The only thing interesting to report is that I'm starting Uni again this week and I'm looking forward to learning new stuff.
For now.. enjoy the comic strips.
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Some comic relief
While I was surfing the net for info about mobile phones and how to appeal against a parking fine, I came across this site that has some comic strips. One of my favourites is shown below, I like the author's sense of humour.
The only thing interesting to report is that I'm starting Uni again this week and I'm looking forward to learning new stuff.
For now.. enjoy the comic strips.
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
The only thing interesting to report is that I'm starting Uni again this week and I'm looking forward to learning new stuff.
For now.. enjoy the comic strips.
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Those ****ing ads in my comments
It would appear that some ads have crept into the comments section of my latest post, some weirdo named scott something had decided to see fit to foul up my blog without my permission. They have now been removed and subsequently I've added a link to a site that will set you straight about the truth on "Network Marketing" etc etc.. and another with a link to some info about scams in various forms.
Those people who are part of those cults are nothing more than confidence tricksters, in fact they don't even show you the basics of business. Anyway, most of these schemes are illegal in Australia anyway... however some do slip through the cracks and unleash themselves on the unsuspecting public.
One thing that troubles me is the ethics & morals and the relationship cost of running such a scam. It is a VERY easy way of losing your friends and family. One of the things they would do is get you throw a sales pitch at people you know in an attempt to hook them into this scheme. This kind of thing makes me very uncomfortable, contacting friends and long lost acquaintances under false pretence for the purpose of selling something or getting them to join the cult.
I'm not speaking from experience as I've never been involved in these schemes, however after Googling for info about these scams and cults it does make sobering reading.
Those people who are part of those cults are nothing more than confidence tricksters, in fact they don't even show you the basics of business. Anyway, most of these schemes are illegal in Australia anyway... however some do slip through the cracks and unleash themselves on the unsuspecting public.
One thing that troubles me is the ethics & morals and the relationship cost of running such a scam. It is a VERY easy way of losing your friends and family. One of the things they would do is get you throw a sales pitch at people you know in an attempt to hook them into this scheme. This kind of thing makes me very uncomfortable, contacting friends and long lost acquaintances under false pretence for the purpose of selling something or getting them to join the cult.
I'm not speaking from experience as I've never been involved in these schemes, however after Googling for info about these scams and cults it does make sobering reading.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
The adventures of getting slick broadband
Folks, you may or may not be aware that over the weekend I had helped my friend Tony to upgrade his internet access from the ancient, obsolete 56K dialup (yes dialup... shudder) to the newer slick ADSL broadband.
The morning had started out well, the sun was shining and it was warm, which made the drive to his house rather pleasant. However nothing in my entire life had prepared me for what transpired on that day.
I drove into his driveway, locked the car and rang his doorbell. Shit silly me ringing the bloody doorbell to rouse a deaf man from his slumber is really a stupid idea. So I had to bang, rattle the door and whine in a pathetic manner until Tony finally opened the door to let me in. There he was, the famous Tony in full glory, I tried not to notice him scratching his arse out of politeness and he ushered me into his inner sanctum, the study.
After Tony had explained what he wanted me to help him out with, he had purchased some hardware to get the whole thing setup. A wireless access point, router and adsl modem rolled into a single box. Ideally he wanted to use the wireless network on his laptop so he could use the internet/work and watch TV at the same time, and his desktop would be hooked up to the router. Oh I almost forgot, he had also purchased a webcam (I wonder what for, posting naked pictures of himself on the internet maybe ??) He later explained that he was inspired by JG Jones' vlogs and wanted to post a few of his own on the net.
After a few mishaps with the setup of the wireless router, the broadband setup went smoothly, I couldn't fucken believe it. Nothing is meant to go that smoothly, you see in the IT industry you always expect the worse to happen and the worse fucken time. Believe me it's like one of those little "laws" that never get written down because everyone knows about it, such as "You spend all day waiting for a bus, and three of them turn up at the same time." or "All banks can legally screw their customers".. that type of thing. No sooner than we had experience bliss at the ease of setting up the broadband internet, the wireless router station was fucking up. Like I said, shit happens at the worse possible time just to make it bloody inconvenient as possible too. I felt like throwing the fucking wireless router out the window, but since the adsl modem was inside it I couldn't do it.
However Tony was over the moon about the download speeds he was getting while surfing the net, he was positively drooling at the prospect of downloading shit loads of porn. His exact words were "My dick will be alot longer by the end of the week". As to how will he achieve that is best left to your imagination. My response ?? It was the appropriate time to let him know about the sex fairy.
