Random Thoughts II

[Kryten]

Flying Pig.

[Rocket]

I need a high res shot of manu vatuvai that would be suitible for a t-shirt shop to make a print from... someone find me one my googlefu sux when hung over !

[crocos]

Originally Posted by Draco T Bastard

Yeah, they could have come up with a better name.

... And a better logo, and a better site-theme, and...

I liked GPStore. It was focused at an adult level for gamers. It was good.

This is just childish.

[MadMax]

the outcome of http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10534323 should be interesting

[Redneck]

"If the Easter Islanders overshot the carrying capacity of their soils, there's a strong parallel to the current financial crisis, in which Wall St overestimated the returns from the housing market."

+5 Insightfullofshit

[BloodDonor]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4706954a11.html

A 48-year-old mother has been caught twice in the past two days for driving over the limit while driving her children to school.

Acting Senior Sergeant Greg Murton said the woman was stopped at a Compulsory Breath Testing site at 9am yesterday and blew 1199mg - three times the legal breath-alcohol limit.

This morning, she was stopped again at 8.45am, again en route to drop her children off at their primary school, and this time blew 695mg.

does that count as child abuse/endangerment?

[Helious]

I laughed when I read that. There's some fucked up cunts in this country.

[cyc]

Originally Posted by Kryten

bye bye GPstore, this is one step too far for me to keep shopping with you.

I am sick and tired of former specialist stores that "branch out" to bother its customers with so called wider offerings that are not price competitive or, even worse, end up being both uncompetitive in terms of price and lacking in terms of range in the "new" areas they branch out to when compared to what you can get elsewhere.

I took a cursory examination of the prices of books on offer at Mightyape (what a fucking lame name) and most of the items that I might have an interest in could be obtained at a 10 - 15% cheaper price (minimum) at Fishpond. In terms of the more esoteric and "intellectual" books that neither place would hold stock for, MA fared even worse. Hands up those of you who are surprised! No one? Thought so.

As proprietors of an online store, these idiots at MA would surely know that people of a reasonable level of intelligence are easily able to work out who has the cheapest price and just go there. And I haven't even mentioned the 25 - 40% discount coupons that Borders dish out almost routinely every Friday via their e-mail newletters. I am sure most people can wait a few days to get a book.

GPstore used to be quite good when they were able to offer games at a 10 - 15% discount compared to the traditional stores. For the last year or so, however, their prices were often the same as or sometimes even more expensive than the traditional stores. For someone that lives in Auckland, it takes me another 2 minutes of walk to pick up a game after picking up my lunch. That essentially meant that unless GPstore was genuinely cheaper, I couldn't be fucked dealing with them.

Now with a homepage that looks busy as hell, happens to be way overloaded by images, and a focus on trying to dabble in every corner of the market, my days as a GP... Mightyape (typing this makes my eyes bleed) customer are surely over.

[Cyberbob]

is wellington ok?

[DrTiTus]

lol, that's awesome

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4706912a11.html

Stuff running Flava Flav as the main man of Daylight Savings

[Redneck]

surely Stuffs finest moment

[Cyberbob]

Hah, I had no idea Chuck Palahniuk's Choke was being made into a movie.

[MadMax]

You are becoming gods. There's a new master of creation and it's you. You've unraveled DNA... and at the same time you're cultivating bacteria strong enough to kill every living thing. Do you think you're ready for that much power? You lot? You lot? Cheeky bastards. You're running around science like kids with guns, creating a new world while the world you've got is stinking! Go on, Hands up! Hands up anyone who thinks you've got it right. Yeah, there's always one. I can see ya. If you want the position of God then take the responsibility.

[Haydos]

http://www.maoritelevision.com/progr...ns_crusade.htm

Shane Cameron's fight streamed online.

[Sp0nge]

thanks for that

[Haydos]

That fat Tongan boy can take a damn punch. Leopai just knocked out Azzoui who was good enough to go to Russia to challenge for a belt, and he can't knock this big bastard out.

It's a shame the Tongan doesn't have some power, he'd be great fun.


Edit - Jesus, ok, so Leopai can knock anything out if he lands. What a combination - great handspeed for a big boy.

[Haydos]

I don't see Cameron winning this.

Don't listen to the commentators, they're over zealous, most of the shots they called land for Cameron are hitting the gloves and won't be scored. So far, Smith has landed the better shots and that's dangerous for a guy like Cameron who tires late and has cut problems.

He could go early.

[Haydos]

Cameron coming back there - about the only one that he landed clean, those inside left hooks were picture damn perfect. Before that, he was getting beaten rather easily in my scorecard.

Only problem is he continued throwing wide angles, rather than just keeping it straight and down the pipeline when he had him hurt.

[DrTiTus]

I got a bass guitar yesterday, although I had never played bass in my life... I had an electric guitar once, but never really got into it - this (although seemingly the same) is much different

Fuck it's cool!

