Monthly Archives: March 2007

NSW State Election

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Dean

Today is the NSW State Election day and I am still to find a compelling reason to vote either way. Both parties seem as much of a muchness in a lot of ways in terms of promises. For example, the … Continue reading →

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Rheindorf

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Dean

Last night I dined at Rheindorf restaurant in Beverley Hills. The food is excellent quality and the quantity is second to none. Pictured is the pork knuckle on a full sized dinner plate. That is literally as much meat as … Continue reading →

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Ancient History

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Dean

Tonight I was cruising the web and came across this piece of ancient history stuck in the Way Back Machine. The image is from version 1 of bL0gK33p3r. They were the days when I had time to create and maintain … Continue reading →

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Total Failure

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Dean

Sydney has once again suffered a third world service from City Rail. The North Shore line was halted due to the failure of overhead power lines on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Three trains were stranded mid track, in fact two were within tunnels. The passengers were subjected to stifling conditions on these stricken trains as without power there is no air conditioning.
Perhaps, worse than that reports from affected passengers indicate that the on train staff were uncooperative, not informative and arrogant. Reportedly announcements were to the extent of “We do not know what is going on and the doors will not be opened”. Rest assured the guards compartment at a minimum would have been wide open. Now whilst I agree that opening the doors may not be wise in most situations, when passengers are for all intent and purposes imprisoned for hours on end, surely the doors should be opened to allow air flow. Continue reading →

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Puppetry of the Inferior

Posted on March 14, 2007 by Dean

A puppet is any controlled character. It may be formed by a shadow, strings, by using a glove, by direct mechanical contrivance or electronic guidance. The last method is also termed as animatronics. Digital animated figures may also be hailed … Continue reading →

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