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"I’m a Filthy Early Adopter!" — a rebuttal

Published by Murray @ Midnight May 9th, 2008 in Incoherent Ramblings Of The Enraged Mumble Mumble. 2 Comments

Okay, so normally I’d bury this post where it really belongs, somewhere in the reply section of Saturday’s original rant about all things technically attractive and attractively technical.
However, there was something about Darren Saturday’s post that demanded a little extra attention. Maybe it was the implied threats? Maybe it was the explicit threats?
Or maybe [...]

Another episode in which no-one dies…

Published by Murray @ Midnight April 21st, 2008 in Incoherent Ramblings Of The Enraged Mumble Mumble. 3 Comments

You know what I’d like? I’d like to watch a cop show on television where pretty much the most violent thing they ever investigate is a missing cat. Or maybe some nefarious bugger has stolen a pair of rollerskates — the type you used to strap onto your shoes — that no-one uses much anymore, [...]

Containing your enthusiasm

Published by Murray @ Midnight March 22nd, 2008 in Incoherent Ramblings Of The Enraged Mumble Mumble. 5 Comments

I’m not really sure I know why, but I’m loving this article from The Daily Telegraph.
In essence [1], a local council on the New South Wales coast has taken the step of installing shipping containers on a cliff top to spoil the view of homeowners it suspects of cutting down trees that were, well, apparently [...]