"Who's doing what with huh?"
"Donald where's your trousers?"
"I know what that word means."
"And yet you still won't tell me!"
"Because one egg is un oeuf!"
"It all makes sense, in the comics you know who the arch villain is going to be. He's the exact opposite of the hero! And most time's they're friends like you, and me."
"Oh, we got both kinds, country AND western!"
"An angel doesn't make love. An angel is love."
"It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible!"
"Can everybody just notice how much fire I'm not on?"
"Hi, my name's Plenty"
"You just shot at your imaginary friend next to a truck full of 400lbs of nitroglycerine!"
"I'm a mean hm... hm... servant of God."
"No, the towels you can keep."
"I could stand to hear a little more."
"Or the fact that you steal my clothes?"
"Miggs is dead."
"Oh yes! A bolt of lightning into a huge copper conductor. I thought you lived at a school?"
"I'm not locked in here with you! You're locked in here with ME!"
"Bite my shiny metal ass!"
Monday, 7 June 2010
Sunday, 9 May 2010
Windows XP Starter Kit
- Windows XP (have the install DVD!)
- Dell drivers (Sigmatel C-Major Audo, Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller, Dell Wireless 1450 WLAN - R61603 R89437 R151517)
- NVidia drivers (Geforce GX Go5200)
- AVG Anti-Virus Free
- Google Chrome
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Reader
- Microsoft Office (have the install DVD!)
- 7-zip
- BurnAware Free
- K-Lite Codec Pack
- Windows Media Player 11
- Zune Desktop Theme (darker themes use less power!)
- Internode Monthly Usage Meter
Alternatively, I may just give up on Microsoft and give Kubuntu 10.04 a try. Or on the other hand, maybe it's time to put the second child to work.
Further Info:
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Friday, 5 March 2010
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Saturday, 16 January 2010
Who said...
"IT MEANS HE GETS RESULTS, YOU STUPID CHIEF!!"
"Did any of them manage to miss you?"
"That's not strictly true. You still have your teeth."
“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster by your side, kid."
"I aim to misbehave."
"Inconceivable!"
"I'm no punk bitch!"
"The details of my life are quite inconsequential."
"Protection from who? Zee Germans?"
"Get away from her you BITCH!"
"Don't even think about it. I'm better off on my own."
"It's not a tumor!"
"He doesn't know about the three seashells!"
"I'm sorry my responses are limited."
"I'll go. I'll go. I'll go. I'll go. I'll go."
"I think I speak for everyone here when I say, 'huh?'"
"Live every week like it's SHARK WEEK!"
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
NYE2009 Menu
Finger Food:
- San choi bao (veg)
- Chicken drumlets in honey & soy
- Steamed dumplings (veg)
- Cha siu rolls
- Bok choy salad (veg)
- Assorted chips/snacks
Dessert
- Summer berry sorbet
- Fresh fruit
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Who said...
"One ping only."
"It's spelled LUXURY YACHT but its pronounced Throat-Warbler Mangrove"
"That was irrational of you. Not to mention unsportsmanlike."
"In China, you'd be dead already."
"What did you do?"
"Knocked out two of his teeth."
"Would you like some champagne?"
"See, you are what you are in this world, that’s either one of two things: Either you're somebody ... or you’re nobody. I'll be right back."
"Tell me, is there any scientific or forensic insight likely to be gained by spying on this woman in the shower?"
"Shanti, we're trying to make sure the woman's clean."
"Good job."
"If they're big and you're little, then you're mobile and they're slow. You're hidden and they're exposed. You fight only the battles you know you can win."
"No, no, no, NO!! Dad! Oh, you've got to be kidding me!"
"Yeah, I am. You're not getting a Porsche!"
"Get some rest, Pam. You look tired."
"Excuse me, Jack, tell me one thing in life that is absolutely for certain."
"First I'm gonna use you as a human shield, then I'm gonna kill this guard over there, with the Patterson trocar on the table. Then I was thinking about breaking your neck."
"What should I tell your men when they realize you're gone?"
"I'll be back."
"My Pussy Wagon died on me."
"Janie, today I quit my job. And then I told my boss to go fVck himself, and then I blackmailed him for almost sixty thousand dollars. Pass the asparagus."