Figured out a few grooves already, and been following along to some CDs that came with a book.

I'll definitely be sticking with it!

But for now kids, it's off to Twisted?

FIERCE FIERCE, GETCHOR EARDRUMS... PIERCED

[MadMax]

anyone walked mt arthur/lodestone before?

i see that the various govt websites list the tracks as 2 days. the carpark (4wd access only*) - mount arthur hut - flora hut - carpark loop can be done within half a day**.

* lol at the poor woman we came across trying to do a u-turn on the road access which is signed as 4wd in some obviously not 4wd vehicle. she was only a hundy meters away from the carpark, too. one could get there in a front-wd vehicle so long as the conditions were nice and dry, you have good brakes, tread etc.

**assuming you're not an idiot.

just wonder how long the little stone monument has been at the peak that looks out to mt arthur, east along the track from the arthur hut.

track shows on google earth, eventually and at certain zooms. monument does not.

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by DrTiTus

But for now kids, it's off to Twisted?

ah, which twisted?

[Helious]

Shane Cameron is a bitch, cuts way too easily. GG.

[Draco T Bastard]

Should I stay up and wait for this download to finish or should I go to bed?


ah, decisions, decisions...

[Helious]

Go to bed bro. It's a very dark night.

Plus, daylights savings tomorrow -1 hour sleep - rude !

[Draco T Bastard]

Originally Posted by Helious-

Go to bed bro. It's a very dark night.

Plus, daylights savings tomorrow -1 hour sleep - rude !

Eeep, daylight savings - I'd forgotten that.

[Sp0nge]

Originally Posted by Haydos

Don't listen to the commentators...

yeah the commentators were too one-sided for my liking
Cameron has an awesome punch, but his defense is shit and takes way too many punches
good win though...the other guy had heart.

[cyc]

.... and my name is......

Flagg Youngblood (http://www.yaf.org/staff/flagg_youngblood.cfm)

Flagg? Dear Republican Southern Hick parents, at least be a bit more subtle about it.

[BloodDonor]

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/08/09/27/0255223.shtml

"The Senate has passed the PRO-IP Act. While they stripped out the provision to have the DoJ act as copyright cops, it still contains increased penalties for infringement, civil forfeiture provisions, and creates an 'IP czar' to coordinate enforcement. Even though the civil forfeiture provisions are ostensibly intended for use against commercial piracy outfits, history indicates that they will probably get used against individuals at some point. Worse, because they left out the only part of the bill that Bush threatened to veto, it is expected to pass. It is going back to the House where they're expected to pass it on Saturday, after which the President will probably sign it

guess removing the DoJ as Piracy Police is meant to appease bush

[Jonas Undrawing]

strawberry jam is the ONLY jam-related choice for scones

[Haydos]

Originally Posted by Sp0nge

yeah the commentators were too one-sided for my liking
Cameron has an awesome punch, but his defense is shit and takes way too many punches
good win though...the other guy had heart.

Commentators were utter shit at talking about the fight, they were also utter shit for stating where the boxers were at, in their careers.

Smith hasn't faced "the best boxers" from America - he faced gatekeepers, the guys who get beat by the best boxers from America and he lost to them.

It's a good win for Cameron in terms of staying busy and beating someone who has fought some credible opponents but the moment he steps up, unless he learns how to keep that right hand tucked and his chin down, he's going to be blitzed.

Originally Posted by Jonas Undrawing

strawberry jam is the ONLY jam-related choice for scones

With a little cream cheese and then you've got yourself a scone. Pity it's alll empty calories.

[CCS]

Clint Brown is a fucken douche and should stop commentating full stop. He has no real insight into anything and simply tries to make things exciting by saying shit like KIA KAHA K-O!!!! four times... Should've stuck with reading the autocue.

[caffiend]

Originally Posted by Jonas Undrawing

strawberry jam is the ONLY jam-related choice for scones

I disagree. Raspberry all the way.

And that's the word.

[CCS]

I ran into Stephen Fry once (as you do) and he was like "Yo, inside word - only homosexuals like raspberry jam on scones."

True story.

[TnT]

Is this old? First time I've seen it, thought it was pretty cool

[Sgt Seb]

daylight saving ftw... 6.54pm and its still nice and light out. bring on summer, bbq's, and beach

[Bent]

So I was at Southbridge Jazz club in Singapore last night and heard Dave Samuels live. The guy is fantastic. It was pretty strange watching the F1 on the telly and hearing the cars outside too.

[crocos]

Originally Posted by TnT

Is this old? First time I've seen it, thought it was pretty cool

You can make Youtube NOT cache?

[Rince]

Originally Posted by cyc

Flagg? Dear Republican Southern Hick parents, at least be a bit more subtle about it.

"Randall" to his 'friends'

[DrTiTus]

Music was so good last night that I seem to have sprained my middle finger from clicking while I was dancing.

[?>Superman]

No one with a birthday on the 28th of September