Opinions, reviews, articles, rants, musings, comments, drivel, general waffle and the odd photo from lucie, Red Wolf and sbszine — three web geeks from Sydney.
13.01.2008
It's not often that an ad catches my interest, but the recent ad that Showcase has been running for Dexter is one that does.
Unfortunately, others didn't seem to appreciate it and there were enough complaints that it has been withdrawn. I can only guess that the offended viewers were staff members from the Adelaide tourist bureau.
12.01.2008
Kaiser is talking to another dog. My little guy isn't this chatty.
16.12.2007
So, I decided to take the RFID passport out for a spin, and now Neibi and I are in Sapporo, Japan, sequestered in a business hotel opposite Hokkaido University. Outside it's a bracing -6 degrees celsius.
I will now relate to you the tale of day one.
On the first day, December 14th, we flew from Sydney to Narita (Tokyo international airport). We flew JAL and it was pretty good: the flight left late yet arrived early, we got vegetarian food, and the headrest entertainment screens were absorbing. The chick who checked us in was like an angrier Lee Lin Chin, but she got the job done.
Please, Sir, can I have some more...
06.11.2007
I am now the proud owner of an RFID passport, complete with a very thick page that says "do not stamp... gadgetry inside". Apparently this will get me through customs faster, but I'll still have to shave my beard off if I don't want my shoes to be randomly selected for chemical swabbing yet again.Next up, biometrics and DNA samples.
23.08.2007
We did a bit of screenprinting on the weekend to make some clothes for people's birthdays and the like. The design is based on Kamineko, the biting cat from the manga Azumanga Daioh.Please, Sir, can I have some more...
20.08.2007
I've been meaning to take a crack at amigurumi, but haven't been able to find a pattern I liked until running across heavens_hellcat's crochet pattern on LiveJournal — via Craftzine: blog
amigurumi | crochet | totoro09.08.2007
Pretty self explanatory, really... some twisted Korean genius has come up with origami versions of pretty much every unit from Starcraft. Some of the Zerg models are quite beautiful.The paper battle scenes are impressively nerdy.
04.08.2007
A gorgeously steampunk animated short from Blur
blur | steampunk21.07.2007
A howto guide for creating your own religion for fun and profit
11.06.2007
lolcat | schrodinger10.06.2007
09.06.2007
Liverpool is playing host to an interesting piece of artwork for the next 18 months. Called
Turning The Place Overby Richard Wilson, it consists of a rotating wall that turns 360°. Cut in the wall of an old Yates's Wine Lodge, the installation sits opposite one of the city's train stations and is costing £450,000
art | liverpool | richard wilson21.05.2007
We were rudely awakened the other night by Olaf (the cat) depositing a slimy frog on our faces at 3am. Happily N had been watching a TV show about the care and feeding of frogs earlier that day, so she leapt out of bed, crafted a frog habitat out of an old pot and a cake net, then went back to sleep.Please, Sir, can I have some more...
09.04.2007
game+over+project | guillaume+reymond | space+invaders17.03.2007
creationism | humour | robin+ince15.03.2007
Check out this excellent My Neighbour Totoro doughnut, baked crispy fresh in the seaside town of Hakodate, Hokkaido.As well as producing doughnuts of interest, Hakodate is home to Isoya Yuki, who enthusiastically sang the Kenshin theme song. You know, the one where her heavyweight love soon dissolves like the sugar cube, etc.
01.03.2007
Watch Violet the octopus stalk and kill a live crab.
09.02.2007
Everybody needs a Violet for opening jars.
27.01.2007
letterbox media | ninja librarian | video27.12.2006
In the grand tradition of
if you value your sanity, don't look, I bring you Celine Dion butchering AC/DC's
You Shook Me All Night Long.
This is wrong on so many levels.
I think I need to go beat my head on the keyboard until the soothing sound of broken bone and plastic makes her horrible screeching go away.
There are some things you just cannot unhear. You have been warned.
ac-dc | celine dion