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Grave Danger
There is something seriously creepy about watching people get buried alive, maybe it's a underlying fear of mine that hasn't come to the surface.
It was mildly comical in Kill Bill Volume 2 when Uma Thurman got buried, mainly because she dug her way to the surface within minutes, but in the 2 part finale of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's season 5, directed by Quentin Tarantino (hence the Kill Bill reference) it's much more real and scary.
Nick Stokes is the unlucky CSI who gets buried in a perspex box with nothing but a gun and some glowsticks. George Eads who plays him does a very good job of portraying someone in that situation, a little too well really. When he first realises the severity of his predicament he starts to scream... a scream that chills me to the bone.
Grave Danger parts I and II are probably the best episodes of CSI ever made, and probably the scariest too. Very tough watching, even for a diehard CSI fan such as myself.
Posted in Movies/TV at 14:39 |
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At The Office
Ten Top Things That Sound Dirty At The Office, But Aren't
10. I need to whip it out by 5.
9. Mind if I use your laptop?
8. Put it in my box before you leave.
7. If I have to lick one more, I'll gag!
6. I want it on my desk, NOW!
5. HMMMMMMMMMM, I think it's out of fluid.
4. My equipment is so old it takes forever to finish.
3. It's an entry level position.
2. When do you think you'll be getting off today?
1. It's not fair... I do all the work while he just sits there.
Posted in Humour at 22:31 |
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Migrating The Easy Way
I decided to upgrade the hard drives in my server last night. Probably should've waited till the weekend but at least it's done!
I started out with 3 drives...
0 - C: - 20GB Seagate
1 - D:/E: - 60GB Western Digital split into 2 partitions (45GB and 10GB)
2 - H: - 160GB Western Digital
And I had 2 80GB Western Digitals to go in there.
What I wanted to do was to transfer everything off disk 1 onto one of the new 80GB drives, then wipe disk 1 and transfer disk 0 onto it. This would increase the free space on D: and E: from 45/10 to 60/15, and more than double my C: drive which now has a lot more room for expansion (going from 9GB free to over 40GB!). The existing 20GB Seagate would be removed from the computer and left spare.
I took all the hard drives out and worked out where I wanted them all to go, then plugged everything back in again. Then I started Acronis MigrateEasy.
Posted in Computers at 10:31 |
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Next Tory Leader?
So now we're down to David Cameron and David Davis.
I really hope Cameron wins, from what I've heard from him he sounds like a much better leader and a good candidate for Prime Minister.
I didn't bother voting for any party at the last election as I really didn't feel like any of them would do a good job, and I really didn't want Michael Howard as Prime Minister... the guy looks like something out of a horror movie!
If David Cameron wins the leadership contest, and if he can pull the Conservative party together, then we may actually have a party worth voting for.
Posted in Politics at 21:59 |
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Posted in Life at 17:36 |
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A Fuck For A Duck
A farmer sent his 18 year old son to town and, as a birthday present, handed him a duck. "See if you can get a girl in exchange for this," he said.
In town, the lad met a prostitute and said, "It's my birthday and all I've got is this duck. Would you be willing to..." "Sure," she said. "I'm sentimental about birthdays. And besides, I've never owned a duck."
Afterwards, she said, "Do you know, for a 18 year old, you're quite a lay. If you do it again, I'll give you back your duck."
"Sure," said the boy.
When his pleasurable work was through, the lad started on his way home. While he was crossing the main street in the village, the duck suddenly flew out of his hands and was hit by a passing beer truck. The driver of the truck felt sorry for the boy and gave him $2.
When the lad returned home, his father asked, "Well, how did you make out?" His son replied, "Heck, I got a fuck for a duck, a duck for a fuck, and two bucks for a fucked-up duck!"
Posted in Humour at 23:04 |
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Stewie Live
Stewie Live: Type in commands and watch Stewie from Family Guy do what you tell him to. Every time you find a correct command you'll notice the level meter on the right slowly rise and when it gets to the top the KILL button lights up - when it does, click it!
