OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

Where Do Baby Photos Come From?

I am working on a new lossy compression system for photos that takes advantage of a key fact about babies.

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Julian’s First Law of Intra-Organizational Spam Detection

An essential guide to getting through your email faster.

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Categories: Humour,Observation

Picking^W Choosing a Scab Excuse

Top Excuses I have Tried to Use to Explain the Horribly Disfiguring Scab on my Cheek This Week

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Categories: Based On A True Story,Heroic Failures,Humour,Observation
Tags: Australian culture, excuses, injury, tall tales

Memo to Airline Passengers

To: All of the airline passengers of the world.
Re: Baggage Collection, Process Clarification

Dear Fellow Passenger,

The following instruction is simple, and should be carried out with immediate effect.

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The only thing worse than having a secret dossier…

In the shadowy world of credit ratings, companies trade behind your back in gossip about your past.

I wanted to see what they had to say about me – what story they have been tattling.

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The Absurdly Simple Email Client

During a training course on Ada and the Rational 1000, we wrote an absurdly simple email client.

When it was my turn to demonstrate my software, it wasn’t very well received.

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Sony announces HORSESTICK

(Las Vegas, CES) Sony Corporation today demonstrated working prototypes of the HORSESTICK® digital controller at the Sony Booth at the 2006 CES.

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The Trouble with the Web

The trouble with the web is that it proves that no matter how stupid your idea, many people have thought of it first… Google Search on the “First Rule of Mime Club”

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It is what Julian would have wanted…

I am concerned that when I die, it will be like in the movies or on TV. Someone will turn to the bereaved and say “We have to continue with the big match/mountain ascension/wild sex party/insert-project-name-here. It is what Julian would have wanted…”

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Categories: Humour,Observation

Christmas Threats

If – and only if – I don’t see you before then, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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