Rest & Concentration May 23, 12, 6:05 a.m.

in the Workplace....

http://www.coolhunting.com/desig…

4am Food Jul 21, 11, 2:32 p.m.

It's 4am, you've been out drinking, OR you're pulling an all nighter, OR your body clock is completely out of whack..... and you wanna eat something.

In my scenario, I'm nowhere near any convenience/fast-food stores, have barely any kitchen equipment in this place, so I'm ashamedly going to admit chinese pot noodles (sic. ramen)

What do you chow down on?

iPhone stylus? Apr 17, 11, 10:22 p.m.

I'm using an iPhone app to identify Chinese characters, and drawing complex characters with your finger is really messy. Besides using other body parts, does anyone have any suggestions for some sort of stylus I can use? I know it's a capacitive screen and needs to conduct current to function, I'm just running out of common items to try.

Convert image to vector? Jan 16, 11, 5:18 a.m.

Hey all,
I was hoping to convert this image to a vector to muck around with it, but there are 2 problems. First, I'm travelling with a netbook with no Photoshop or Illustrator, and secondly this is the largest version of the image I can find.

Do you guys reckon it's even possible to convert something of this quality to a vector drawing?

All relevant advice appreciated!

Lunar Eclipse Dec 20, 10, 11:08 p.m.

Who's staying up to watch it?

I'm in NYC right now, it's half-covered now, about 75-120 minutes 'til complete eclipse...

One-off mass mailout Jul 26, 10, 7:43 p.m.

A client of mine ran a competition a while back from which we collected about 400 email addresses (all consenting to receiving communication), and I'm looking for a mass mailer service, preferably in Australia. Can someone provide me with a recommendation?

I'd prefer advice to a google search, because half of them are probably blacklisted by Aussie ISPs.

Thanks everyone.

Intranet templates May 31, 10, 9:58 p.m.

Hi all,
A client without much funding needs to have a basic intranet setup with noticeboard, ability to attach documents, and varying levels of user access.

What's your favourite? I'm leaning towards a PHPBB or something similar, just want to know if you've seen something simpler...

Thanks all.

Apple Mail To Do List deleted! HELP! May 3, 10, 12:38 a.m.

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to help out a client here and they've deleted his To Do list, and only has a really old backup, has this ever happened to anyone?

Any advice?

Help is much appreciated.

Fred Wilson on Web Apps Apr 27, 10, 9:36 p.m.

Preaching to the converted here probably, but some of you might find this interesting... if not... read something else.

Fred Wilson’s 10 Golden Principles of Successful Web Apps

http://carsonified.com/blog/busi…

RIP David Mills Mar 31, 10, 8:19 p.m.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/0…

David Mills, a former journalist who explored race relations and racial tensions as an Emmy-winning television writer for dramas like “NYPD Blue,” “The Wire” and “Homicide,” died on Tuesday in New Orleans on the set of a new show, “Treme.” He was 48 and had homes in Los Angeles and Silver Spring, Md.

Buck's Party Ideas Mar 22, 10, 9:03 p.m.

I'm arranging one for my best mate in a month's time and I'm looking for any bizarre, funny or entertaining ideas that any of you may have encountered at other parties.

The one promise I made to the bride is that he will keep all of his facial hair, and have no visible scars, bruises or tattoos once we are done with him.

Melbourne HTML dev wanted Mar 18, 10, 6:52 p.m.

A friend from Vic RT'ed this message from @gilfer, thought someone might be interested:

Looking for a Melbourne-based HTML developer for approx 7 days work from next Thursday. Hand code standards-compliant HTML/CSS. dm me. :-)

Creative Design CV's Mar 2, 10, 8:41 p.m.

Thought some of y'all might enjoy these:

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/cre…

UK Art Bin Feb 25, 10, 2:05 p.m.

I thought this looked cool, I wish I could go :)

http://www.itsnicethat.com/artic…

Michael Landy has transformed the South London Gallery into one huge ‘Art Bin’. Over the course of the six week exhibition artists and collectors are invited to bring works to the gallery to create ‘a monument to creative failure’. Anyone can apply by clicking the link below, artists who have already thrown work away include Tracy Emin, Damien Hirst and a Sir Peter Blake.

