Archive for September, 2007
Big Brother
28 September 2007I just came across an interesting article on Ars Technica regarding a new intelligent camera surveillance system planned for Chicago. Apparently this is part of the windy city’s upcoming bid for the 2016 Olympic games, by having a state of the art surveillance and security system in place the hope is that the city will […]
Thesis status
28 September 2007!!ACCEPTED!!
That is right people, I am one step closer to being a real doctor now that my external reviewers have come back with their comments. Both nominated to accept with minor revisions which means that I’ll have to make a few small changes (mainly to do with ensuring a consistent style throughout) and then get […]
Our latest addition - Tucker
8 September 2007This is our new boy Tucker, we picked him up from the local RSPCA today. When we first saw him I was wondering what on earth a “Truck” dog was and whether he was a purebred “Truck dog” or a “Truck dog” cross… then I realised that it wasn’t a breed, it was simply […]
Go the Chaser!!
6 September 2007If you haven’t seen it yet for god’s sake google “Chaser APEC” and read up on this piss funny stunt.
The stunt involved driving a fake motorcade into the northern part of the CBD including Macquarie Street, with one of the crew dressed as Osama bin Laden.
That really sums it up nicely however there are […]
The Proof of the Pudding is in the EATING
4 September 2007Okay I’m coming out and saying that I’ve been using this expression wrong for quite some time now as “the proof is in the pudding” my rationale being that the proof of a good dinner (party) was in the dessert that was served; i.e. if you have a lovely steak dinner followed by a $3 […]
DMZ tour
1 September 2007Well it is a rainy miserable day for my last full day in Seoul, so I am sitting in my hotel room and being bored So I thought I’d make the time useful and post some stuff up here about my trip so far. On my first day here I bought a new […]