Monthly Archives: November 2008

book: the picture of dorian gray

November 25, 2008 – 9:59 pm

Book: The Picture of Dorian Gray.
It seems fair to count this a reading a book, though I read it on my iPhone. Oscar Wilde composed this novel to be full of witticisms, but they do the book a disservice: were it not for all of this dialogue, the work would run more smoothly.
The premise is [...]

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movie: Quantum of Solace

November 23, 2008 – 6:38 pm

movie: Quantum of Solace.
The new Bond flick - though packed with action - has fallen victim of the kind of editing that worked for the Bourne Ultimatum, but fails here. Yes, it’s an international action rush with espionage, various mysterious characters and the obligatory seduction (though only one, and it’s not dwelt on), but - [...]

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dvd: Tokyo Raiders

November 23, 2008 – 6:31 pm

DVD: Tokyo Raiders.
A Hong Kong film, set in Japan, with a mix of Cantonese, Japanese and English dialogue, martial arts, a romantic sub-plot, and twice as many plot twists as you’d expect from a Hollywood film. It’s an enjoyable distraction

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book: The Case for the Real Jesus

November 21, 2008 – 10:39 pm

Lee Strobel is a journalist (formerly of the Chicago Tribune) who was once a religious skeptic, and now writes well-researched, highly readable books in defense of Christianity. This particular book works through a number of arguments that various scholars have put up for who Jesus is. By talking to different experts, he is able to [...]

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Phone tag

November 21, 2008 – 4:45 pm

Granted, it’s a distant memory, but I remember how I used to go places and even meet people, and none of us had mobile phones. In “the countvof monte cristo”, the title character makes an appointment, months out, to the hour.
Now, we’re increasingly dependent on mobile phones for the smallest trip to the shops, [...]

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Beanz arabica, Rhodes

November 20, 2008 – 7:32 am

Beanz arabica, Rhodes

Toby’s estate coffee. Shop 105, 2 walker St, Rhodes. A cheerful space
with only a few tables indoors, and seating for a dozen more outside.
Cheerful staff - and lots of them - work away taking orders, cooking,
and making coffees.
The coffee is quite ok: there’s no decaf grinder, so [...]

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create conference 2008

November 19, 2008 – 8:20 pm

If you would ever use the word “opulent” to describe a school, then you would use it to describe the Kings School at North Parramatta. Better equipped than many university campuses, this is clearly a place where the fees are being spent on improving the buildings, and having top resources in classroom. It was also [...]

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PTC BLOG: The demise of scripture in church

November 12, 2008 – 6:16 am

[ptc blog] John McLean describes the new way of running church services in his post the demise of scripture in church
The service (meeting) finishes with the now traditional benediction, ‘please stay for coffee’.

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Muppets at FAO Schwarz

November 12, 2008 – 6:05 am

[daring fireball]
Build your own Muppet (and then buy it)!

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copy-paste apps for iphone

November 11, 2008 – 6:52 am

[kev] Two apps for iPhone with copy-paste ability.

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mobile device input format - swype

November 10, 2008 – 9:56 pm

Swype is a mobile device input format that allows for even faster text input by combining a keyboard and gestures.

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Seven

November 10, 2008 – 6:19 pm

Seven years ago I embarked on a journey that’s still continuing to this day. A journey I wouldn’t change for anything.
In other news, today I wore a reflective vest for the first time, to embark on a more mundane journey.
Thought I’d point out the similarities.

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Web without words

November 10, 2008 – 5:29 am

[elavision] Web Without Words - a blog looking at websites just as storyboards.

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Lunchbreak in Rhodes

November 7, 2008 – 11:49 am

Lunchbreak in Rhodes

After a few days of playing Wii fit each morning, I’m finding it
harder to get it’s relentlessly cheery music out of my head.
Working at Rhodes is quite different to North Sydney, in every
conceivable way, although I have found one similarity: it’s quite
achievable to go for a walk [...]

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22 ways for a new blogger to improve

November 4, 2008 – 4:20 pm

If you like lists of blogging suggestions: 22 ways for a new blogger to improve.

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