July 2008
21 posts
EARTHQUAKE!
seriouslythough: sabine: hydeordie: did you feel it? that was a big one! I just told everyone at work about it thanks to Tumblrs. We knew before CNN had it up. 5.8 Magnitude they are saying now.   Ok, you have to realize the power of tumblr when someone who works in a newsroom hears about it first here. This quake has just reminded me of this.
Jul 29th
Starbucks chain 'bailing out' of Australia →
Jul 29th
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Jul 25th
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Jul 25th
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100 Food Blogs to Inspire Your Healthy Eating →
(via somethingchanged) Reposting to make me take notice… skip the cheeseburger… skip the cheeseburger… if I say it enough, it will happen. Maybe?
Jul 24th
How do you like your Vegemite? Vote NOW! →
The Vegemite census is on and it is time to cast your vote on how you like your Vegemite! Personally, I am a Streaker. My suggestions for great Vegemite combinations are - Dunking Vegemite on toast into hot milo Vegemite, cheese and beetroot on Sao biscuits Spreading Vegemite on a slice of cheese and eating it like that On VERY VERY fresh bread and then fold the bread in half.  Straight off...
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Warning - do not annoy the IT folk →
Jul 17th
Giant Squid Dissection →
somethingchanged: buyhercandy: watching this live right now. oh my god. Me too! Their tongues are covered in teeth and they drill though shells to paralyse clams, then poke their tongue in and suck out the meat. These are how the shells you sometimes find on the beach with holes in them come about! Me three! I was thinking I should’ve gone in there to see it live but felt blessed...
Jul 17th
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Jul 10th
Optus iPhone will cost me over $58,000?
grum: It’s no secret that I’m not a normal Australian mobile phone user. At the moment I have a hiptop with unlimited data and a 6gig 3G mobile data plan. I am continually connected to IM, have and push eMail and I religiously read my RSS feeds on the go. I also regularly create a mobile hotspot with my 3G plan so I can use my iPod touch as a pseudo iPhone on the road (without voice). Thanks to...
Jul 9th
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AFR = No Clue Whatsoever
In the latest installment of the circus that is AFR/Fairfax Business check out this doozy - http://www.crikey.com.au/Media-Arts-and-Sports/20080709-Fairfax-library.html Let me tell you - journalists may be able write and they may be able to Google, but they are not and will never be researchers. Sure there are exceptions, but in this “new model of journalism” the only thing that is...
Jul 9th
Preparation 101
1. Create a Muxtape to cure any homesickness that is accessible anywhere, anytime. Done.
Jul 8th
Jul 7th
The numbers game
Police officers in NYC - 1 to every 200 people Police officers in Melbourne - 1 to every 458 people
Jul 2nd