Category: Oddities

09 Nov

Random thought

A random thought for the day… Too few people realise that the ICT industry has revenues of nearly $70 billion. Our employment is larger than banking and finance, larger than television, media and communications, larger than mining, and larger than wool, wheat and sugar combined. We are a significant contributor to the social and economic wellbeing […]
23 Oct

November

How freakishly true is this about me? (courtesy of Jan) NOVEMBER Trustworthy and loyal. Very passionate and dangerous. Wild at times. Knows how to have fun. Sexy and mysterious. Everyone is drawn towards your inner and outer beauty and independent personality. Playful, but secretive. Very emotional and temperamental sometimes. Meets new people easily and very social in […]
22 Apr

Pirate name

Thanks to Christian I found out today that my pirate name is: Captain James Kidd Even though there’s no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you’re the one in charge. Even though you’re not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr! Find out your own pirate name […]
10 Jan

Ahh, Connex…

It seems there’s a neverending supply of quirky Connex stories, and this one (sent to me by Chris) is no exception. “Two train passengers were able to break into an inactive driver’s cab during a peak-hour train service last week and broadcast lewd messages over the PA system because of a security flaw in the trains, […]
01 Jan

Happy New Year

2006! Happy New Year! It’s time once again to look back upon the year that was 2005… January Work started early on in January in preperation for the new school year and it wasn’t long before the heatwave hit Melbourne. January saw the least blogging by people and it was time for me to rant about it. It […]
13 Sep

Quote of the day

I usually don’t post random quotes from around the Internet but this one just cracked me up… They say that when you run a Microsoft CD backwards you can hear demonic voices… But that’s nothing - When you run it forwards it installs Windows. Ah when will it ever *cough* Vista *cough* end!