"No, I'm not talking about that. I beat the sh!t out of some kids today. But it was for a purpose. It made me feel good about myself. It was like I did something constructive with my life or something, I dunno, like I accomplished something."
"Sorry. I, uh … I ate a lot of sugar today."
"Tell me Miss Trench, do you play any other games?"
"'Fat' seems to be a word people most connected with him. 'Terribly rude' also rang a lot of bells."
"I think my mouth is too big."
"It’s just the right size... for me, that is."
"It's spelled LUXURY YACHT but its pronounced Throat-Warbler Mangrove"
"That was irrational of you. Not to mention unsportsmanlike."
"In China, you'd be dead already."
"What did you do?"
"Knocked out two of his teeth."
"Would you like some champagne?"
"See, you are what you are in this world, that’s either one of two things: Either you're somebody ... or you’re nobody. I'll be right back."
"Tell me, is there any scientific or forensic insight likely to be gained by spying on this woman in the shower?"
"Shanti, we're trying to make sure the woman's clean."
"Good job."
"If they're big and you're little, then you're mobile and they're slow. You're hidden and they're exposed. You fight only the battles you know you can win."
"No, no, no, NO!! Dad! Oh, you've got to be kidding me!"
"Yeah, I am. You're not getting a Porsche!"
"Get some rest, Pam. You look tired."
"Excuse me, Jack, tell me one thing in life that is absolutely for certain."
"First I'm gonna use you as a human shield, then I'm gonna kill this guard over there, with the Patterson trocar on the table. Then I was thinking about breaking your neck."
"What should I tell your men when they realize you're gone?"
"I'll be back."
"My Pussy Wagon died on me."
"Janie, today I quit my job. And then I told my boss to go fVck himself, and then I blackmailed him for almost sixty thousand dollars. Pass the asparagus."
"No, I'm not talking about that. I beat the sh!t out of some kids today. But it was for a purpose. It made me feel good about myself. It was like I did something constructive with my life or something, I dunno, like I accomplished something."
"Sorry. I, uh … I ate a lot of sugar today."
"Tell me Miss Trench, do you play any other games?"
"'Fat' seems to be a word people most connected with him. 'Terribly rude' also rang a lot of bells."
"I think my mouth is too big."
"It’s just the right size... for me, that is."
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
2nd Baby Arrived (father doing well)
AOpen MP45-BDR purchased through various suppliers and self-assembled to be used as the bedroom media centre.- 165(W) x 50(H) x 165(D)mm
- T9600 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.80GHz CPU
- 4GB RAM
- 500GB/7200 HDD
Running Windows 7 (primarily for WAF)
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Friday, 9 October 2009
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
[Solved] Wi-Fi Extender
At first I looked at software issues - updating drivers helped get a more accurate bar read - but the problem was the signal strength.
Then I looked at technical solutions - new wireless routers, extra antennae, signal boosters. I also looked at ethernet over powerline solutions.
Finally, after much exploration, I settled on a home-made solution: I cut an empty Pringles can in half and placed this around the router antenna.
Problem solved!
Further Info:
[Unsolved] Connect Mini HTPC to TV
http://www.usbwifi.orconhosting.net.nz/
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Easter Egg Meme
Many years ago I placed this video inside a profitability reporting spreadsheet I set up. Whenever we made more than $100k in a day, this would pop up and play.
Only now, with the series of tubes, could I find it again, and also give due credit to the creators:
Flat Eric for President!
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Friday, 7 August 2009
Who said...
"WORST ... RESCUE ... EVER!!!"
"So whether you agree with me or not, GET ME AUTHORIZED!"
"Pilot, identify yourself."
"It's me!"
"What's it thinking, Colonel?"
"It's afraid!"
"I was invincible in Chinatown!"
"I used to carry around those awful mace things. Now... I zap any bastard that screws with me. I tried it on my little dog. Poor thing limped for a week."
"I really will slug you so hard!"
"Oh it's the 'meek'! 'Blessed are the meek.' Oh that's nice, isn't it?"
"How was your lamb?"
"Skewered."
"Can we have it back?"
"Well, I have the only seat belt here. You know, safety first?"
