A cartoon from Working for Change via Perceptric Forum. John Howard take note, please.
Passive Intruder: ’Pong’s first solo exhibition
One for the diary: my partner ’Pong’s first solo exhibition Passive Intruder opens at Buzzzbar Café Restaurant in Newtown on Tuesday 5 December.
If you’re going to show your computer on TV…
… remember to clear your web browser’s cache first. Here’s a TV report from Denmark about — oh, something or other. Watch our serious bearded Internet expert demonstrating how to download music. Now when the time code reaches 58 seconds, stop and notice the second-to-last file he downloaded. Oops.
Google Earth, 1844
Using highly-classified Victorian-era satellite technology, Google Earth now includes views of the Earth from historical times.
Practice what you Preach!
“Always follow procedure,” I tell every new contractor or employee. “You can’t remember everything, no matter how intelligent you are. Always cross-check.” Measure twice, cut once. All very, very good advice.
But this morning I knew that the 1GB memory stick I had in stock would be compatible with the client’s computer. I know my memory specs, all is under control. I am a professional. And besides, we’re in a hurry.
Um, what’s that burning smell…?
The result of today’s professionalism? One fried memory stick. One fried motherboard. A client’s computer which must now be replaced at my expense. A thousand dollars out of pocket and a day’s work lost.
Terrorism: as dangerous as a bathtub
Over-hyping “the threat of terrorism” is one of the more obscene reality-distortions being committed by our current government and its Washington and London counterparts.
This is well-documented. But nowhere is it made more clear than in this statistic:
Excepting a few particularly bad years, the annual number of deaths from terrorism worldwide since the late 1960s, when the [US] State Department started record-keeping, is only about the same as the number of Americans who drown every year in bathtubs.
Now for a quick crash course in how terrorism works…