Category Archives: Musings

Bob Baldwin: Respect Is A Load Of Rubbish

I found myself in a most astonishing Twitter exchange with the Federal Member for Paterson yesterday evening, Bob Baldwin. An exchange in which he asserted that “respect for people” is in fact “a load of rubbish”. It started with Baldwin accusing @HyperBrendan of being an “ALP hack” after being called out on his position in […]

Total Fire Ban Ban

Took this photo of the overhead traffic information display leading out of Geelong on the way to work last Thursday morning: Total fire ban? By the looks of the weather, I think we’re safe!

Dear Websites: Don’t Do This!

I really hate it when websites do this: Click to enlarge? Oh really? That’s SOOOOO much bigger for me! And what is that touching the screen? A finger? A carrot? A piece of male reproductive anatomy? Seriously. Don’t do this shit.

Best. Spoonerism. Ever.

There’s a bit of a running gag in our house to speak in spoonerisms, just for a giggle. Spoonerisms – (or ironically, Roonerspisms) – are the “art” of swapping the first letter or sound at the front of each word in a phrase – (or even within a single word) – around to make something […]

Dandenong Road Just Got A Lot Longer

In the world of online mapping, such as Google Maps, or the excellent NearMap, we always see errors where various images are combined into a single scrollable map. Like roads that don’t quite match up, or strange wingless aircraft. It’s all because it would be too hard and time consuming for a human to go […]

MP Website Censoring Comments?

On Tuesday at 12:13pm, I posted a comment on the website of Alex Hawke, the federal Liberal member for Mitchell, in regards to this article about a speech Hawke made in parliament in opposition to proposed changes to the Australian Marriage Act. Here’s a screen shot of the post I took at the time: “You […]

When Your Music Really Blows!

I was wandering around Bunnings this afternoon, after finding a price on a new mixer tap to replace a seriously stuffed tap in our kitchen, when I happened upon this little gem of tackiness: A tower fan. With an “MP3 Input” – more likely, just a 3.5mm audio input jack. And speakers. And a clock. […]

So, Julia’s Shoe To Go On eBay?

So Julia Gillard’s now famous lost shoe is apparently to be put on eBay to raise money for the Aboriginal Tent Embassy? Protesters Put The Boot Into Prime Minister They should think twice. eBay – as one would presume – has a quite clear policy on the listing of stolen goods on their auction site: […]

Accelerometers: Ribbed or Studded?

Some accelerometers arrived on my desk this morning for the project I’m currently working on – and I had to laugh at the packaging: Ribbed or studded for your accelerometering pleasure?

Tough Button Dilemma?

The lifts in the building I work in are currently under refurbishment. Take a look at the sign that was in the lift lobby on my floor on Friday afternoon: The button on the other side? Really? Which button was I going to use on THIS side?