Rubénerd!

Just to let you know if you've been searching (and I know you have been), the Malaysian Department of Agriculture has moved.

The Department of Agriculture has moved! Please visit us at our new official website:

http://www.doa.gov.my/

The University Chronicles of Ruben has been launched!

...[this blog] is designed purely for detailing my university work, mostly to keep track of it myself. If you're out looking for ripping yarns, witty banter or cheap shots at John Howard, you will not find them here.

I also don't intend to post to this every day, only when I am in the middle of a university assignment, work project or similar undertaking. I'm finding uni difficult not just due to the workload and increasing complexity of the material, but also purely from an organisation point of view. It is my hope I can use this blog to help with this.

So if Computer Science or Economics are your thing, check it out if you want :).

The last two posts I posted (posting a post? I never would have figured) took (rounded down to nearest minute) 8 and 12 minutes respectively to post. This is on Australian 1.5Mbit "broadband".

I miss my Singapore MaxOnline 8Mbit connection :(.

Now this is a great idea: auction off a Ducati 999 decked out with Aussie Socceroos colours and decals for charity.

I'd place a bid if it weren't for two critical problems: 1) that I don't have that much money, and 2) that I don't have a motorbike licence! But don't let me get in the way, bid and help people out.

You are bidding for the chance to own a very special machine - the Ducati Superbike 999, custom finished to celebrate the Socceroos 2006 World Cup campaign. Hailed by the press as the best Twin ever produced, the new 999 has proved to its riders its power to win on tracks around the world. A look under its fairing confirms the 999's state-of-the art technology. Ducati's goal was to create a Ducati Superbike of stunning design that improves rider ergonomics, makes maintenance easier, reduces complexity of the motorcycle and offers performance second to none. The aerodynamics, mechanical and electronic components, chassis and running gear were developed first and styling followed.

The 999 features a fully adjustable suspension system. Upside-down 43 mm Showa forks with low friction TiN treatment and a Showa rear shock provide a smooth ride on all road and track conditions. And even more, the 999 is equipped with a new aluminium alloy rear swing-arm, like that on the 999 Factory racebike.

This auction will be run in conjunction with The 2006 Bandage Bear benefit night on August 19th. The night helps to support Illawarra Kids with Disabilities as well as cancer research at The Children's Hospital at Westmead.

eBay.com.au: Socceroo Ducati 999

Ruben picks apart the useless spam he receives from the spamming spammers who spam him with their spamingly spammish spam. For all the spam he has picked apart, visit the spam category... sounds like a Monty Python routine.

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You're assuming a lot here people. First, that I gamble (stuff that), second that I trust my Spam (stuff that), and third that I'm a moron... that's your cue as a reader to say "stuff that".

In any event, I don't gamble and I can't imagine I'd ever start just because I got an unauthorised junk message. And I wonder how much in "fees" or the like you have to part with to get your "Free" $300.00?

Ah crap.

Ruben picks apart the useless spam he receives from the spamming spammers who spam him with their spamingly spammish spam. For all the spam he has picked apart, visit the spam category... sounds like a Monty Python routine.

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Why would I want to buy watches from someone who spams me? And why would I waste so much money on REPLICAS?. These are FAKE and they're charging in excess of $230.00? As the dad said on The Castle, "tell 'em they're dreaming!"

If you hate reading those stupid posts on people's blogs that actually don't talk about anything new but actually refer just to the blog itself, you won't want to read this.

Thank you everyone for your readership :).

"Readership?"

I love reading the Jordy Blog by Jordan Gunderson, all his posts are informative and interesting and the design of his site is very slick... not like mine ;).

In particular I liked his response to the recent court ruling in the United States against companies that edit and distribute "clean" versions of modern Hollywood movies.

The skinny of it is that U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch ruled that the distribution of edited movies (which have been scrubbed of objectionable content) violates copyrights.

...

My response: “Thank you from protecting me from those malicious sanitizers! My children will finally be protected from accidentally viewing a nudity-free ‘Titanic’! Thanks to your bitter reluctance to give your paying-customers what they want, society can finally rid itself of the harmful effects that occur when children aren’t exposed to graphic violence and soft porn on a regular basis. Again, thank you Hollywood for looking out for me and mine!”

© Jordan Gunderson

Jordy Blog: Hollywood Hates You

Latest beta version of Colloquy for Intel Macs is available, go grab yourself a copy if you want a lean, mean IRC client for Mac OS X :).

Colloquy 2.1 Beta (Universal Binary): The beta built on 7/9/2006 can be downloaded here (6.25 MB), made to run on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac computers. Older builds are archived here. The beta builds may or may not work properly — or at all. If there is a problem with a particular build, it may be worth trying again in a day or two.

Colloquy 2.1 Beta (Universal Binary)