I’ve been tracking Todays Most Viewed news on Stuff for a while now – my impression is that it’s mostly to do with sex, nudity, explicit violence, or gossip. Out of the 10 stories featured each day only one or two are ‘real’ news stories where the information might influence our lives other than for […]
The NZ Rugby Union has announced that the All Blacks and the Wallabies will play a fourth match for the Bledisloe Cup in Hong Kong. The match will be played on November 1, 2008. Is this about rugby or about revenue? How many New Zealanders will travel to Hong Kong to watch the game? How […]
Bummer. If I wasn’t such a happy-go-lucky chap I’d be really depressed that No Depression magazine is ceasing publication with it’s May/June edition. As an alt-country music fan I have been getting No Depression on and off (but mainly on) for as long as the magazine has been selling on the newstands – 13 years. […]
Breaking news on Stuff tonight – Borat costumes have been banned from the Sevens ! Excuse me? Banned? They will be turned away this year, Inspector Kevin Riordan told TV3 tonight. “It’s a family event and there will be children there,” he said, appealing to fans to have “a sense of decency”. Surely this is […]
Given Bill Gates’ predictions for the future – the death of the mouse – this little video shows how far touch screens have come. Previously touch screens would only allow one input…Jeff Han shows this huge screen where multiple users can interact with many touch points. It’s pretty impressive.
From the southern end of the world – the first place that Santa visits – we wish you all a Merry Christmas. For some Christmas cheer, courtesy of Robert Earl Keen’s fine song writing, and Skinny La Veal’s once fine vocals have a festive time appreciating your friends and family.