Archive for the ‘Links’ Category
Monday, June 14th, 2010
I really like what people have been doing with robotics in the last few years. Now that powerful CPUs are cheap and wireless communications ubiquitous, whole new areas are opening up for hobbyists to explore. Sure, someday those robots will undoubtedly rise up and destroy humanity, but until then why ...
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
Remember kids - winners don't do drugs.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Bevan McCabe, raconteur and man-about-town, is producing a podcast about this fair city. The first episode has just been released and it turned out rather well.
There is more information at the associated Wellington Podcast Blog, but the daring amongst you can just downloaded it directly (16Mb mp3), or subscribe to ...
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
It is not everyday that I awaken to the radio telling me that Civil Defense has been activated due to the imminent arrival of a Tsunami.
Luckily the effects of the Tsunami on New Zealand were slight to non-existent, but not totally unnoticed. The following chart is from the excellent GeoNet ...
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
Today has thrown up some examples of what strange, dark times we live in.
Firstly the trailer for the live-action version of Where the Wild Things Are is released and turns out not to be a monumental travesty.
Then John Banks is quoted in the Herald saying something that I ...
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
So I was talking with the team at work and conversation drifted (as it so often does) to My Little Pony.
Just a bunch of guys talking about My Little Pony - nothing weird about that.
But then, mere hours later, a link to this collection of modified My Little Ponies ...
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
I see today that the minimum wage is going to rise from $12 to $12.50 this year. This is something I support, not only to keep up with inflation but also because it puts more money into the lowest section of the economy - always a good move in a ...
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Sam Hughes writes short, short form science fiction, most of which I quite like. This one is particularly good. So is this one. This one is very silly.
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
It has irked me for a long time that although the President of the United States wields great power over the rest of the world, only US citizens get to vote. To be brutally honest it irked me a lot more when Bush II was in power, but I approve ...
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Saturday, December 13th, 2008
I am actually supposed to be doing some work at the moment, but as usual I need a diversion. You are probably in the same situation yourself - why else would you be reading this page?
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Jaws was a pretty cool movie but I think we can all agree that the theme tune really needed lyrics. Luckily one man stepped up to the challenge:
The same guy has done a whole bunch more:
Batman
Superman
Back to the Future
Indiana Jones
James Bond
Halloween (particularly good)
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Usually, whenever I see something entertaining but inexplicable on the Internet I just shake my head and mutter something about those crazy Japanese. In fact Japan has had a monopoly on capital-C Crazy for so long that sometimes it seems that no other nation could possibly compete.
Recently, however, Russia has ...
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Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
The following 5 minute film contains 200% of your daily recommended dose of drift racing and dinosaurs:
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Thursday, May 24th, 2007
A picture for those who like astronomy and/or have a very large monitor they want to test:
All (known) Bodies in the Solar System Larger Than 200 Miles in Diameter
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
I am going to assume that we all liked Star Trek:The Next Generation when it was on. However only the most ardent fan would refuse to concede that there were some problems with the show. It was fairly cheesy (even for the late eighties) and its oh-so-earnest attitude made the ...
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