Archive for the ‘ random ’ Category
amazing hammer juggling
Geeeez…
Growing up in the 90s
I sometimes complain to Elroy his TV jokes often go over my head because I was born in 1985. I suspect most of my knowledge about popular 80s TV shows comes from constant pop-culture references. I’m a child of the 90s, really. Robbie has just linked me to a great post… it’s 100% spot on… [...]
A merry christmas @ RiverCottage.net
The Christmas cheer kicks into gear this time of year around here and abroad – Hugh has a River Cottage themed event calendar going on at RiverCottage.net. Much better than cheap chocolate, if you ask me!
Hooray for lasers!!
Sweeet.
lightning storm in brisbane
I don’t know if it’s made any international headlines, but the coast of Queensland has taken a beating over the past week. Massive storms, as evidenced by this video, taken on the 20th..I don’t think i’ve seen anything quite like it!
Bike Hero
Wow, Guitar Hero actually made some people go outside and be creative!(?) Bike Hero – Watch more free videos
The Ghost in the Machine
So there’s a robot party on tomorrow night at Smashrine HQ. After thinking my costume was going to involve many metres of foil, I had a flash of inspiration and am taking a slightly more esoteric approach to the evening. After a recent conversation about William Gibson’s Neuromancer with Insane Gazebo, I decided that I’d [...]
Mexican scientists turn tequila into diamonds – ABC News
I love tequila! Mexican scientists have turned the country’s national tipple tequila into diamonds, and are seeking applications for their discovery – but the crystals are too small to be used in jewellery.The tequila diamonds could be used to “detect radiation, coat cutting tools or, above all, as a substitute for silicon in the computer [...]
Offer for 40 ABC Learning centres | smh.com.au
A Victorian not-for-profit child-care group has offered to buy up to 40 ABC Learning centres after administrators and receivers were appointed to the troubled company last week.Try Youth and Community Services chief executive Damien Mowlam says the group has spoken with the administrators and receivers of ABC Learning and the federal government in a bid [...]
I ♥ Coffee
Thanks to Flock and Jame’s barista/photgraphy skills, I give you latte art: I ♥ Coffee
Kangaroos killed in Russia
CNN is reporting on a violent crime committed in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, where minors have allegedly killed kangaroos and seagulls in a zoo. “Police in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don say three children aged 10 to 12 have admitted killing a 10-month-old kangaroo at the city’s zoo. The kangaroo and several seagulls were killed over [...]
soz was afk
You might have noticed a blip in the posting patterns. That’s because I went down to the coast at the last moment! All I have to show for it are a few pictures of Alex’s ADHD dog and some local flora. I could have done worse!
Iranian mile-long ostrich sandwich
I never actually thought to eat ostrich before… “Iranians eat the evidence before mile-long ostrich sandwich makes it to Guinness Book of World RecordsIran tried to make it to Guinness Book of World Records by assembling the a 1500 meter-long sandwich. On Friday, October 17, over 1000 cooks got together in Mellat park in Tehran [...]
creative hub
You don’t have to go far to see interesting bits and peices in Canberra. The following video is something you’d more likely expect to find in a Melbourne side-alley…there’s a creative heart in our city, it just needs to be nurtured! (although this is actually an advert..)
