‘Twas not long after reading about Mr Zilla’s need for sufficient carbon credits to offset his migratory lifestyle that I came across The Information Factories in Wired 14.10 (Oct 06) that got me thinking about the environmental impact of modern geekery. One passage in particular got me thinking: Hovering above the cabinets like a midday [...]
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Monthly Archives: November 2006
Nov 12
24 Hour Curse?
24 hour bugs are widely accepted; you pick up a bug, your immune system goes to work on it & you feel like crap for a day or so & then you get better. But have you ever had a day when you felt like you were going through a 24 hour curse? Yesterday nothing [...]
Nov 07
Lend a Hand to Help a Gland – Movember Week 1 Update :-<)
We’re one week in, time to check progress. The Mo I’m pretty happy with the way the mo is progressing: Daily updates are available in my Movember set on Flickr. Sponsorship to date = $85 Firstly many thanks to those of you out there who’ve sponsored me thus far. I really appreciate it*. It’s been [...]
Nov 05
Starting Over
Watching The Lost City of New Orleans tonight rekindled a few questions I’ve had lately: how many times in history have cities/towns just packed up and left to start over? What prompted it (natural disaster, resource depletion, recognition of a lack of foresight in planning)? What level of devastation (short of complete) would it take [...]
Nov 02
Singstar Legends Released
Well I’m still a bit croaky from the bronchitis, but I still picked up Singstar Legends today* and gave it a go for a half hour or so when I got home. The best I could do was 8590 on Silverchair’s Tomorrow. I reckon it’s gonna be a top disc with a few drinks in [...]
