A few experts discuss ideas on how to improve your creativity.
helpful reflections from jeltzz on what to do with all that bible teaching you’re getting.
Some questions to ask before you send that email
A mac shortcut list and some other shortcuts for power computer users hoping to get up to speed quickly.
Does any one else think that this looks like a direct copy of the iPhone interface?
Customise your macbook for offline note-taking with blackboard paint. Warning: don’t try this at home.
While trying to run this morning, I spotted a discarded McDonalds Hot Cakes container, and started singing the mc-menu song to myself: something I haven’t thought of in many years. Thanks to the power of Google, I found the rest of the lyrics, which I record here for posterity:
I’ll have a big mac quater pounder [...]
DVD: My Sassy Girl
A Korean movie destined for cult status; an odd combination of romantic comedy, and genre-defying comedy. Hard to compare it to anything else I’ve seen, but if looking into a movie that somehow combines film references like “The Matrix” and “Tomb Raider” with physical comedy and the best parts of those teen-angst [...]
Yesterday, I was trying to get hold of a friend who has two mobile phones, and two numbers: one is a work phone, and one is a personal phone. The trouble with trying to reach him is that you need to know which phone he’s carrying before you can call him.
An idea occurred to me [...]
Wondering what one of the oldest copies of the Greek New Testament look like? Have a look at these Scans of Codex Sinaiticus - even if you can’t read greek, you can see that everything is in capital letters, and they’re pretty stingy with their spaces too!
Darth forced to pay court costs after attacking the jedi church.
mission cafe
Genovese coffee. 3 Little Queen St, Chippendale. In the middle of an obscure side street, a trip inside is a breath of fresh air: sculptures and paintings on the walls, a complete contrast in style to the alley outside. Though there’s not much natural light, the lighting manages [...]
It’s been a while since I put up a big list of grammatical terms, so here are a list of the different types of participle. A participle is that part of speech where a verb is used as a noun or an adjective. If the verb is “drive”, then the participle is “driver” or “while [...]
Laura writes about the paid maternity leave scheme proposal that’s currently being considered by the Australian productivity commission. I can see where she’s coming from in her distaste for the proposal - it’s a case of throwing more government money at people to get them to breed - but I find myself in favour of [...]
Frighteningly detailed guide to frothing milk over at coffee geek. For beginners, though, perhaps it’s better to think about it more simply.
Start with cold milk, in a metal jug with a pouring spout. No more than half-full.
Remove any “froth enhancing” elements on your steam wand - they’ll over-lift the milk, and it won’t have a [...]
Thought you should find out as soon as I did: Vodafone to sell iPhones in Australia by Christmas, though it may not be an exclusive deal.
Having finished digging the trench the previous weekend, this weekend was also set to involve time spent with friends, but without quite as much physical effort.
Here are the highlights:
spent Friday night having dinner with an old school friend and his family
Saturday morning - went running with my little brother
breakfast with friends at cordial (newtown cafe), [...]
It just occurred to me - a great idea for a reality / home improvement show. A whole bunch of ordinary Australians arrive at the home of a celebrity, and fix up their backyard.. whether they have the skills to do it or not. Each week, one of them is voted off…
It just needs [...]