Posted in Humour at 20:40 |
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How do you...
...wake up from a nightmare if you're not asleep?
This is the premise of the movie "The Machinist" starring a very gaunt looking Christian Bale, who is said to have dropped 63lbs to look the part of a man who hasn't slept in a year. Now that's dedication to your art.
It was a very good movie, with a clever twist. It's been compared to Fight Club and Memento, both of which are favourites of mine and I can see why The Machinist has been compared to them, a lot of the ideas are similar.
Definitely worth watching.
Posted in Movies/TV at 12:28 |
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Movable Type Turns Four
Movable Type, my favourite blogging software, turned four yesterday! I've been using it for over 2 - and never had a second thought about using any other software.
Posted in Movable Type at 10:52 |
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Medical Computer
One day, in line at the company cafeteria, Joe says to Mike, "My elbow hurts like crazy. I guess I better see a doctor."
"Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money," Mike replies.
"There's a diagnostic computer down at Wal-Mart. Just give it a urine sample and the computer will tell you what's wrong and what to do about it.
It takes ten seconds and costs ten dollars... a lot cheaper than a doctor."
So Joe puts a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to Wal-Mart. He deposits ten dollars, and the computer lights up and asks for the urine sample. He pours the sample into the slot and waits.
Ten seconds later, the computer ejects a printout:
"You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and avoid heavy activity. It will improve in two weeks.Thank you for shopping at Wal-Mart."
That evening while thinking how amazing this new technology was, Joe began wondering if the computer could be fooled.
He mixed some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, urine samples from his wife and daughter, and a sperm sample for good measure. Joe hurried back to Wal-Mart, eager to check the results.
He deposited ten dollars, poured in his concoction, and awaited the results.
Posted in Humour at 01:19 |
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Now I'm Stuck With 2 Mobiles!
When I signed up to Vodafone in March I thought my contract with T-Mobile was only a 12 month one, but when I tried to get a Port Authorisation Code I was told I still had another 6 months left - so I had signed up to an 18 month contract without realising. Oh well I thought, I'll just pay the line rental on my old phone till the contract expires, thankfully it wasn't too horrendous.
So I wait another 6 months and ask for my PAC again, and I'm told I still have 1 more month left, how long is this damn contract?
So I wait another month and ring T-Mobile. I finally get my PAC! I ring Vodafone to give them the PAC and I'm told "you can only transfer your number in the first month of your contract". DAMN!
That's just brilliant! There's no mention of this rule anywhere on T-Mobile's or Vodafone's websites, although they do mention porting when joining but no actual time limit apart from the 30 days that a PAC is valid.
There's nothing left for me to do but continue to pay T-Mobile AND Vodafone, until my Vodafone contract expires in March 2006. Then I will have decide if I want to start a brand new contract with them or cancel the one I have now and go back to using T-Mobile - or maybe try Orange or O2 - and this time, transfer my number immediately!
*sigh*
Posted in Rant at 16:50 |
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Jack Thompson
In a press release he states:
"Miami attorney Jack Thompson, a leading activist against the video game industry, has today been asked by the Office of the Governor of the State of Florida, Jeb Bush, to draft and submit to him and to Florida legislators a bill that will prohibit the sale of violent and sexually explicit video games to minors.
Quite simply, Jack Thompson is a fucking idiot.
Violent and sexually explicit video games are NOT sold to minors, where the hell does he get his information from? All video games released in the USA are rated by the ESRB (Teen, Mature or Adult Only), and the retailers obey these.
You can't of course stop someone who is old enough to buy the game from actually buying the game and giving it to someone underage. No matter how much legislation you sign into law.
The same goes for the UK.
Posted in Rant at 17:35 |
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It's October!
Did anyone remember to wake up Billy Joe from Green Day?
Posted in Humour at 12:25 |
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