The Somewhat Ambitious

On today’s episode of Nerds of a Feather (Podcast available here), I discussed:
- The perils of ingesting too many Kangaroo tacos after a bout of gastro!
- The Back to the Future hoverboard on ebay, much to the delight of Lindsay! No luck convincing Marieke or Robbie that it actually hovers, though.
- In gadget news, a [...]

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This morning on the breakfast show I’m talking briefly with the guys and discussing what I though of The Dark Knight. As I’ll point out, it’s a magnificent film, but you really can’t capture the tragedy and pathos of a character like Batman without a derisive video (such as the one below) which undermines the [...]

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Tomorrow on Nerds of a Feather, I’ll be covering the San Francisco Regional 2008 Air Guitar Championships, A UFO sighting in Wales, The launch of the Iphone in Australia, Back to the Future and several other pieces which I have totally written.* I’ll also be squealing about the approaching press screening of The Dark Knight. [...]

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Blizzard have released tentative talent calculators for Wrath of the Lich King, and as usual it’s a mixed bag (if we were talking candy, some would be delicious, and some would be punching you in the face).
On the plus side, balance druids look to become raid staples, and on the downside my main Surely [...]

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Apologies for the title, I think my brain has been infected by bad puns.
Emily Jocureton, over at her website, does fantastic semi-surreal works of art based on the New York Times crossword. She takes submissions from people (funnily enough, mostly New Yorkers) and has come up with some terrific stuff. It is also strangely addictive, [...]

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On this morning’s episode of Nerds of a Feather (live from “sunny” Port Fairy), i covered the following:
- My antics at Supanova, including when Nichelle Nichols glanced longingly at my groin, and when I ran girlishly away from a potential meeting with Jewel Staite.
- How cigarette vending machines in Japan are being fooled by photographs, [...]

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The latest Jmag to hit the stands has my write-up on Erik De Nijs’ new Keyboard Jeans. Basically he’s designed a pair of hipster jeans with a keyboard woven across the… crotchal… region. But yeah, it’s out now, so go check it out!
Also, it turns out Perth DOES have something here to keep me busy. [...]

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In case you missed this mornings’ episode on Triple J, here is what I covered.
- A brief rundown on how Ned duped me into coming to Perth (he convinced me Terry Pratchett, who is notoriously good with fans, lives here nowadays. He does not).
- A discussion about Sega’s new Eternal Maiden Actualization project, helping lonely [...]

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Having just gotten back from a writing trip in WA, my Google Reader was filled to bursting point. Incidentally, if you ever get a chance to play or get engaged to the Adams Family pinball machine, do so.
Seriously. If it had hands to hold and a heart with which to love (the latter which i [...]

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So, if you’re here you’ve either been sent here by gremlins, or you’ve been listening to the Nerds of a Feather segment on the JJJ breakfast show (if it’s as a result of the former, may i recommend LESS huffing of paint). Ned (or Oz, as we’ll be referring to him, partly because he pulls [...]

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