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Friday 12th March 2010

Beware the wrath of @DaveWiner !

Dave Winer

Beware the wrath of Dave, poke fun at his netbook and he’ll just crassly assume you’re a spineless puppet of Apple folk because they’re naturally the only ones who are uninspired by flimsy designs. I resemble [sic] his remarks… for one thing not all Apple fans are boys ;).

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Thursday 11th March 2010

Bruce Schneier facts, again!

Bruce Schneier

Back in 2006 I posted some of my favourite Bruce Schneier facts. Here we are in 2010 and I still read ones that make me laugh out loud!

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Wednesday 03rd March 2010

George Carlin on flamethrowers

George Carlin, RIP

The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done." ~ George Carlin

Damn it, I miss you George.

Saturday 30th January 2010

Politicians avoiding questions video stuff

Google Video Search for politicians

Did you know, if you do a Google Video Search for politicians on Google Video Search (well that was a redundant sentence addition), the first result you get is a video titled "Politicians avoiding questions"

I think that says it all, sadly.

Sunday 10th January 2010

[Eurotrip] Longwinded through free Dublin WiFi

Free Dublin WiFi advertisement

I’m typing this post from a small café next to our hotel in Dublin and boy it’s freezing! There’s snow lightly falling outside and the footpaths are slick with ice which has caused more than a few bruises in the last few days, but we’ve still been thoroughly enjoying ourselves! Anyway I was going to save blogging until I got back to Singapore, but I couldn’t resist when I saw the above ad.

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Tuesday 24th November 2009

CNET advertisement positioning #fail

CNET advertisement positioning #fail

Sunday 01st November 2009

A Keith Olbermann Bobblehead!

Keith Olbermann bobblehead

Having just talked about him yesterday (Keith Olbermann’s Countdown as a podcast), I just found out through his show’s site you can buy a Keith Olbermann bobblehead complete with a little desk!

Keith Olbermann Bobblehead — Now you can sit down with your favorite MSNBC personality, Keith Olbermann. This new bobblehead features the talk show host seated at his Countdown desk. You’ll have a front row seat for all the action.

I reckon he’d go great with my anime figures, they could all set up some sort of weird newsroom ^_^. If anyone wants to buy me one, let me know and I’ll forward you my address. Don’t all rush to offer at once!

Tuesday 20th October 2009

The birth of a Sidekicking verb?

Sad Sidekick

Comment I just overheard someone make in class:

Don’t trust Microsoft with their Azure or anything else for backing up your cloud data. They’ll Sidekick it!

Sidekicking actually makes for a really a good verb! Perhaps it could be extended to refer to any cloud data loss that hasn’t been adequately backed up, or data lost on services people have developed an ill advised over-dependency on. Or false advertising and breach of contract regarding data integrity and security.

Sunday 23rd August 2009

Simpsons Budweiser frogs

Frog 1: BUD…
Frog 2: WEIS…
Frog 3: ER…

Frog 1: BUD…
Frog 2: WEIS…
Frog 3: ER…

Wednesday 01st October 2008

Rubenerd Show 254 2008.10.01

Larger cover art versionThe IntoYourHead show war episode!

It’s official ladies, gentlemen and everyone else: the fine folks at the IntoYourHead show are officially at war. In response to this situation, I have recorded this highly sophisticated response. Please listen to in a well ventilated area, for the fumes of professionalism may overwhelm you.

Download MP3 to listen ↓ 09:18 4.3MiB

You can also stream this episode and view its Internet Archive page.

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Dedicated to my groovy late mum Debra Schade.