Author Archives: SCdF

So, Opera is the best browser. Ever. Evar, even. Firefox is too slow, and contains memory leaks. Only communist fools and / or Osama sympathisers use it. Now we’ve got those ultimate truths out of the way, check this out: You need to upgrade your Flash Player and/or enable JavaScript in your browser to view [...]

(I’m channeling Robert, can ya tell?) I have a new friend. My brother introduced us (good job!). She’s not exactly pretty or intellegent, but she is stuck in the 80s. And that’s a good thing. Say hello to the new old thing: This, is Sidplay2. If you’re in Ubuntu you can just sudo apt-get install [...]

President Barack Obama’s tax proposal – which promises to increase taxes for those families with incomes of $250,000 or more — has some Americans brainstorming ways to decrease their pay, even if it’s just by a doller. A 63-year-old attorney based in Lafayette, La., who asked not to be named, told ABCNews.com that she plans [...]

I’ve been making minor changes to the site recently (this will be the last theme change, honestly, I’m mostly happy with this one), the more interesting of them being a anti-spam feature I heard about a few years ago. It’s a captcha, of sorts, except that none of y’all should ever notice it. Take it [...]

Let me violate your childhood. And now, let me violate your childhood and the early ninties (which may in fact be your childhood. Peter and the Wolf and beatboxing? What’s next, Thomas the Tank Engine with drive-bys?

About a month ago I got into the Quake Live beta which was sadly uneventful due to a lack of Linux support. It’s now been released to the general public, although still without Linux support. But for you Windows kids, enjoy.

This: A banned Tauranga motorist today blamed his teenage son for being caught by police driving two-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit. Easton Shane Taikato, 40, beneficiary, told Tauranga District Court he got drunk because his 15-year-old son had not come home the night before. [Tauranga] Man blames son for drink driving …coupled with [...]

Check out the following conversation, specifically the bold section: [15:57:39] Stefan du Fresne: Man, I want to be able to leave at 4pm [15:57:58] Tony Ip: easy…just head out the door now :O [15:58:25] Dave McIntyre: or in 90 seconds’ time Is that right? Why do you have an apostrophe there? If you use the [...]

InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) welcomes the Government’s decision to defer the commencement of Section 92A of the Copyright Act until March 27 and to suspend the Section if no agreement can be reached. … “The highly visible blackout campaign organised by the Creative Freedom Foundation and its supporters has served to bring the issue [...]