Thanks to the ‘cool’ guys at Planet Nerd, check Steve Jobs’ entrance at the latest WWDC. OK I’m a sucker for these ads
And while we’re on the subject. I just had to spend two days trying to update Norton on Vista (failed, demanded a refund). And I have to say Vista Sucks So Much Ass!. Seriously, it is so fucking unhelpful I can’t understand how Microsoft has any customers left. And they actually put the product on the market! Insane!
Categories: Geek stuff · Video
OK this is like the ultimate cyber action!!! Virtual community cross stitch to save the planet!! (almost)
Seriously this is the second most amazing website I have seen in my whole life. (And I am a real nerd. I have seen THOUSANDS).
Categories: Craftivism · Geek stuff
Yeah so, I discovered this site while looking for cool things to do in the garden using recycled materials. And I am so hooked.
Check out instructables.com
You can learn everything from how to make a broken jar to laundry detergent to understanding ICSP for PIC microcontrollers, all with step by step instructions with photos.
And it’s a community collaboration site, so even better!
Categories: Fun stuff · Geek stuff · Tutorial
In technological news I’m currently trying out a new browser called Camino, which is Camino doing it for the Mac posse. It promises to be fast and definitely lives up to that promise. It’s pretty stripped back compared to Firefox which helps. It does mean a ‘low-tech’ browser in terms of add-ons etc but I think that’s kind of good for me for a while. I tried it finally cause my laptop (Mad Maxine) is finally starting to suffer from being dropped a couple of times and having one really big drink one day and is running very badly. But since I can’t afford to replace it, I’m making do.
In geeky web news the cool kids over at Scoop have got this Scoopit thing going now which is like NZs answer to Reddit. All I have to say is finally, thank fuck and woohoo rad! So now you can see that little Scoopit thing at the bottom of this post (go on, click it, I know you want to…).
But the button thing isn’t going on cause I’m using wordpress.com. Which of course gives me another reason to stop using wordpress.com and get my own schizzle going on. I’m hoping some kind person might hook me up with my own domain name and hosting for my birthday. That would be totally cool.
Then I can continue to be cool and blog on the start of a long weekend…
Categories: Geek stuff
The airwaves should be the public’s not the corporations!
The very nature of free internet communication is under threat.
Internet radio may be driven out of business within weeks by a US Copyright Royalty Board decision that gives record companies a royalty rate that exceeds 100% of most webcasters’ total revenues…
This ruling occurred on March 2nd. We dont have long to act. Please visit this Save the Streams website to lobby your support.
The majority of airwave royalties should go direct to the artist or at least to the govt, not the corporations. Artists and Govt’s dont have to feed their voracious stockholders, so such royalties would be smaller.
Categories: Activism · Geek stuff · International Politics
Cool, if I lived on Mercury I’d be 172 years old. And if I lived on Pluto, my first birthday wouldn’t be until 2228.
This site calculates your age and birthday according to different planets in our solar system. It also explains the science of the whole thing for those of you who care about more than a short [e]thrill.
Technorati Tags: planetary ages, random stuff, [e]thrill
Categories: Geek stuff · Random stuff
Anyone else check out the gorgeous sky porn last night? My beloved and I were driving out of the supermarket carpark and we were like “holy shit! that is so wow!”.
Some clever people thought it was a plane crashing. Sigh.
Last night for viewing the McNaught Comet tonight so hope for clear skies.
And it looks like our future generations might get even smarter since Labour doesn’t seem to understand the concept of free education as a basic human right! And can someone explain to me why Kohanga Reo aren’t part of the scheme to begin with?
Categories: Fun stuff · Geek stuff · NZ Politics · Random stuff · Youf stuff
Little known fact: I originally set up this blog because I wanted to get into the habit of writing so I might just maybe start writing better.
Little did I know that I was about to fill a void in the NZ blogosphere by writing about political issues from a Green perspective. Which, at the time, no one else was doing or was better placed to be doing. So after a wee while I noticed that there was a few people not only reading my blog, but continuing to read my blog. So I just kept on writing about what was going on from a Green perspective. But not as much of my writing was as analytical as I would have liked, I just didn’t have time.
Now things have changed. I don’t work there any more. There are other Green blogs. There are other things too but those are the main two.
So I’ve decided that this year I’m going to take some time to get a bit more disciplined in my writing. So consider this me re-enacting a new years resolution from a few years ago. And you can all get excited about seeing me write more! Well, I will anyway… (more…)
Categories: Activism · Admin · Blogosphere · Fun stuff · Geek stuff · International Politics · Photos · Random stuff
What nerds do in outer space (and probably what I’d be doing, but without the fancy jargon…)
Categories: Fun stuff · Geek stuff
Check out the new Greenpeace Green My Apple campaign.
We love Apple. Apple knows more about “clean” design than anybody, right? So why do Macs, iPods, iBooks and the rest of their product range contain hazardous substances that other companies have abandoned? A cutting edge company shouldn’t be cutting lives short by exposing children in China and India to dangerous chemicals. That’s why we Apple fans need to demand a new, cool product: a greener Apple.
I DO love my Apple, I just REALLY wish it came in Green!
Categories: Activism · Environmental Politics · Geek stuff
Jesus, I found something else to be nerdy about. But I found out heaps of stuff! Like the fact that Kora is coming to Melbourne soon. YAY!!!!!
And Ben aka Blanket Man has his own Myspace. Which is pretty legendary and brilliantly unbelievable 
p.s apologies to those that saw the tie die look. I was having a twisted moment. It looks heaps prettier now.
Categories: Fun stuff · Geek stuff · Random stuff
But I got a My Space.
Not because I actually want to use it, but I thought I’d explore the world and see if it’s in any way worthwhile.
Wanna be my friend?
Categories: Blogosphere · Geek stuff · Random stuff
OK Finally finished the Cross Stitch page.
Categories: Activism · Fun stuff · Geek stuff
OK I thought I’d seen it all but turns out I hadn’t. Check this out for extreme nerds! I am so impressed…
Categories: Fun stuff · Geek stuff
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