Archive for July, 2006

12.41am

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

It’s now 12.41am. I’ve been to “Christmas in July” so I guess that now it is officially “Boxing Day in July”… so where is the fricken cricket? Sleep deprivation + boredom + a dodgy old laptop computer =

Hazardous domain name registration.

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Seven reasons why you should have someone else proof read your domain name before registering it:
1) Who Represents?, a database for agencies to the rich and famous:
http://www.whorepresents.com
2) Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views:
http://www.expertsexchange.com
3) Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island:
http://www.penisland.net
4) Need a therapist?
http://www.therapistfinder.com
5) Mole Station Native [...]

A number of things

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Firstly, I missed Shock Docs! I watched 24 instead cos I made it home from tennis in time (4-2 win if you must ask). So I missed out on the dwarf midget story, although I’m pretty sure Bean Bag Boy caught most of it so I’ll get him to give me a comprehensive summary tomorrow.
Secondly, [...]

Shock Docs – Channel 9 – 10pm Wednesdays

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

To all the friends of the pickle, don’t forget to tune into Shock Docs this Wednesday, Channel 9 at 10pm. In case you don’t know what it’s all about, it’s the program that we here at Nerd Central bond over of a Wednesday night. Past episodes have included stories on Amputee Admirers (aka. Amputee Porn), [...]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

 
This post is dedicated to Lil’ Gerry and his right to purchase the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy if he wants to. I confess, I’ve only seen the first one and I couldn’t tell you the names of any of the lead actors (besides that Elias guy that plays Casey Jones)… but answer me this, who [...]

Killswitch Engage – The End of Heartache

Monday, July 24th, 2006

The first time I heard the title track, ‘The End of Heartache’ I remember feeling like I could run through a wall. From the first listen, it was the sort of song that you knew you’d be playing full blast, singing your lungs out, whilst driving along a freeway somewhere.

Getting closer…

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

Bringing this biatch to life has been a lot harder than expected! I’m starting to see code, but at least I haven’t gone totally crazy, I don’t think I’ve turned into Neo or anything… yet.
Big news on the bean bag front. Bean Bag Boy has gone with a funky 80’s style upgrade for his bean bag. [...]

Where did I put the manual?

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Please be advised that I have cut the red wire. I’m sure I’ll get this working eventually.