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Wed, Jul 1 2009 22:42

Absolutely hillarious promo video from Microsoft – Cannon PI

http://www.dangerousbeak.com/?cat=1 This is an absolute hoot!!
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Tue, Apr 21 2009 8:44

Funniest code comment ever..

A colleague of mine sent me this little snippet of gold yesterday - it had me laughing like a drunken seal so i figured i'd share it. // // Dear maintainer: // // Once you are done trying to 'optimize' this routine, // and have realized what...
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Mon, Mar 9 2009 15:45

Banks using not-so-best-practises…

One of the idiosyncrasies today with banks is that they “claim” to be securely holding your funds and are normally very strict on giving out personal information. If you call a bank up to report a lots credit card, or have any queries at all, you get...
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Fri, Feb 27 2009 11:41

Macroeconomics - in light of todays environment

I thought that, in light of todays troubled macroeconomics and the behavior of "some" senior execs around the world, that this would be suitable. I wonder why type of underwear, or rather, what brand of underwear i'll be choosing when i...
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Sat, Feb 14 2009 14:58

Accepting status quo – when intellectual (diminished?) egos discuss the finer points of obsolete data

I got a message today, via FaceBook, that my esteemed x-colleague, Colin Scott ( www.abstractcode.com ) wants to challenge me on, what he terms, a blog duel. Rather than using such a harsh and aggressive term, I’d call it a battle between two intellectually...
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Thu, Jan 22 2009 5:20

Male Rules - who dares bring this up with your woman?

It seems that 2009 is the year of fun and games - especially internally here as i keep getting sent these hillarious little tidbits from some of my colleagues. Now, before you read on - please be very, very certain of your current brownie point standing...
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Tue, Jan 20 2009 10:47

Words of Wisdom - Bush classics

Another funner one - again, sent to me by a colleague (RB) and i thought it'd be fitting to share this one: "The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country." - George W. Bush "If we don't succeed, we run the risk...
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Wed, Jan 14 2009 16:29

What goes through your mind when somebody says “Lets go for a drink”?

I had this sent to me today from a colleague (female one of course) and i simply just had to share it!! Now, i wonder what gender that ad was directed at?
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Sun, Dec 21 2008 9:49

What your cat is really doing?

Was having one of those “it’s sort of late, and we’re talking ***” conversations with Sahil Malik and he sends me a link to this. But first, take a brief moment and consider the actions of your cat.              
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Mon, Aug 18 2008 8:22

Sahil sends his love…LMGDFAO!!

First off, i shouldn’t really post this, but it was absolutely hilarious!! ok, on second thought i should. I interrupted Sahil today (he was really really busy) and after a few lines of chat he said “hey, found this picture of you today on the web”..i...
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Wed, Aug 13 2008 12:05

w00t – you just got to love that on-site support for this price tag

Had a bit of a giggle today as SE, one of my colleagues, came to me and showed this brilliant SDM solution from Dell. It was found in the Precision laptop range (M6300 model to be exact) for Small Business Centre (up to 400 employees) solutions. Buying...
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Tue, Jul 22 2008 7:38

Lenny Henry rocks Perth Concert Hall!

Yesterday the wife and me went to see Lenny Henry performing at the Perth Concert Hall. I've never seen live stand up comedy before, except on TV where there's those pesky ad breaks, and I must say that the experience was unlike any i've ever...
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Thu, Jun 26 2008 8:59

How To Write Unmaintainable Code – still my favourite

Waiting for a colleague to come in for a meeting, i decided to quickly read up on one of my most favourite white papers out there today. Namely, how to write unmaintainable code…even though it was written a long time ago, i’m still enjoying the pun and...
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Thu, May 29 2008 12:45

Visual Studio 2008 error notification...when not to make sense

A colleague of mine who's working on the same project as I am, got an error today in Visual Studio 2008 (when he was building the app) which just made a lot of sense...or..did it. Brilliant!!! "The operation completed successfully" is registered...
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Mon, May 19 2008 9:37

This survey i trust - Apple perceived as gay-friendly

A colleague of mine, SE, who knows full well that i'm slightly biased when it comes to technology (and no, we're not just talking my love for C# here), sent me a link today for an article published over at Gizmodo Australia. When i saw the link...
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Thu, May 1 2008 13:43

A new drug is out there - Sarcasma

I received this today from a colleague - appropriate as it is :) it had me seriously cracking up!!! especially the testimonial "I no longer shoot my co-workers".. Here's a link to the web site - www.sarcasma.net - absolutely hilarious!!...
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Thu, Apr 17 2008 7:44

An Adobe employee gives numbers a whole new meaning...

Sometimes it can be fun to take things out of context and totally twist the data to meet your own needs. Sometimes you just look like a fool when you try it. John Dowell at Adobe did just that by running a test with 4500 consumers. Seriously John, i hope...
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Wed, Nov 14 2007 16:11

Jeff Dunham - Achmed The Dead Terrorist - AOL Video

Now this is hillarious!!! thanks for the link Glenn ! Jeff Dunham - Achmed The Dead Terrorist - AOL Video
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Thu, Oct 25 2007 10:20

Joke of the Day - Female vocabulary and terminology

Again, my friendly colleague Peter has provided me with some laughs this morning..thanks Peter. Nine words women use... 1.) Fine : This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. 2.) Five Minutes : If she is...
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Wed, Oct 24 2007 10:54

Joke of the day - think positive

Got this one in the interweb mail today from a friendly colleague - thanks Peter: Positive thought for the day When you feel that nobody loves you, nobody cares for you, everyone is ignoring you, You should really ask yourself...Am I a wanker?
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