This is just so bloody inspiring. Princeton U students and faculty are doing a Filibuster and they've been at it for more than 80 hours....
Comics time!
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We Were Soldiers Elephants
The first time I rode on a real horse was when I visited my cousin in Indonesia 10 years ago. They lived in the countryside where it's p...
Lest We Forget
Today is ANZAC Day when Australians and New Zealanders honour their fallen in WWI (the War to end all wars), WWII, Korea, Vietnam and other...
Oops I did it again: Louis Armstrong's 1932 version
Oops! Turns out that Britney Spear's song was originally recorded by Armstrong a long, long time ago. Download the original here ; it...
Eyewitness fallibility
In yesterday's intro to CSI:Psychology, Stephan L. talked about ways to reduce eyewitness testimony errors because people easily remembe...
Corrinne May releases 2nd CD!
Heads up for Corrinne fans, her new CD Safe In A Crazy World is out!! The new songs are making my nose twitchy...it's bloody good. Previ...
I am being discriminated in my own country
Oh wait, I have more to say. I was just posting on the forums about how wonderful my experience at Malaysia's Genting Highlands was a fe...
The casino issue is really just a big poker game between the government and the gaming companies
Hui Chieh is calling for papers from the local blogsphere on reactions to the casino issue over at Singapore Angle. Do take a look if you w...
Symphonic orchestra plays music from Sonic the Hedgehog
A couple of days ago, I was looking at this excellent webpage (via serialdeviant ) with 25 years of Sesame Street memories (plus downloadab...
Weatherman
For the third day in a row, I've no idea what tomorrow' weather will be after watching Channel 9's weather report! The weathergi...
Local blogsphere, meet mainstream media
So I've always been interested at the relationship of the online and the offline world, and how the 'fringes' of online debate c...
The power of the Dark Side is strong in that....casino.
I was at Toys "R" Us yesterday to get myself a cheap rear bike light. Someone stole my old one, or maybe it just dislodged itself ...
Thoughts on the Death Penalty
So watching the nightly news with Australian woman Schapelle Corby crying and fainting almost everyday in the Indonesian court has been hea...
The Wiggles beat Kidman and Crowe
Some fluffy news involving top Australian acts. The Wiggles have outearned Nicole Kidman and Russel Crowe last year. (Gross income of A$45...
Monsters, Inc. prayer
So today at the auditory lecturer, the Canadian guy let us listen to a prayer which I thought was quite good. Personally, I'd prefer Psa...
Clock
This is a floating clock I've just installed. You can get it at Konfabulator.com . These guys make Windows PCs look like Apples...
Tiger is out of the Woods!
The only spectator sport I think I'm clever enough to enjoy watching is television golf. I don't understand the details of cricket, ...
My old adversary is dead...
As I don't have many enemies, I treasure those that I have. As the years go by, one by one they fall and die. The latest who has passed,...
Windows Media Non-Player
I've just spent the last hour trying to figure how to use the default Media Player to play .mp3 songs located in my music folder. Actual...
There's a microphone in your ear
So today's auditory lecture was quite wonderful. The lecturer, a new Canadian guy, was describing how the ear works, how different frequ...
What is it, really, that keeps an airplane in the air?
In the latest issue of Australia Flying magazine, columnist and flight instructor Jim Davies talks about what keeps an airplane in the air....
Liam Neeson on Sesame Street
Mr Neeson is one of my three favourite actors. I can't remember the other two. Anyway, I was watching Sesame Street today, and he was a...
Culture of Hypocrisy
Terry Schiavo has passed. God will take care of her now. George Bush offered his condolences: "I urge all those who honor Terri Schiavo...
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