December 2007
Australia Joins China In Censoring The Internet →
The Australian Government has announced that they will be joining China as one of the few countries globally that broadly censor the internet.
Netscape Navigator is dead... →
Given AOL’s current business focus and the success the Mozilla Foundation has had in developing critically-acclaimed products, we feel it’s the right time to end development of Netscape branded browsers, hand the reigns fully to Mozilla and encourage Netscape users to adopt Firefox.
Sony gives away free PS3 with 1080p BRAVIA →
In one of the most aggressive moves in the HD war yet, Sony Australia has announced it will give away free PlayStation 3 consoles with every one of its 1080p televisions.
Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep →
Wow. I’ve always wondered if this was possible. If no one needed sleep I wonder if we’d all do more things in life that we wanted to, or if we’d all be forced into working an 80 hour work week as a societal norm.
Pakistan' Benazir Bhutto killed by suicide bomber →
At the time of submitting - news coming in that Benazir Bhutto has been killed by suicide bomber. At least 10 other people also killed at the same time.
Flying spaghetti monster defeats anti-evolution FL... →
Efforts were afoot recently on the Polk County School Board to begin teaching the “concept” of intelligent design in science classes as an alternative to evolution. But that was before the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster arrived and shamed the school board into backing down. Read more about this somewhat merry holiday tale…
Toad, is that you? →
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Been playing mario galaxy to long…
Spaaaceman →
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Another sighting.
Christmas day 2007
This is where they bury the bodies... →
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I’m out in the West Australian bush for christmas.. Hours from
civilisation…
I don’t know if ill ever return…….
"Daily Show" and "Colbert Report" To Return In... →
“We would like to return to work with our writers. If we cannot, we would like to express our ambivalence, but without our writers we are unable to express something as nuanced as ambivalence.” — Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
Camel toe....s →
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Camel head →
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Christmas in Perth →
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Even though I rather dislike the holiday season, at least the
decorations are kinda pretty.
Digital television switchover date confirmed →
Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, today confirmed that the first firm steps had been taken on the road to completing switchover by the end of 2013.
Pownce Mobile Now Live! →
Pownce now has a full featured Mobile site for use with mobile devices. Looks great on the iPhone!
cheap camera phone picture taken accidentally... →
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Today at a Japanese takeout place
Grum: uh, yeah, ill have the tofu unagi please
Customer service: hai! Tofu bento
Grum: no, tofu unagi please
Customer service: tofu unagi?
Grum: yes, tofu unagi?
Customer service: oh, tofu unagi?
Grum: tofu unagi.
Customer service: sorry, tofu unagi?
Grum: tofu unagi.
Customer service: tofu unagi?
Grum: tofu unagi.
Customer service: tofu unagi?
Grum: uh.... Sashimi.
Customer service: hai! On sashimi pronto! $13 preez mistah!
bitdump →
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Right in front of my bedroom... →
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I love my neighbours but if I switch off the lights in my room and open up the blinds, its like a freekin’ rave in here.
My new desk toy →
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Dinner! →
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Twittories - short stories written inside Twitter →
This is the first Twittory - “The Darkness Inside”. It started 11 December, 2007. 140 people writing 140 characters each in turn, contributing to a new kind of story. Where will it go?
Flux Capacitor →
Seems like every year since 1985 a modified Delorean with Flux Capacitor shows up for sale. This time, it’s just the 1.21 jigawatt-powered heart of the Back to the Future time machine. The perfect accessory for your 2008 Delorean. Get your $220 pre-order in now (or $275 after January 1st) for an April 30th, 2008 fluxing — the apparent past.