Things that can kill you

Here's a nice summary of some of the wildlife here in Oz...



Found on the artist's site, via How To Spot A Psychopath

Why you shouldn't play with microwave ovens...

Want to roller-blade across Antarctica?

Well, you're not the first to come up with the idea... while trying to find some info for work, I happened across this page on the JACARA (Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica) website. After reading a bit, I found this priceless paragraph:

Tonight there are a couple of talks by a team of French and a team of Dutch folk who are skiing their way across Antarctica. I've decided to give the talk a miss partly because I want to get on with doing stuff, and also I find it hard to fathom why anyone would want to ski across Antarctica when it's already been done. Particularly bizarre are those folk who choose to walk, when skiing is a lot easier and being towed behind a parafoil easier still. If you're going to be cold and miserable for 6 weeks why not just lock yourself in a meat freezer and listen to Spice Girls tapes. I look forward to meeting the first group to roller-blade across the continent dressed only in board shorts, T-shirts and back-to-front baseball caps.

Heh. The guy's got a sense of humour... but then, spending time down there, you'd better be able to see the lighter side of things!

Funny thought for the day...

"The reason Santa is so jolly is that he knows where the bad girls live..."

Yet another video...

This one's of some funky dance moves.

A pretty impressive collection, this guy did a brilliant job of putting together this show.

Seeing is believing!

This latest promo video from Israeli defence contractor Rafael takes the cake.

Yeah, it was for the Aero-India 2009 defence exhibition. But still!



Via Worldwide War Pigs.

Back in the Dwarf!

Slashdot is referring to this Guardian article, stating that a new two-part series of Red Dwarf is currently under production, due around Easter time in the UK (and very shortly thereafter on Channel BT, no doubt!).

I might have to go watch the 8 previous series of the Boys from the Dwarf just to get back into the swing of things... :-D

This is worse than evil!

Star Wars with a difference...

What you might think happened in the movies if you never actually watched them...


Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

XKCD FTW again!

I actually downloaded the Windows 7 beta on Saturday. Had to wait until Sunday to get a key to install it, though. And then didn't install it, because (a) we went to see a movie (The Day the Earth Stood Still - not bad), then (b) I spent the rest of the day working on my speakers.

Sanded back the filler I'd put on the sub (to fill the cracks at the panel joins), sanded back the main I'd given a preliminary coat of paint - and discovered that acrylic paint doesn't sand too well unless it's super dry - it'd only been on there about 20 hours, which apparently wasn't enough. Although some of the issues I saw may have been because of the very smooth & sealed primer on there - the acrylic had trouble bonding to the primer, I think.

Then I spent a few hours making up grill frames for the front mains. Cut some 12mm MDF to size, then marked & cut out the holes in the middle. Gonna take a while to sand / finish it, but the bulk of the work is done. I need a new 54mm holesaw, though - the el-cheapo one I've got is now very, very blunt, after being used to cut another 24 holes! :D

Anyway, back to work...

Best. Star Wars. Ever.

(via via)

From the "I can't believe someone made that" files...

I saw this earlier today on the Zazz site - one of those web sites where you get an option to buy a miscellaneous overstocked item each day, like 1-day or Catch Of the Day. I presume similar sites exist for the USA.

I don't know how many they had to sell, but as of 9:41pm AEST, they're all sold out. Yes, that's right, someone bought it. Possibly a lot of someones, depending on how many boxes they picked up...

Only in America, part 957

Ah-hahahahahahaha!

Found here.

They also have the Winerack - a sports bra that fits a whole bottle of wine - and the Cruzin Cooler (or, as we Aussies would call it, the esky scooter).

Actually, that last one would be handy for Friday arvo drinks at the office... :D

Funny vid of the day...

Here's another great video from This is True. This is funny, and the little clip added to the end is even funnier! (I'm looking at you, Dan! :-P )

Randy Cassingham's This is True: Weird News Video #16 -- Modern-Day Ninjas

Randy Cassingham's This Is True

Hey, if you haven't seen these before, check out these videos from This Is True.



I've been a premium subscriber for about four or five years now, and before that I got the free edition on & off since about 1994 (not long after it first started). Well worth checking out, IMHO.

XKCD FTW!

Yet another great from xkcd:



It's licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licence, so it's fine to share it.

Withdrawal symptoms ahead!

Heh...

You get so used to the instant access, that it does feel a little bit like the end of this clip when your connection is down.

Imagine what it'll be like in 20, 50 years time, for people who have been "jacked in" since birth. What will they think when they go "offline" for a few hours, days, or even weeks?

Oh, my!

Heh.

XKCD is always good value!

Heh, this is funny...

Found this via ITwire.com.au this morning.