"Good evening, and welcome to television."Those were the immortal words uttered by Bruce Gyngell on 16 September 1956 in Sydney when television came to Australia.The advent of digital television to the House of Yani wasn't quite such an elegant affair... for one it didn't involve a suit, or a particularly memorable soundbite. It also involved a bit more grunting and swearing and general confusion, since I thought the set top box was switched on when it was actually on standby... so when I turned it "off" it suddenly started working.I think I said "oh!"...I am a very happy ...
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Tonight's movie, Surrogates, posits a number of really interesting questions...In a world where the majority of people use robot surrogates to go about their everyday lives, surrogates that look perfect and are reasonably indestructible, does it really seem like there would be no discrimination and a decrease in violent crime? The crime part I can almost buy.... maybe they're talking about person on person crime, not robot on robot (and one of the cops does say that destroying a surrogate is "simple vandalism"). But the discrimination? In a world where everybody is airbrushed and plastic?Especially because there were ... Flag post
It's amazing how technology is so freely accessible to everyone and it's even more amazing how everyone is independently using technology to organise themselves behind closed doors.Everywhere you turn, someone is installing an Apple TV at home or transferring their collection of media files into hard drives. Another would be setting up a NAS to allow everyone in the home to access shared files. People are creating mini systems everywhere - it's like a revolutionary movement without the blood and gore.I am no different. Being an amateur geek, we have 2 laptops and one main desktop in the apartment ... Flag post 
I'm so glad the change finally came through... I opened the house up as soon as I got home and it's not too bad (although it was pretty rancid when I first walked in the door).Speaking of change, last night I collected up all the many and varied containers around the apartment that I stick my change in, and emptied them all into one big container. Actually, it was a bucket... a 12 litre bucket... it's just over half full of coins... only the silver ones though. I really need to take it all to the bank, because I think ... 
You know what... I really need to get better at listening for signals amongst the noise. Although that does kinda contradict my "everything happens for a reason" philosophy...Ahhh, contradictions, gotta love em...In this particular instance it's a piddly little thing... although I do wonder if it's indicative of something more. And maybe it is... although maybe it's just what it is... a missed opportunity.Ooooh... it's obviously introspective Sunday... *rolls eyes*...Like I said... it's a piddly thing. Before we went to Melbourne I spotted an inexpensive but decent looking digital set top box at Big W. I think I saw ... Flag post 
Blah, blah, blah... Halloween... blah, blah blah...I'm torn between going out tonight and just being holed up here with whatever scary movies (or episodes of True Blood) come to hand and ignore anybody stupid enough to come a-callin.The whole concept of Halloween in the Southern Hemisphere is just stupid. It's not autumn, it's not chilly (especially today), etc, etc. So I'm just giving the big old "bah humbug" in Halloween's general direction.But enough about that... let's talk about the rest of today.I really need to start going to bed earlier on Friday nights... that way I wouldn't end up ... Flag post 
I had mixed feelings going in to The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Sure it was Heath Ledger's last film (plus the added bonus of Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law), but my track record with Terry Gilliam movies is spotty at best... and I read something recently that said this was the "most Terry Gilliam-eske of all his movies"... or something to that effect.The opening of the movie is a little on the odd side too, although it does set the stage nicely (so to speak) for what's to come. And ... Flag post Flag post 
I blew my stack today. Well, not exactly but I was certainly upset. The fact of the matter is - I seldom get really upset at work. While I frequently get stressed, it is uncharacteristic of me to get upset. But the boss who was in charge of our division did it today.For years now, I have been involved in a national committee for one aspect of our business. I report regularly to the divisional head in our office, who then attends a monthly national teleconference with other divisional heads.For some reason, our divisional head had been sending me ... Flag post 
This is the newly refurbished Royal Institution of Australia... or more specifically, the electronic "ribbon" that wraps it's way around half of the building. I've been past it a couple of times this week... the first time there was a quote that mentioned skateboards...I'm very glad it's finally Friday. This week just seemed to take a very long time... mostly because I didn't really have that much stuff on my plate, and that always makes time drag. Fortunately I was able to swoop in and be "Extremely Helpful Boy" not once, not twice, but three times today... ... Flag post Flag post Flag post Flag post 
This week's Random Hotness comes out of the "art basket", by way of the Recommended Blogs feature in Google Reader.And it's the work of visual artist, Kobe Leah, who takes internet profile photos and turns them into cool, pop art inspired artworks, complete with a quote about the person's likes or loves.There's also a link on his website if you want to get involved... Current Mood: ... Flag post Flag post 
Another couple of shots from the Melbourne folder...I didn't actually link up the two shots until I got home and was looking through them all. Different, but related.Other than that today has been incredibly dull... plus I'm just generally tired and riding the very end of a headache I've had for most of the afternoon. So, good times...Current Mood: ...
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Once upon a time, back in the early Jurassic period of my life, Sheba presented all of the regular crew with these little bottles of essential oil blends she'd whipped up herself in that Earth Mother/Voodoo Priestess way she had.While I don't remember the actual blend of oils she used in mine, I do remember that I had to apply it at my temples and the soles of my feet. When one of the others asked her why the soles of the feet, she said it because I was often "walking rage".Sadly, it was a pretty damn accurate assessment. ... Flag post
New from Elvis Jesus - 'Too Fast To Live' and 'Keep Your Coins' printed shirts!! ...
