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It’s been around a while but it still makes me laugh…
LEVEL 1:
It’s 11:00 on a weeknight, you’ve had a few beers. You get up to leave because you have work the next day and one of your friends buys another round. One of your UNEMPLOYED friends. Here at level one you think to yourself, “Oh [...]

For those living the Australian Capital Territory who are sick of washing their car windscreens, don’t forget to vote!
In case you’re wondering what the hell I’m on about, scroll to the end of the list.

…whether it’s on October 9 in Australia or November 2 in the United States.

But we’re not stupid.
Or are we?

How to pick up and carry your iMac G5
Don’t know how to pick up and carry your iMac G5? It’s easy.
Before moving your computer, make sure all cables and cords are disconnected. Pick up the iMac G5 by grasping both sides of the computer. Carry it to wherever you wish.
Apple [...]

From Philip Greenspun’s webblog:

P.S. Your blog’s comments section continues to amaze. It’s like some kind of zoo, but with idiots instead of exotic animals.

Labor will pave the road to hell with good intentions, and Liberals will be right there, looking for the construction contract.

Well not really, I believe the picture comes from Finland.

Have you wondered why Gilligan et al. used The Professor’s US currency rather than switching to a gold standard? Why the Sadam Dinar has doubled in value despite no longer being backed by a sovereign government?
The Ludwig von Misses Institute has posted an interesting discussion of economics using Gilligan’s Island and modern day Iraq [...]

It’s not every day that politicians make you laugh rather than cringe, but the debate over the government’s legislative priorities has produced a few genuinely funny moments. Labor accuses the government of being “soft on terror but hard on homosexuals” by giving priority to a ban on gay marriages over new anti-terrorism laws.

Asked yesterday [...]

Ha, I knew it! Not only did NASA fake the moon landing in 1969, but they are now making preparations for a fake Mars landing. This time the footage will be completely computer generated, meaning no pesky actors with secrets to spill.

Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI) today announced that NASA has chosen SGI® Altix® [...]