OddThinking

For the last 10 years, I have visited a shopping area occasionally, and I watch with interest the current levels of redundancy in the assortment of retail establishments.

I think we need to keep an eye on our reactions to swear words, and keep our responses in proportion to the damage that is being done by them.

While deciding how to introduce the zipper story, I came to learn some rather unsavoury truths about myself and my culture.

What would a Venusian think about zippers?

In 1999, the PC I used had required a 200W power supply.
In 2005, the PC I used had required a 380W power supply.

Making some simple assumptions, I was soon able to plot the graph and make a prediction.

I want to go on the record with a prediction.

Within 5 years, the first Australian TV station will realise that they are missing an opportunity for product placement.

Bloglines, a web-based feed-aggregator has invited people to blog their feedback on their application (and on other products).

I’ll take the bait. I’ll admit to using Bloglines, and provide some feedback here.

If you are ever told to trust your instincts or to avoid making assumptions, ignore that advice.

In which I continue to bitch about the Samsung D600 – but particularly about the PC calendar synching software that is bundled with it.

Data point for the spam-trackers: There has been a big hike in detected spam comments recently over the past couple of weeks.