OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

Blog Software Upgrades

Just a quick note to explain that I have finally got all the pieces in place to upgrade OddThinking to WordPress 2.1.1.

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O! I C Y!

If you take an earring out of a pierced ear, the whole closes over and heals up. I was afraid that this might happen to the RSS feed. This post is really just to prevent that from happening.

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Australia’s Number One Con Artists Are At It Again!

A few months ago, I saw an advertisement for Today Tonight, a controversial Australian tabloid-style current affairs show. Alongside pushing a miracle new weight loss system that doesn’t involve surgery and a in-depth cross-promotionreport into the intrigue and controversy of a reality TV show contestant’s past, the promo warned that “Australia’s number one con man is at it again”.

I was watching the show with interest, until something rather unexpected happened.

I recognised one of the victims!

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Candidates for the UI Disaster Museum

In which Julian whinges about two embedded user-interfaces, mainly because he has photos.

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Wine-gum Selection Puzzle

Here’s a real life puzzle that I haven’t solved yet; how to choose lollies to maximise distance between flavour repetitions.

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Categories: Puzzle Solving
Tags: iPod, puzzle

Estimated Value of Passenger Airbags

How could I possibly put a dollar value on human life?

Let me show you!

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The Story Behind Little Red Riding Hood

The truth behind the Little Red Riding Hood scandal is finally revealed.

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Categories: Humour
Tags: Humour, performance

Vinaigrettes… I’ve had a few…

Julian makes a pointless pointed comment about the food served in typical US restaurants.

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War On Productivity

Someone scoundrel went and launched kdice.

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Categories: Geek
Tags: gaming

Thanks GIO!

Thanks GIO Insurance for ringing me today. You saved me a lot of money!

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