"For if knowledge is power then a god ... AM ... I!
Was that over the top? I can never tell."
"1.21 GIGAWATTS?!!"
"I just got one question for you. How can you leave me in the middle of a gunfight... to get the car?"
"You have got to shut up and let him drive!"
"There's a difference between disliking him... and not caring when some dumb Irish flat foot drops him out a window."
"Yeah sure. He's probably blond with big dimples"
"How did you know that, sarge?"
"Hey, don't talk like that about pigs! They're usually much nicer than people."
...
"As a matter of fact, right now I have one in my kitchen that's very clean and smells very nice."
...
"Piggy? Piggy? Where are you? Ah! There you are!"
"You get the headaches? ... I get such bad headaches."
"Because of the tension."
"What tension?"
"So whether you agree with me or not, GET ME AUTHORIZED!"
"Pilot, identify yourself."
"It's me!"
"What's it thinking, Colonel?"
"It's afraid!"
"I was invincible in Chinatown!"
"I used to carry around those awful mace things. Now... I zap any bastard that screws with me. I tried it on my little dog. Poor thing limped for a week."
"I really will slug you so hard!"
"Oh it's the 'meek'! 'Blessed are the meek.' Oh that's nice, isn't it?"
"How was your lamb?"
"Skewered."
"Can we have it back?"
"Well, I have the only seat belt here. You know, safety first?"
"For if knowledge is power then a god ... AM ... I!
Was that over the top? I can never tell."
"1.21 GIGAWATTS?!!"
"I just got one question for you. How can you leave me in the middle of a gunfight... to get the car?"
"You have got to shut up and let him drive!"
"There's a difference between disliking him... and not caring when some dumb Irish flat foot drops him out a window."
"Yeah sure. He's probably blond with big dimples"
"How did you know that, sarge?"
"Hey, don't talk like that about pigs! They're usually much nicer than people."
...
"As a matter of fact, right now I have one in my kitchen that's very clean and smells very nice."
...
"Piggy? Piggy? Where are you? Ah! There you are!"
"You get the headaches? ... I get such bad headaches."
"Because of the tension."
"What tension?"
Thursday, 30 July 2009
Monday, 6 July 2009
Good Memes Never Die (they just get more selected)
Saturday, 13 June 2009
[UNSOLVED] Connect Mini HTPC to TV
Background
Display1: Wall-mounted Samsung LA32R71WDX (1080i via HDMI)
Display2: Panasonic PT-AX100 (720p via HDMI)
Source: Mini HTPC running XBMC on Ubuntu Jaunty (DVI)
Problem
In-wall cabling to Display1 = RF Coax WTF??
Solutions
RF Modulator
- A$40
- 576i
- Resolution sucks
Attach Mini HTPC onto back of TV
- $42+shipping
- 1080i
- Can’t use HTPC for Display2
Wireless AV Sender
- A$89+shipping
- 576i
- Can link other displays
- Resolution sucks
Get electrician to install HDMI cable
- A$59+labour
- 1080i
- Capital improvement
HDMI over Powerline (Acoustic Research HDP100)
- US$272+shipping
- 1080i
- Elegant but expensive
- Wrong voltage
Wireless Media Extender (Zyxel DMA100P)
- A$386+shipping
- 1080i Elegant (powerline)
- Proprietary interface (c.f. HTPC)
- Good but limited codec support
HDMI over IP (Just Add Power IP HDMI) +
Ethernet over Powerline (TP-Link TL-PA201)
- US$450+shipping
- A$166+shipping
- 1080i
- Not elegant, but provides wider options
- Wrong voltage
- Possibly won’t work
- Expensive
- Low WAF
Wireless HDMI Extender (Atlona AT-WHD200)
- US$600+shipping
- 1080i
- Elegant but expensive
- Wrong voltage
Wireless DLNA TV (Samsung LA32B650)
- A$1,494
- 1080p?
- Display1 can become Display3
- Fiddly, unproven with Ubuntu
Wireless HD TV (Sony KDL40EX1)
- A$4,295
- 1080p
- Very elegant and expensive
- Display1 can become Display3
- Matches the room (white)
Thursday, 21 May 2009
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