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It’s as if a Mac Mini made it with a bento box. Some pretty respectable specs, too bad for that last line, and the fact it’s a Dell. Does Dell offer free Windows downgrades or refunds? Sabayon or FreeBSD would match it so well, even down to the colour schemes.

Don’t you just love my posts with disparate sentences strung together without any cohesive train of thought? Train and Thought start with the same Romaji. Wait, is Th and T considered separate? I think I’ll stop now while I’m ahead.

Yes yes I know it’s painful post to read (ze grammar goggles, zey do nothing!!!), but they make a good point.

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• @krumpet Have a blast, wish I was there, sounds soooo tasty! in reply to krumpet #
• My sister is back in Adelaide now, just arrived back from the HIM concert in Melbourne. "No one will loooove you…" #
• @melpig Hehe I got up at 2pm today, I felt like such a sloth :D in reply to melpig #
• Taking a quick break and going to get coffee at the Boatdeck Cafe. I reckon I've got… 5 minutes :P #
• @Zombie_Plan Depends on how much they've messed up the system since last we spoke. Some days shorter than others ;) in reply to Zombie_Plan #
• @Zombie_Plan Hah I'd like too but I work on Sundays. My only companions today are telecon folk :/ in reply to Zombie_Plan #
• @PhilGerb Thank you, you too :D. Have you been affected by any blizzards where you are? US snow is news even down here! in reply to PhilGerb #
• I love that phrasing :) More RT @PhilGerb: Build a fortress of credibility around your organization: http://bit.ly/9qzSfu #leadchange #
• Haw Haw! RT @elkeee: Noooo my No Doz has failed me. #

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@HawkGeminus has just put the finishing touches on the main page for GrowUpAustralia.com.

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• @swhitley Heh true, just like a "Currently Listening" and "Currently Drinking Coffee At…" in reply to swhitley #
• @edible_hat VERY cool, I approve! What projects have you decided to support? in reply to edible_hat #
• @mtmm Stay safe my friend. News of the snow over there is all over the new here! in reply to mtmm #
• Mauritius? RT @askjeevesdotcom: Question of the Day: Which country is hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics? http://bit.ly/akl2MG #
• @Prakky A fan happy to ablidge :) (wait, that's nowhere even close to how that's spelt) in reply to Prakky #
• @Prakky Hey, are you here for the Diana Krall concert? :D in reply to Prakky #
• @melpig Good thing you have a … "Giant"… car? Right? Right? Get it? Get it? :D :D :D in reply to melpig #
• @melpig I went to Subway for lunch here today and thought of you :) (not in a creepy way, wait, I mean, never mind!!) in reply to melpig #
• Yeah so I'm coding C on a Saturday night. Not the first nerd to do it! #
• One thing that's easy to do when you're not feeling productive is clean out your hard drive. Freed 24GiB so far! #
• @jerrynovak Ooh you know now you mention Dark I could go for a Guinness right about now too :D in reply to jerrynovak #
• @monnie Hehe ah you can't blame a guy for trying :D in reply to monnie #
• @jerrynovak Hehe I like the way you think! I tell you what since coming back from the Czech Republic I've been craving some Pilsner! in reply to jerrynovak #
• @monnie Could you come over and do my sister's and my place here now? I can give you some… C programming lessons as payment? in reply to monnie #
• @dadaist Hah that would have made more sense! in reply to dadaist #
• @i2yh Yeah, that's the one. I'm also hopelessly behind on I2YH shows and Rubenerd Shows and Colberts and Stewarts and Ray D'Arcy & Foley in reply to i2yh #
• Get the feeling I'll only be somewhat as productive as yesterday. For one thing I can't even finish a #
• Wow this is a bad headache :( Might make a cup of tea #
• NOT cool Israel, NOT cool RT @antloewenstein http://bit.ly/b5Rn3O #AussieIsraelPassportScandal #
• @jlist My first cosplay outfit was a TOS uniform, wore it to a high school dance in Singapore. Only half the people knew what it was ;) in reply to jlist #
• @Tarale Just saw your blog comment. Good heavens that guy is even more breathtakingly clueless (and scary) than I imagined :O in reply to Tarale #
• @jlist Nah, it'd be more like the death of Spock :D in reply to jlist #
• Sounds like fugu. RT @ryantheleach: Club 58 dead and expensive #
• @redragon Wish I was in Bali :( Have a great time :) in reply to redragon #
• Good heavens I bashed Apple. I feel so… dirty! RT @Rubenerd_Blog: Apple’s unfortunate environment backstep http://bit.ly/9aEbhq #
• So much for that :P RT @GreenITers #Apple shareholders voted against proposals to measure its impact on environment http://bit.ly/ckAoV4 #
• @Vignoramus Holy CRAP that sounds painful! I dropped a computer on my toe in '07, obviously not as bad as you but had to have needle too :O in reply to Vignoramus #
• @roel247 I'm doing fine, back in Australia again for studying. I'm sorry we didn't have time to go to the Netherlands, Europe's amazing! in reply to roel247 #
• @DaivRawks Heh cool thank you :) in reply to DaivRawks #
• @roel247 @mtmm And hello to you fine folks too :) in reply to roel247 #
• @julee Speechless is my fave of her songs :) in reply to julee #
• @Tarale I'd assume the SATAC high school curriculum (is that the name?) would have a programming course now, or if they don't its a huge gap in reply to Tarale #
• @Tarale Fair enough. Perhaps instruction is useful for the fundamentals, but the real fun is exploring :) (my own opinion of course :P) in reply to Tarale #
• @Tarale I was at the Aussie International School in Singapore which teaches a modified version of the NSW HSC. More Asia, tech focus in reply to Tarale #
• @Tarale Weirdly all the languages I'm passionate about I just learned myself from tinkering and books. Uni/school just doesn't work for me in reply to Tarale #
• @DaivRawks Heh he's very "old school" (tried to come up with the most flattering way of putting that!) in reply to DaivRawks #
• @NickHodge *Douglas Adams. 42! I repent! 42! in reply to NickHodge #
• @NickHodge Heh cool, you mean like Acme in Perl? :D Any Douglass Adams stuff? in reply to NickHodge #
• @Tarale I did .NET C# in high school, because I didn't have a choice. Wasn't toooooo bad, but certainly less fun than other stuff ;) in reply to Tarale #
• @DaivRawks My dad will be getting a Blackberry soon, finally upgrading his Palm Treo :). Any other apps you would recommend? in reply to DaivRawks #
• Finally some good news for them, I hope RT @bbcworld: Greece says budget revenues in January exceeded it targets http://bit.ly/cI7lzq #
• I think it's interesting that the quality and duration of sleep for me has almost no bearing on work/study performance. No correlation. #
• Some days I'm reasonably productive, other days I'm insanely so. Today would be an example of the latter, even though I slept in! #