Exhibition runs 29 January – 14 March 2010
South London Gallery, London SE5 8UH.

www.art-bin.co.uk

UFC 110 Feb 20, 10, 8:40 p.m.

Great fight card, great fights all round, I usually don't get to see the lightweight fights on UFC Wired, but George Sotiropoulos has a new fan after today, he's a technically brilliant Jiujitsu fighter and stand-up boxer.

Wanderlei vs Bisping is just about to start, I don't like Bisping but I reckon he's the stronger fighter right now.

I've also got my fingers crossed for Nogueira, he's an absolute legend.

David Thorne Twitter posts Jan 21, 10, 6:16 p.m.

• Offspring asked if spastic was a special kind of plastic. Told him he was a special kind of plastic.

• New advertising slogan for Adelaide: "Yes, I know... but hey, at least it isn't in New Zealand."

• Caught offspring downloading inappropriate material. Had 'The talk'. Discussing monthly broadband fees and quota is never easy

• Have been reminded that it is my birthday soon. Another year closer to dying alone and being eaten by my seventeen cats.

• Because even red haired children require encouragement. And beatings of course.

• The special effects in the movie Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus are state of the art. The art in this case being pottery.

• My favourite sexual position is the shopping trolley. It's where you look at porn while your partner is out buying groceries.

• The next person with 40 items in front of me in the 7 items or less checkout can add kick in the neck to their shopping list.

• Spent way too much on presents this Xmas. For myself. It's the thought that counts so I thought about how happy people would be for me.

• Power went out today. Held onto the toaster with both hands & rubbed my socks vigorously across the carpet to make breakfast.

• Was told to dress up for interview. Apparently they didn't mean as a sexy space pirate.

How do you feel today? - in visual form Jan 18, 10, 7:08 p.m.

This is me:

New Zealanders Dec 22, 09, 5:21 p.m.

This explains New Zealanders to me in a nutshell, I love it:

Naked cyclists cop helmet warning

Two Kiwi men wearing nothing but their birthday suits have been issued with a warning for riding without protective head gear on a jaunt around a sleepy New Zealand seaside town.

Senior Constable Cathy Duder was patrolling Whangamata, a beach resort in the North Island, on a quiet Monday night when she came across the two nude men, both in their early 20s.

"They were more shocked than I was, trying to cover up their bits and pieces with their hands," Duder told AAP.

When asked for an explanation, the pair replied that "they wanted to experience total freedom".

"And I said to them `the way you're heading, you're going to experience total confinement'," the officer said, laughing.

She said the men appeared decidedly sober. "They didn't seem drunk at all. That's what worried me," she joked.

Duder issued them with a stern warning for not wearing helmets and then sent them directly home.

Chinese Stereo Instructions Oct 6, 09, 6:58 p.m.

Seriously man, wtf... how am I meant to work this shit out?!?!?!

"Guarantee the conjunction to have no the mistake the empress, and install the bodywork the speaker, and use the EVA or not fuck the gum to proceed to seal completely, prevent to leak air in the coalescence, and can still reinforce to join together with glue, and strengthen rigid."

Say WHAT?!??

A bit of perspective Oct 5, 09, 5:53 p.m.

Just when you think you're having a crap day, you read the news and see something that puts life back in perspective for you. It's good to get a good kick up the ass like that every once in a while. This is what did it to me today:

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,2…

Wronged death row inmate dies in crash

A FORMER US prison inmate who spent a decade on death row has died barely a month after being released from jail after a car accident, Texas police said.

Michael Toney, 43, died when he lost control of the car he was driving on a Texas road on Saturday and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Toney received a death sentence in 1999 for his conviction in a 1985 car bombing which left three people dead.

He maintained his innocence over the years and was finally freed after a key prosecution witness in the case recanted.

A Texas Appeals Court ultimately overturned Toney's conviction, ruling that prosecutors had improperly withheld evidence, and he finally won his freedom on September 2, barely a month before the fatal accident.