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Category Archives: Humor

Link Mezza Plate #10

13-Apr-10

iPad non-porn by Bob Parson’s marketing machine at GoDaddy. Tech Zealots and how to spot them in the wild. Megashark infographic. It’s the absolute truth. Without civil liberties, government is just a criminal racket by Stilgherrian The secret to great work is great play – so that would mean it’s no-longer work, right?

You know you’re a geek when…

11-Jun-09

You try and pass off your less than 1 year old iPhone to your non geek partner so you can get the new 32GB video enabled one. Life looks like a big content opportunity or a chance to have a say on the very obscure but mildly intriguing (that probably will be of zero interest [...]

Pure Waters

15-Apr-09

The real James Boag ad is fantastic (1st video) and the followup by Guinness spoofing the success of the “Pure Waters” concept is equally clever (2nd video).

Google Maps X-files

20-Sep-08

A friend of mine bought a property up at Old Bar in northern NSW and told me that he noticed some strange features in the landscape up there. Here they are and the links to check them out yourself. I love Google Maps, it reveals so much. Yes there is a privacy cost but if [...]

Link Mezza Plate #8

09-Sep-08

The Myth of The Launch Seth Godin Transliteration – the Babel fish is here Alturnal Gen Y loves banking online using Web2.0 apps Fin Extra Setting Firefox to launch Gmail for mailto links Life Hacker Surfing Mice YouTube

Donkey and Oil Price Correlation

13-Jun-08

Donkey prices are going through the roof. A good mate on the trading desk at Deutsche Bank I worked with sent me a hilarious news snippet (in a nervous laughter kind of way). For those who are wondering if there is inflation: the Turkish newspaper Zaman reported the price of donkeys in Yozgat district in [...]

Double Your Coding Speed

19-Dec-07

I read some trivia that claimed termites eat through wood twice as fast when listening to rock music. My anecdotal experience tells me this is true. You work faster because you get in the groove. The music tempo seems to push you along at a cheerful allegro pace. In my head I hear the new [...]

Salesforce.com New Years Surprise?

17-Dec-07

I’m not one for spreading rumors or second guessing corporate PR moves. However, for the second time in a week I was going underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge with much suspicion. Upon looking up at the wire frame structure that holds fireworks for New Years Eve, I couldn’t but help see what looked like the [...]

Yes we really love beer here in Australia

23-Nov-07

Appropriate Friday afternoon find by our CEO, Peter Cooper. We are all thirsty for a Victoria Bitter and we’ve all done it at BBQ’s, but not this well!