Archive for October, 2005
OECD tells Telecom to F-Off
Oct 31st
In a country with a state sanctioned corporate monopoly on telecommunications, its nice to see that there are others out there that are finally telling Telecom that its bullshit just doesn’t grok. The OECD has shot down Telecom’s excuse that free local calling is behind New Zealand’s poor uptake of high-speed internet, saying the company…
The Mad King is coming!!!
Oct 31st
Over this past weekend, Guild Wars players have been in a constant state of excitement. The Mad King is returning! His living dead have taken over Lion’s Arch and he has sent scouts to Droknar’s Forge. The Tombs are a frightful state with the dead finding no rest and coming to torment us all. The…
Horn of Plenty’o'Links (Geek News)
Oct 30th
Its been a while, and admittedly I’m starting this post at 1:30am, but theres been so much in the news in the past 48 hours that I haven’t covered, but wanted to. :-) So I’m going to post a few cool little items that I think might very well be of interest to a bunch…
Struggling a bit
Oct 29th
I’m not going to post as much over this weekend. I got so much to catch up on its not funny. Papers to read, books to study, housework and cleaning to do… The list goes on and on. I’m exhausted and I’ve hardly done anything all week. Energy levels are at an extreme low as…
BBC interviews Bill Gates
Oct 28th
If you’ve got a few minutes to spare, I recommend taking a look at this interview Bill Gates gave the BBC. In it he explains that people are not taking Microsoft’s commitment to search seriously and underestimate what Microsoft is going to achieve. People are underestimating what Microsoft is doing with search technology, says Bill…
What causes ice cream headaches?
Oct 28th
Last night while Ian and I were catching up since he got back from China, I had myself a frap from Starbucks and managed to get myself an ice cream headache. ;-) Of course, this started us pondering what actually caused it. I’d always thought it was because the blood had been cooled rapidly, but…
Top 10 things to yell out during Doom
Oct 28th
I want to see this movie, even though every review I’ve read says it sucks, simply because its Doom. I’ve played every version of Doom on the PC since 1993. So simply because its Doom, I am going to go watch the movie. But in the spirit of all Games turned to Movies, here is…
Example of Political Correctness
Oct 28th
A Washington state school district is canceling its annual Halloween celebration, and the explanation has some parents baffled. Oh, this is truly a goodie. As someone who was once a “wiccan” I find this seriously amusing. A letter sent home to parents Wednesday said there will be no observance of Halloween in any of the…
Rumor: PS3 for about US$400 in Spring 2006
Oct 28th
Ladies and Gentlemen, The PS3 is likely to show up in Spring 2006 and will only be about US$400 if this post is anything to go by. Thats going to be interesting given that the Nintendo Revolution is rumored to be available at about the same time period as well. :-) Ahh… 3rdGen gaming goodness.…
Miers withdraws nomination
Oct 28th
I heard the shouts of joy from all the way down here in New Zealand. ;-) President Bush on Thursday accepted the withdrawal of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, according to a statement from the White House. In her letter to the president, Miers said she was “concerned that the confirmation process presents a burden…