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Fake perl in oyster, read all about it

Posted on 6 June 2007 by Leefe

As it happens there is a man selling Sydney Rock Oysters laced with Viagra. His idea was to produce a super aphrodisiac. Perhaps a smart marketing move, unfortunately the same can’t be said about his Internet usage. He has been … Continue reading →

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TiVo and EPG, a guide to TV programs in Australia

Posted on 31 May 2007 by Leefe

It was interesting to read Nick Miller’s article (SMH, 30 May 207) about TiVo being introduced to Australia in partnership with Seven Network*. ‘Time-shift’ free to air digital TV. But you need to know need to know when all the … Continue reading →

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Going round the corners

Posted on 26 May 2007 by Leefe

Do you like boxes on your web sites that are square or with rounded corners? They look smoother with rounded corners don’t they? More like buttons. Well CSS3 is adding a rounded corners property, but it is still not yet … Continue reading →

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Look what came out of the box, and ate Pandora

Posted on 22 May 2007 by Leefe

Reading a post Death By Lawyer: 10 Cool Sites We Miss and was interested to find Pandora listed there. Had been using Pandora for a while. Nice project that creates virtual radio stations based on your tastes in music. But … Continue reading →

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Do not call this web site

Posted on 4 May 2007 by Leefe

The Australian government site put up to host the “Do not call” list, to allow Australians to opt out of being called by market research and most of the other people that call you*, has been so overwhelmed by people … Continue reading →

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TV online in Australia, legal or otherwise

Posted on 10 March 2007 by Leefe

I noticed an article in the Sydney Morning Herald[1] suggesting that Apple iTunes will finally have downloadable TV shows in Australia. Apple is playing it down as just rumours, but iTunes 7.1 does add the ability to restrict downloaded shows … Continue reading →

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Things not to do in an rpg…

Posted on 2 February 2007 by Leefe

I was recently reading a blog post of things not to do in a roleplaying game, Things Mr. Welch can no longer do in an RPG 501-950 (2006-11-28 21:36:00). There are some items that are quite funny. My favourite being: … Continue reading →

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Australian RPG conventions at Wikipedia

Posted on 28 November 2006 by Leefe

Due to the all but complete lack of Australian conventions on the Wikipedia Gaming convention page (only 1 convention listed), I have added all the other roleplaying conventions in Australia I know of (another 14). Only question is, does CanCon … Continue reading →

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Continuing the superhero theme…

Posted on 25 November 2006 by Leefe

You Are Cyclops Dedicated and responsible, you will always remain loyal to your cause.You are a commanding leader – after all, you can kill someone just by looking at them.Power: force beams from your eyes Which of the X-Men Are … Continue reading →

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Holy foreskin batman…

Posted on 19 November 2006 by Leefe

The weird things you came across when randomly browsing through Wikipedia. This can go in the list of Wikipedia pages that you probably don’t need to read: Holy_Foreskin – Wikipedia

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