Remember when we were kids we had all kinds of mythical creatures to believe in. The Easter bunny, tooth fairy, Santa Claus etc.. and when we had learnt the truth (that they don't exist), the magic had evaporated ? Well in this day and age, we adults need something else to believe in to keep that magic alive, the sex fairy.
Just leave a condom (an un-used one mind you) under your pillow and leave a bottle of wet stuff on the side of your bed for the sex fairy. Hopefully in the next few days you might get lucky.
Well Tony was slightly amused about the sex fairy and I seem to recall a glimmer of hope in his eyes. I could be wrong you know.
(I cant remember the EXACT sequence of events), somehow we started accusing eachother of being senile. Well short of helping him going to the toilet, I had to hold his hand showing him how to setup the wireless router, setup the webcam before he could do it himself.
Anyway I had a great time at this new restaurant Tony took me to for lunch, great food and it was great to yak the afternoon away. Tony is a great friend and it is always a pleasure to visit him as I look forward to his stories.
Stay tuned to Tony's blog as I had made a short video of me introducing myself he might post it sometime in the future.
bye for now..
Disclaimer: All events reported in this post has been dramatised for the purpose of making the post interesting as possible, some people may find the contents of this post offensive.
I drove into his driveway, locked the car and rang his doorbell. Shit silly me ringing the bloody doorbell to rouse a deaf man from his slumber is really a stupid idea. So I had to bang, rattle the door and whine in a pathetic manner until Tony finally opened the door to let me in. There he was, the famous Tony in full glory, I tried not to notice him scratching his arse out of politeness and he ushered me into his inner sanctum, the study.
After Tony had explained what he wanted me to help him out with, he had purchased some hardware to get the whole thing setup. A wireless access point, router and adsl modem rolled into a single box. Ideally he wanted to use the wireless network on his laptop so he could use the internet/work and watch TV at the same time, and his desktop would be hooked up to the router. Oh I almost forgot, he had also purchased a webcam (I wonder what for, posting naked pictures of himself on the internet maybe ??) He later explained that he was inspired by JG Jones' vlogs and wanted to post a few of his own on the net.
After a few mishaps with the setup of the wireless router, the broadband setup went smoothly, I couldn't fucken believe it. Nothing is meant to go that smoothly, you see in the IT industry you always expect the worse to happen and the worse fucken time. Believe me it's like one of those little "laws" that never get written down because everyone knows about it, such as "You spend all day waiting for a bus, and three of them turn up at the same time." or "All banks can legally screw their customers".. that type of thing. No sooner than we had experience bliss at the ease of setting up the broadband internet, the wireless router station was fucking up. Like I said, shit happens at the worse possible time just to make it bloody inconvenient as possible too. I felt like throwing the fucking wireless router out the window, but since the adsl modem was inside it I couldn't do it.
However Tony was over the moon about the download speeds he was getting while surfing the net, he was positively drooling at the prospect of downloading shit loads of porn. His exact words were "My dick will be alot longer by the end of the week". As to how will he achieve that is best left to your imagination. My response ?? It was the appropriate time to let him know about the sex fairy.
Remember when we were kids we had all kinds of mythical creatures to believe in. The Easter bunny, tooth fairy, Santa Claus etc.. and when we had learnt the truth (that they don't exist), the magic had evaporated ? Well in this day and age, we adults need something else to believe in to keep that magic alive, the sex fairy.
Just leave a condom (an un-used one mind you) under your pillow and leave a bottle of wet stuff on the side of your bed for the sex fairy. Hopefully in the next few days you might get lucky.
Well Tony was slightly amused about the sex fairy and I seem to recall a glimmer of hope in his eyes. I could be wrong you know.
(I cant remember the EXACT sequence of events), somehow we started accusing eachother of being senile. Well short of helping him going to the toilet, I had to hold his hand showing him how to setup the wireless router, setup the webcam before he could do it himself.
Anyway I had a great time at this new restaurant Tony took me to for lunch, great food and it was great to yak the afternoon away. Tony is a great friend and it is always a pleasure to visit him as I look forward to his stories.
Stay tuned to Tony's blog as I had made a short video of me introducing myself he might post it sometime in the future.
bye for now..
Disclaimer: All events reported in this post has been dramatised for the purpose of making the post interesting as possible, some people may find the contents of this post offensive.
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