By Ruben(nerd) Schade, a UTS university student and IT guy in Sydney and Singapore. c.2004
My sporadic slice-of-life nonsense show I've been doing since 2005 from wherever I happen to be. You'd think I'd have a better tagline by now!
Been on hiatus since 2010, but hope to pick it up again soon.
Cleaning my awesome vintage Commodore Amiga 500 billboard (photos pending), Wikipedia being the only website, Boxing Day (the origins of the term, Proclamation Day in South Australia), the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and Rock Lobster!
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Dedicated to Dr Tan and Dr Fuad. Update on the South Malaysian flood disaster, audio excursion (Coffee Bean in KLCC, Malaysia), Commodore Amiga 500 billboard, an orange Crumpler laptop bag and Ruben doing a Troy McLure!
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Trying to be a bit more serious today folks. Discussing the current flood situation in Southern Malaysia (Johor, Malacca), The Star, helping out the affected people (The Malaysian Red Crescent), possible causes and a dedication to the 8 people killed.
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"Evolution" of singers (Britney Spears going weird, Tony Bennett hasn't changed!) learning langauges (German, Japanese, Mandarin... Perl!), software feature review (iTunes 7 cover art downloading) and Paulaner on why Germans are always on time!
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High school memories in Singapore (international schools, maths classes in year 7, Clever Trevor Stanton!), The Sims 2 downloads review (alex_stanton1983's wickedly realistic trees), user box obsession on my Wikipedia user page and Limber Timber!
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Show is back after two week work hiatus, "live" Christmas audio excursion (Raffles City Starbucks in Singapore, live studio audience, drinking coffee downtown at 11:00pm!) possible wicked new job in Singapore (but going up against graduates, youthful optimism), Wireless@SG (Singapore being first country with nation-wide WiFi), Rubenerd Rant (useless Flash in web pages), informal Software Review (7Zip's wicked contextual menus), New Zealand bidness, family Christmas traditions (nice smelling pine trees (technical name of course), Bing Crosby, Age of Empires II!), from the Rubenerd Forum (Surrealist's Christmas photos in Scotland, scones, shortbread!!!) and Keith Olbermann on why you need a sense of humour!
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Christmas beverage review (Starbucks Toffee Nut Latte in Putrajaya) Christmas-themed Apple Dashboard widget reviews (Christmas Countdown, Festive Lights) and dashboard lights bringing Christmas spirit... aww!
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Follow up to the Zune episode (clunky, buggy software, what the iPod has and nobody else does), print screen on a Mac keyboard, Microsoft software I don't hate (Excel, Flight Simulator, Age of Empires) and CNN reporters dissing the Zune designers!
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Ruben takes a satirical look at the Zune (Microsoft's jealous take on the iPod), real world versus geekdom, shooting PlaysForSure partners, Chris Feurgeson from the Late Late Show, why it's good for iPod users and Steve Ballmer on recklessness!
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Ruben's evil laziness-induced long hair, weird city state address thingys, Ruben's MadPlayer's Renaissance, going with my mum to the hospital, stupid pharmacy ticket machines, Scottish/German family history and Douglas Adams on nerds!
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