Testing the new toy

So on recommendation of the WordPress team, I’m trying out Windows Live Writer. So far it’s pretty standard, but I like a few of the little things – quick links to the blog stats, friend surfer, that sort of thing. Formatting is the big thing, because the WYSIWYG editor in WP.com is…a little lacking in parts, for me at least. Plus there’s also a few plugins you can get that make certain jobs easier. My posts are generally pretty vanilla so I don’t use most of them (I’m fairly certain nobody gives a damn what I’m listening to, and I don’t give a damn what they’re listening to), but there’s a decent variety. If you’re not totally “zomg M$ sux” and not using any other offline blogging tool, it might be worth a go.

Good news, everyone

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After a month of absolute suck (mostly the reason I haven’t updated in a while), finally some good news has come across…

– Exams are all done; even if I failed one of them, at least I don’t have to worry about it.
– My final year project is moving along again after being held up by the aforementioned exams
– Mel was able to transfer to a real journalism course at Monash
– My AFA blog got an order of magnitude more hits overnight. O.O

God created stupidity, apparently

Ever heard of the Creation Museum in Kentucky, USA? If not, I’ll summarise: it’s a testament to the ability of mankind to completely delude itself in the face of overwhelming reason. For those of us not wanting to give US$20 to these nutbars (plus, you know, the A$2000 airfare) but want to point and laugh anyway, someone has been kind enough to go and collect some choice photographs to enlighten the heathens (even Christians who dare to think that faith and science might be compatible). Be entertained, be afraid, be thankful it’s in the US.

Collaborate and Listen

This may be the greatest Firefox extension ever created in the history of anything. (Props: JCC)

I got a job

See above. 😀

Alright, alright, specifics. I had a verbal offer made to me today by Ford for their product development graduate program. Benefits:

– Pretty close to what I want to do, for now at least
– Good grad program
– Above average package

Most of all, it’s a relief to have a job at the end of the year to go to. After all, that’s kind of the point of the last five years, right?

Back in the day

Just some funny things I was thinking about over the last couple of days. Ten years ago:

– 9-11 was a phone number
– The scariest acronym was Y2K
– We still thought the US had a competent President
– Hybrids were plants
– Geocities was THE place to have a website
– The Simpsons was starting to get old

On the other hand, sure we’re in a war and face the constant spectres of terrorism and global warming, but hey, it’s better than high school.

“Hell, it’s about time…”

The most anticipated game of the last ten years has finally been confirmed.

Behold: Starcraft II. 😀

Who really blew up the Death Star?

Fantastic parody of the September 11 conspiracy theories. Impeach Vader!

Universe creating for dummies

The NYT introduces us to the Large Hadron Collider, for those who don’t know too much about it. It’s a good read if you’re interested in a crash course in the frontier of quantum physics. Can you even imagine what must have gone into designing that?

May the Fourth

…Be with you. 😀