June 22, 2008

this is why we need a car

It's pouring with rain and I want to get some stuff from Ikea. It's a 5 minute drive or close to 40 mins catching the tram(s). I'm not sure if you've noticed, but wet people smell
when they're sitting beside you.

June 19, 2008

lawsuit waiting to happen

These guys win the award for dumbest product ever:


Why bother teaching your kid not to eat Lego when these buggers come along and undo all your hard work.



Thanks to Penny Arcade .

June 11, 2008

June 05, 2008

os x tip: alias for network folder

Here's a quick Mac tip that I figured out by myself today. This is a big deal, because I'm not a mac fan (we just have a mac mini for a media server)

After Deb upgraded to OSX Leopard, OS 10.5, or whatever the hell they're calling it these days, we lost the ability to create an alias to a network folder (in Windows, the closest equivalent is a shortcut). I scoured the interwebs and couldn't find any way around it.

The solution is really simple:
  1. Create an alias for any old file
  2. Open the alias file info
  3. Click on "Select new original"
  4. Navigate to your network folder and click ok
And that's it! Too easy.

God knows why the powers that be decided to drop that bit of functionality, but if I've learned anything from the Mac community it's this: Steve Jobs is god and don't you fucking dare question ANY decision that Apple makes. If you don't like something it's because YOU are wrong and what you are trying to DO is wrong.

June 03, 2008

google earth 3d plugin

This is pretty freakin sweet: Google has created a proper 3D plugin for Google Earth.
Basically, you can bung Google Earth into a web page and do anything with it that you can do with Google Maps.
Google

May 28, 2008

excessive phone bill

If you've ever microwaved a cd, this is even better.

May 26, 2008

re're saring our rown rives



As weird a concept as this is, its a hell of a lot more fun than a lot of the "entertainment" on western TV

May 22, 2008

H.E.R.B

May 21, 2008

princess

May 15, 2008

May 14, 2008

moving graffiti

This is hard to describe without using the words "fucking" and "awesome".

May 08, 2008

chicken coconut soup

We've made this a few times recently and it keeps getting better with each ingredient we add.

1 Tbsp peanut/vegetable oil
6 spring onions (or a small, finely chopped normal onion)
Tbsp chopped chilli
2 Tbsp freshly grated ginger
2 Tbsp lemongrass (I use the stuff from a tube as it's not all woody)

3 cups chicken stock
1 can coconut milk
1 Tbsp fish sauce

1 can creamed corn
1/2 can Baby corn (cut in half longways)
Thinly sliced chicken breast
Salt to season
1 Tbsp soy sauce

Heat the oil in a wok or large pot and fry the spring onions, chilli, ginger and lemongrass for a minute or so.
Add the chicken stock, coconut milk and fish sauce and bring to the boil uncovered (if you cover it, the coconut milk goes all curdled and disgusting).
Throw in the creamed corn, baby corn and chicken and let it simmer for 7-8 minutes.
Season with salt and add the soy sauce, mix it up and serve. I'm sure the presentation would look better with a sprig of coriander on top, but you won't find that gunk in my kitchen.

May 06, 2008

high tech poster

This is an informational poster out by our lifts.

In case youre' wondering, clicking didn't do anything.

April 26, 2008

miscalculation

Why are burger patties sold in packs of 4, but hamburgers in packs of 6?

April 15, 2008

mario theme with wine bottles

Patience. So much patience


April 02, 2008

geebung

March 09, 2008

i love this guy

riding home



royal exhibition building

March 04, 2008

garfield minus garfield

For some reason it took me years to realise that Garfield just isn't funny (seriously, how many times do you think that people will laugh at lasagne?)

Now if you take Garfield out of the picture all together, it makes:
"an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life"


garfieldminusgarfield