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  • Date: May 19th, 2005
  • Time: 2:10 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 0

Out of the Box

I often wonder if graphic designers, architects, engineers and other people who make stuff look good eat a special cereal. Do they drink a different water? When they graduate from college or university, do they get a secret telephone number to a shop that nobody knows about where they can buy special ‘out-of-the-box’ potions?

I mean take this building on the left, for example. There’s no reason why it has to have a …

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  • Date: May 19th, 2005
  • Time: 12:37 am
  • Written by: Dale
  • Comments: 1

Star Worse

The Saga ends!

And i’m thankful for it every moment that I live. That’s enough hype and disappointment for another 3 generations. Amusing as it was with it’s battle scenes and elaborate settings “Revenge of the thithys” wath abtholutely abthurd. Thorry, it’s that Sith thing that always confuses me… I’m sure that’s why they were so mad too.

Anyway, while watching the movie I realised that my attention was constantly misplaced and finally figured what the problem was:…

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  • Date: May 18th, 2005
  • Time: 4:48 am
  • Written by: Dale
  • Comments: 1

Kylie

Well, what can be said about Kylie? Probably one of the saddest things i’ve heard in a while. Having said that however it’s not unusual to hear this sort of thing happening. Yet I don’t quite feel as bad about news of other stars similar misfortunes, take Anastacia for example. She preaches kicking butt and standing up for herself. It’s hard to really feel that bad cause she’s like… ok on her own anyway. And …

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  • Date: May 18th, 2005
  • Time: 3:17 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 0

Alternative Rhymes

Mary had a little lamb
Her father shot it dead.
Now it goes to school with her,
between two chunks of bread.

Simple Simon met a Pieman, going to the fair.
Said Simple Simon to the Pieman,
What have you got there?
Said the Pieman unto Simon,
Pies, you dickhead.

Georgie Porgy pudding and pie.
kissed the girls and made them cry.
When the boys came out to play,
He kissed them too, cause he was gay.

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  • Date: May 17th, 2005
  • Time: 3:14 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 5

Finally, the PS3

Prepare yourself for a mass sale of PS2’s, as flocks of geeks and gamers alike rush off to purchase the all new Playstation 3. First reports are quite flattering.

The PS3 is boasting a rounded and more ’spacy’ look and it’ll take up pretty much the same amount of space in your TV cabinet. Die hard Playstation fans will no doubt be overjoyed to know that your archive of old PS1 and your …

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  • Date: May 17th, 2005
  • Time: 1:43 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 0

The Waitron & the Spoon

A guy and his wife are having dinner and when the waiter approaches his table with the evening’s specials, he can’t help but notice that he, along with all the other waiters at this restaurant have a spoon in their top pocket.

“Sorry bud, but I have to ask: What’s with the spoons?”

“Well”, began the waiter, “our manager is a statistical analyst. He’s picked up that 22% of all people that come to this restaurant drop a utensil and 89% …

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  • Date: May 17th, 2005
  • Time: 1:16 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 0

Viruses Spreading via MSN

Antivirus companies have been alerting the public of the growing list of PC viruses that are being spread via the MSN Messenger Network. At least 5 new viruses and adaptions of older viruses have been reported as spreading via MSN. This is proof that the writers of virus programmes are slowly realising the potential of the MSN Network as a portal for fast spreading their viruses.

The first occurence of this MSN worm was in January this year with the …

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  • Date: May 16th, 2005
  • Time: 2:37 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 2

Baked Beans can or WiFi Antenna?

Sheesh, what next! Next generation computer hardware whizz Steven Buss, An entrant to Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair has created a WiFi antenna from an empty baked beans can. Dammit, thats gotta be a far sight cheaper than my WiFi card!

…the one he calls a “cantenna,” made from an empty baked-bean can, let him connect to his 802.11b wireless network from almost as far–a mile away.

How about them apples! Thats pretty impressive, I gotta admit. Especially considering he’s …

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  • Date: May 16th, 2005
  • Time: 2:12 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 0

Real Life ‘Gilbert Grape’ Story

I doubt whether ‘humor’ is quite the right category for this story because I’m sure the people involved weren’t laughing.

According to iAfrica this morning, a lady in Cape Town, South Africa had to have part of her house bashed out because she needed medical attention and she couldn’t fit through the doorway.

“We had to demolish the back wall of the house,” said a metro official.

He said several people were needed to help lift the woman into …

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  • Date: May 16th, 2005
  • Time: 1:42 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 0

Tsunami Survivors

Yet another good news tsunami story!

Reported by the N.Y. Times.

An incredible photo taken of 4 survivors of the tsunami.They were sunbathing on the beach and failed to see the wave approach until it was almost on them.They tried as hard as they could to get out of the way, according to witnesses, but the wave engulfed them. When the wave receded they were still on the beach, almost in the …

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