December 14, 2007 – 7:54 am
Beowulf
Specially made for 3D, this is a computer-animated film that was generated with motion capture. Heroes with deep, booming voices, a very human hero, lots of violence, lots of action. As long as you’re not looking for something too deep or complex, you’ll enjoy it.
December 14, 2007 – 5:42 am
Book: A Spectator’s Guide to World Views
Edited by Simon Smart, a collection of essays by a range of Christian authors. This book is, I think, targetted at a first-year-uni age group, and seeks to introduce its reader to different ways of understanding the world: Relativism, Humanism, Feminism, New Age, Consumerism.
It works well as an [...]
December 13, 2007 – 4:58 pm
Café bolle, chinatown sydney
Danes coffee. 394 sussex st, sydney. Velour stools, tiles, neon: this place straddles the chinatown/sydney divide with part of its aesthetic coming from each. Staff are friendly, performing a quick upsize attempt, but cheerfully making me a regular decaf latte instead.
Coffee is surprisingly good: the milk [...]
December 13, 2007 – 4:58 pm
Computer hygiene advice - the great keyboard bath of 2007
December 13, 2007 – 4:57 pm
Vivo café, wynyard
Primo coffee. 388 george st, sydney. Much more cheery in atmosphere than you’d think possible from a café with no access to the sun. Friendly, helpful staff who remember regular customers by name and by order. It even has a wi-fi hotspot.
Coffee takes a while, and if [...]
December 13, 2007 – 4:57 pm
[xblog] Chart Chooser - what kind of chart you should use, and when.
December 13, 2007 – 4:57 pm
Useful article if you’re at the stage of life of choosing software development as a career - 10 signs that you aren’t cut out to be a developer
December 13, 2007 – 4:57 pm
Thorough list of things that can go wrong with a MacBook
December 11, 2007 – 9:24 pm
DVD: NOOMA 02 - Flame
Pastor Rob Bell presents an ultra short (11 minutes) sermon in the style of a short film. Highly watchable, and quite a talking point for discussion groups, if you’re so inclined.
December 11, 2007 – 8:10 pm
[/Karen/] The Dirt on Clean, cleanliness, dirt, filth, bathing, bacteria - how the opinions of what is “clean” or “dirty” has changed over time.
December 11, 2007 – 8:08 pm
TIME: The Hipper-Than-Thou Pastor; Rob Bell.
December 10, 2007 – 6:45 pm
Good grief! 30 Social Bookmarks ‘Add to’ footer links for blogs - are there really 30 social bookmarking sites? Does the world need that many?
December 10, 2007 – 8:09 am
Apartment café, sydney
Karmee coffee. 155 macquarie st, sydney. Lots of glass, and lots of natural light in this upmarket city cafe at the base of an apartment complex. There are four staff behind the “kitchen in the round”, and another two or three waiting tables.
Coffee takes a while, but [...]
December 10, 2007 – 5:37 am
Café monz, cronulla
Mokador coffee. Shop 4, perryman pl, cronulla beach. The outdoor tables (mostly) have water views, and all can hear the ocean. A big range of breakfast choices, q little expensive, but big serves.
Coffee is slow in coming out, and it’s served hot - too hot to pick [...]
December 8, 2007 – 6:13 pm
What a way to start the day: my brother (Jonathan) and I went for a run in Cronulla. He was really just humouring me, as the much stronger runner of the two of us, but was very polite in keeping to my own slow pace.
cronulla esplanade with jackFind more Runs in Cronulla, Australia
Afterwards, we went [...]
December 8, 2007 – 6:12 pm
Advice to budding essay writers: How to Say Nothing in 500 Words
The writer builds with words, and no builder uses a raw material more slippery and elusive and treacherous. A writer’s work is a constant struggle to get the right word in the right place, to find that particular word that will convey his meaning [...]
December 7, 2007 – 5:49 pm
zefrank on feeling uninspired
December 7, 2007 – 5:49 pm
[infosthetics] shopping guide for the data-addicted - gifts that are packed with data, in various ways.
December 7, 2007 – 5:48 pm
Black humour in this video that shows how NOT to do undercover reporting.
December 7, 2007 – 8:44 am
Supreme grind, st james
Campos coffee. 99 Elizabeth st, Sydney. This is a by-the-numbers cafe for the city: the usual suits as customers, a standard issue menu with some specials - the breakfast seems cheaper than most - and some friendly-enough staff.
Coffee, though, is really good: though the barista doesn’t [...]