Monthly Archives: August 2008

In-AccuWeather

Posted on 9 August, 2008 by Si

I noticed an unfamiliar icon in my Dashboard weather widget just now. Hovering over the icon produced no tooltip, so I went to the AccuWeather website to investigate. This is what I found. Thanks for that prediction. Thunderstorms? *pokes head … Continue reading →

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File sharing police

Posted on 8 August, 2008 by Si

A recent article in The Age worries me. The Australian entertainment industry wants internet service providers to act as file-sharing police and caution people who download illegal copies of films, TV shows and music via peer-to-peer networks. If this went … Continue reading →

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An old film I didn’t spew at

Posted on 4 August, 2008 by Si

I started watching Breakfast At Tiffany’s the other night for no reason than upon flicking over I was astonished at the extraordinary visual quality. This is an old film. We’re talking 1961 here. That’s three years before Mary Poppins and … Continue reading →

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Laksa Paste Curry

Posted on 3 August, 2008 by Si

I bought some Laksa paste with the plan of making Laksa according to this recipe. But it needs all kinds of fancy ingredients like Tofu and green prawns which I can’t really get up here. So I never got around … Continue reading →

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