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Spiff: Is it cool if I swear?
Jim: Yeah, we encourage it!
Spiff: Really?! Man I love this f*cking place!

A heads up in case you’ve forgotten, the Melissa Mitchell and Spiff house concert at Whole Wheat Radio will be starting 20:00 Alaska time, which translates to 13:00 Singapore and 15:30 Aussie Central Daylight Whatsit.

Recently I wanted to ask my dad if he’d got his new bicycle frame yet, but I didn’t want to confuse him into thinking I was talking about his motorbike — which he also owns but needs some repairs — so I asked about his acoustic bike. Allegedly he’s still telling his friends about his dopey son :D.

Anyway I’m frantically off down the road to get a cup of coffee before it starts!

Ryan Leach on Twitter early this morning:

Club 58 dead and expensive

Sounds like fugu.

It seems Apple’s much publicised environmental focus which they’ve heavily advertised and proudly featured in their demonstration videos will be the furthest extent of their openness. From FastCompany.com:

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Having just spent the last few days talking about my own social anxiety, awkwardness and questions about my point in life, the universe, everything and 42, I thought I’d stop being so inwardly focused and address someone else’s post discussing similar issues. We’re a confederacy of introverts here aren’t we? :).

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• Only been listening to "How We Decide" by Jonah Lehrer for 5 minutes and already I'm hooked. What an amazing, gripping, fascinating book #
• Whoa RT @bbcworld European Court of Justice rules Israeli goods made in Jewish settlements can't be considered Israeli http://bit.ly/dxlfij #
• Thank you good sir :) #ff @Jew4palestine #
• @jlist Mine was probably "Why do people waste time watching anime?" back when I was little, and now I'm addicted. Suppose more hypocritical! in reply to jlist #
• Downloading "How We Decide" from @audible_com as recommended by Andy @Ihnatko on MBW. Well that was a needlessly convoluted sentence :) #
• @Optus Thanks, that's okay I found the SIM in my trouser pocket, survived a wash and still works! :) in reply to Optus #
• @hwsoh Cheerio good sir :) in reply to hwsoh #
• @julee The situation isn't much better in Australia, my Optus USB modem is barely faster than dialup and really unreliable :( in reply to julee #
• @hwsoh Heh me too. I don't like using aircon at night (too $$$ and makes my throat sore) so I just got a bunch of huge fans. Works so so :D in reply to hwsoh #
• @hwsoh I noticed Singapore was so much hotter than usual for last few weeks, now I'm back in Adelaide and it's 38C! I can't escape! :P in reply to hwsoh #
• @Tarale G'night :) in reply to Tarale #
• @Tarale As long as you take the classes to learn technique. My mum never liked art classes because she felt they encouraged conformity in reply to Tarale #
• @Tarale (and I would count you amongst the really good :) in reply to Tarale #
• @Doc_Swarley @Tarale I reckon manga artists are like wine and coffee. Unless they're really good, they're terrible (if that makes sense!!) in reply to Doc_Swarley #
• @monnie My only criticism of it is the falloff can be a bit excessive if the background is a constant colour, but that almost never happens in reply to monnie #

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