Wednesday, June 30, 2010

1RXS J160929.1-210524 b

1RXS J160929.1-210524 b you say? Sounds like some obscure tax form.




Infact it's not. The small orange blob at the top of the above image is the first direct imaging of a planet orbiting around another star, which is about 470 lightyears away. The star's name is "1RXS J160929.1-210524". The planet is a little overweight at 8 times the mass of jupiter and very creatively known as "b".



via Space.com

Monday, June 28, 2010

One is not amused

The Queen has been watching the football, and she is not at all amused:



Find out where that referee is from. And get MI6 on the phone.

From her unofficial / fake Twitter Account

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Football vs Football

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

No Day in Court for You.

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What the hell is with labor and censorship??? Our good old Captain Bligh just goes from strength to strength - suggesting police have the power to slap people with on-the-spot fines of $100 per hit for swearing. This is my favorite part of the article:

Ms Bligh said the move would increase efficiency, save time and fast-track more important matters in the courts by stopping minor public nuisance offenders from clogging the justice system.

Yes indeed, we wouldn't want people frivolously having their day in court for a frivolous offence do we?


So where is an exhaustive list of "Swear Words"? Will I be charged for sitting at a restaurant and saying "that was a bloody good meal"?


Well Frak that.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Surrealistic



An awesome collection of surrealistic art by suicidal Japanese artist Tetsuya Ishida can be found here.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Censorship 102


Welcome back students to your second censorship subject: Censorship 102 - What they really think about you.

You will find this subject draws heavily on matters covered in Censorship 101 - Controlling what they see, especially from chapters:

  • 1. Convincing your people you need Internet Filter

  • 3. Introducing your Internet Filter

  • 6. Dealing with the backlash - The 'Child Porn' Excuse

  • 7. Dealing with the backlash - The 'Bloody Pirates' Excuse

  • 13. Expanding the filter to retain your power




The semester, we will be exploring how to monitor your citizens online and verifying that they are complying with Certified State Good-Think.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Best Licence Plate Ever.

I saw a car parked across the road from the Court House in Cairns today:





Incase anyone is confused about what WTF means (No, it does not mean "Weird True Freaky"), here's the proper definition.

Tastes like burning

Whats worse than hundred's of thousands of liters of Oil spilling into the sea?


Hundreds of thousands of liters of Oil spilling onto the sea On Fire:





*EDIT: Turns out it is actually just a ribbon that has recently moved into the camera's view*

Live BP Stream

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

It's Going To Ruin Us

Saturday, June 5, 2010

The Android phone is for...