Lost and Found
by stefwill on Oct.18, 2008, under Random Thoughts
Well what a strange two and a half weeks I’ve had.
On September the 29 at 12:08pm (EST) I got a message on FaceBook, from a woman in Florida. It read,
Hi Stefan, Was You Born in Australia or Birmingham, England. UK?
As you can imagine I was more than a bit curious as to how this woman could have any idea as to birthplace. I sent my answer and waited patiently for a reply.
Is Your birthday 19th December 1971?
Mommy, what happens to Wikipedia entries when they die?
by stefwill on Sep.22, 2008, under Links
One would think they are relegated to the big trash can in the sky, but no. Deletionpedia steps in to store all the unwanted pages.
Unlike Wikipedia, it isn’t editable (I mean really, what would be the point?).
So if you’re looking for a page you know was on Wikipedia last time you looked, chances are it will be available on Deletionpedia.
Wake up and think for yourselves
by stefwill on Sep.22, 2008, under News
When someone says that the information on the Internet is mostly rubbish, we tend to agree but does that mean we want, or for that matter need, some form of regulation?
Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, believes that disinformation is one of the major flaws in the Internet and that some system should be developed, he said “…I’d be interested in different organisations labelling websites in different ways”.
On the 14th of September 2008, Tim Berners-Lee gave a speech before the Knight Foundation. He talked about the beginnings of the web and where it was heading. He also outlined a new organisation, The World Wide Web Foundation, which would seek:
Classic Comedy
by stefwill on Sep.09, 2008, under Links, Reviews
I might not be old enough to remember The Goon Show being broadcast live, but I do wake up early enough (5:30am) to hear it every Friday morning. ABC Radio National has an amazing selection of classic comedy in that time-slot from the late 60s.
I’m currently in love with Just a Minute. The object of the game is for panellists to talk “for just a minute” on a given subject, “without repetition, hesitation or deviation”. Sounds dull right? Wrong. It contains some of the wittiest improv comedy I’ve heard in… well forever.
Vic Police do their part for Global Warming.
by stefwill on Sep.08, 2008, under Random Thoughts
Anyone would think that, at a time of dwindling oil supplies and rising oil prices, the Victorian State Government would be looking a hybrid police cars and alternate fuels sources. Seems like a no-brainer to me. But in a radical, some might say downright backwards move, the boys and girl in blue will be tooling around in a fleet of five shiny new Hummers.
Police Assistant Commissioner Gary Jamieson says,
The idea of going to Hummers is that it’s about trying to measure visible impact. So we’ve got to try and introduce something which might look different to our current fleet of vehicles.
