Category Archives: Musings

Google Pac-Man!

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original release of Pac-Man, Google has added one of its famous anniversary banners. The kicker is, the banner is actually a playable version of the game! Way cool.

Assange is No Political Prisoner

In one of the biggest journalistic beat-ups / publicity stunts I have seen in a while, there is a growing perception online that in some way Julian Assange of Wikileaks has been made a “political prisoner” within Australia, after his passport was “confiscated” upon his recent ingress via Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport. Australian Wikileak Founder’s Passport […]

Conroy: His Former Job?

Was being all nostalgic on YouTube this morning, and was watching the film clip for Men At Work’s classic Australian hit, “Down Under”. Imagine my surprise when I saw Stephen Conroy in the film clip! Perhaps his former life was as a dodgy salesman? Oh wait, that’s his current life!

Darth Vader Records for TomTom

Some manufacturers GPS devices let you add custom voices to direct you to where you are going. TomTom has released a range of Star Wars voices for their devices. Here is Darth Vader during his recording session. Very clever piece of marketing!

The Heel is on the Other Foot

With Kevin Rudd sliding badly in the polls, some pundits are suggesting Julia Gillard might take over the reigns before the election. I don’t think that will happen, but if this snap from an ABC News update last night is any guide, Kevin Rudd might be trying on her heels already for a positional swap? […]

Stop! Hammertime!

Courtesy of a Facebook share from Jason Calacanis, comes the “Only in America Stop Sign”. Any comment would be superfluous!

Funny Tweet Spam

Was just trawling through my list of Twitter followers, and stumbled on this one – (clearly a spam account) – and a “visit to the doctor”: Can’t have gone too well at the doctor, I figure!

iPhone Fail!

Really cool idea for a journalist – use your iPhone to record stand up interviews – like this one with Australian Formula One driver, Mark Webber, after practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday afternoon. However, the last time I checked, the microphone is at the BOTTOM of the phone – (pointed at the […]

How Companies Go Broke

Last weekend, I ordered several t-shirts from the online store at ThinkGeek. They have great stuff for the average nerd – like myself – and it’s all good quality. At checkout time, I selected UPS for delivery, as it was a little cheaper than the DHL option. No big deal – only a few dollars […]

Family Underwear

While I know exactly what they mean by the term “family underwear”, I’m a little concerned that we need the term “family underwear”. Is that when the whole family wears the same pair of boxers?