Pay attention! Toyota, who make cars and stuff, says that robotics is now a core business. They plan on having real “partner robots” by 2010.
Script Challenge still unsolved
It’s 4.5 months since I posted my Script Challenge, and not a single person has had a go.
Shift Happens 2.0
The little infographic movie Shift Happens, which I wrote about in April, has been updated as Did You Know 2.0. There’s also a website to discuss the film and new versions.
Tags broken, now fixed
I’ve just upgraded WordPress (the tool I use for this website) and the Tarski theme all in one go without following the proper procedure. Because I am so clever. Tags are currently broken. Tags were remarkably easy to fix when I read and followed the procedure.
Unreliable Bangkok 5: Polite
One of the most important differences between Bangkok and Sydney is that Bangkok isn’t full of arseholes. I’ve already mentioned that Skytrain security staff are helpful. Unlike CityRail’s. But it goes way beyond that…
In virtually every bar in Bangkok, you don’t pay for your drinks up front. You sit, you order your drinks, they go on your tab, you consume, you enjoy the company of your friends. And when you’re ready to leave, then you get the bill. In virtually every Australian bar, though, you pay for your drinks in cash at the time of serving, thank you very much.
In other words, Australian pubs operate under the assumption that you’re the kind of arsehole who’d leave without paying.
Thai worker-owned brothel turns 1
Something I didn’t see in Thailand, because we didn’t go to Chiang Mai, but worth mentioning. Thailand’s first worker-owned sex bar, fully compliant with local labour laws, has just celebrated its first birthday.