like watermelons
8:00pm is it time for a beer yet
9:00pm today's code word is Cheers
10:00pm i feel like playing table tennis

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10:02:42 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV

Talking Boony : VB Series Game 9

I left Boony at home today

the kids recorded some of his comments

 525 ill drink to that 
540 where are my nachos
645 get me a vb cricket is about to start
735 pass me the biscuits please. a monte carlo would be nice
900 got some nuts

Tage :

[listening to: Bigger boys & stolen sweethearts - Arctic Monkeys ]
8:19:08 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV

  Wednesday, 1 February 2006

Talking Boony : VB Series Game 8

I stuffed up.

I went on a trip and forgot Talking Boony

None of his little sayings for me!

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8:23:21 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • TV