It seems Mark Latham knows how to get re-elected.

While the Australian Media whips itself into a onanistic froth, no one has yet pointed out that Mark Lathams comments do nothing but endear him to the people he represents.

Sure, it’s a carefree use of colourful colloquial vernacular, but his point is that our PM, John Howard, the arse-licker, did not fight as diligently as he should have on behalf of Australia and our Farmers during his recent arse-licking jaunt to our Protectionist & Hypocritical Pals in the United States of America.

Mark Latham is a member of the Labor Party. A Centrist-Left Political Party. Traditionally, this party represents the blue collar worker. The lower socio-economic strata of our population. The people who call a spade a spade and don’t care for (or can’t afford) frills and posing.

The Media can stop feigning disgust right about now. It’s silly.

Latham will go places.

Link: Sydney Morning Herald

Blockbuster – America’s Largest Video/DVD Rental Chain is “apparently” asking its customers to rewind DVD’s. I call bullshit on this.
Link via dumbwarnings.com

http://www.dumbwarnings.com/readercomments/electronics_blockbuster.htm

If I say anything, I’ll spoil it.

So go forth with an image of Hank adorning your mantlepiece.

http://www.jhuger.com/kisshank.mv

Once you’re done, check out Eric S. Raymond’s Armed and Dangerous blog where he writes lucidly about the threat of Islamic Jihadism.

It seems like a boring topic – but I suggest you read it. It is truly, truly scary. And not in a fun roller-coaster kind of way.

Who’s to believe what you read on the Net? A bigger bunch of liars and buffoons you’ll never meet.

Nonetheless… in my travels I happened across an interesting argument.

A New Zealander was first to pilot a heavier-than-air aircraft.

So is there a Smithsonian Conspiracy to lie to the world about who really did fly first?

“The executors of Orville Wright’s estate entered into a contract with the Smithsonian [Institute] for the display of the aircraft which dealt with, among other – things, the wording to be used on the accompanying plaque. Paragraph 2 (d) of the Agreement reads:

“Neither the Smithsonian Institution or its successors, nor any museum or other agency, bureau or facilities administered for the United States of America by the Smithsonian Institution or its successors shall publish or permit to be displayed a statement or label in connection with or in respect of any aircraft model or design of earlier date than the Wright Aeroplane of 1903, claiming in effect that such aircraft was capable of carrying a man under its own power in controlled flight.”

“Failure to observe this condition by the Smithsonian would result in a return of the “Flyer” to the vendors, according to paragraph 4 of the contract.

“The implication is clear. By trading its integrity for an aeroplane, the Smithsonian one of the most prestigious public institutions in the world, was condemning Gustave Whitehead [and by inference also condeming all other early aviation pioneers including Richard Pearse of New Zealand - CJB] to obscurity.”

Go here: http://chrisbrady.itgo.com/pearse/pearse.htm
or here: http://chrisbrady.itgo.com/pearse/smithsonian.htm

Ladies & Gentlemen,

Please welcome my second little girl to the World. Little sister to Elizabeth.

This is Jennifer Suzanne Jordan. Now 7 days old, she weighed 3480gms (8lb 2oz) at birth and was 51cm long.

She’s healthy & loud. Just like her Mum.

Again today.

Most of the time it’s not that much of an issue as you just adapt. But when it makes life more difficult it really makes me snippy.

So let’s start with pens. Find one with a logo on it. Hold it in your right hand and enjoy the graphic design. Now hold it in your left hand. The design is upside-down.

Now get your favourite mug. You know, the one with the wise-ass comment on it. Drink from it. Savour the stimulant and consider the embossed picture. Now swap hands. You can no longer enjoy the logo. 8-(

And it doesn’t stop there. Scissors. Even if we exclude the ones that have been formed to fit a right-hand, the blades are reversed for left-handers. Handguns, dangerous if you’re on the wrong end and dangerous if you’re a leftie – especially with grip forms – and where’s the safety? Out of reach.

Watches. I wear mine on the right arm. If I want to light the screen at night, I have to pass my hand directly over the screen to do it. Same with winding/setting. Makes it hard when you wear a divers watch, you have gloves on, at night, 20 metres under in a strong swell.

I suspect there’s nothing sinister about it, but check out where the numercial or data entry pad is on your keyboard. ON THE RIGHT. Dammit. And that nice contoured joystick? RIGHT-handed.

My video camera. Must be used with the right hand. All the buttons and the hand strap are on the right. My TV… all the buttons on the right.

A study by Gilbert and Wysocki (1992) surveyed 1,177,507 people and found men are more likely (12.6%) to be left-handed than women (9.9%). So only around 10% of the population are lefthand? Fine, ignore us.

But it does appear I’m in good company. Leonardo da Vinci, Newton, Einstein, Michelangelo, Picasso, Bach, Schumann, Beethoven, Aristotle, Benjamin Franklin, Gandhi, Churchill, Napoleon, Bill Gates and Richard Simmons(!)

But did they have to operate any the things I’ve while their right arm is holding a new born bub?

Meh.

… and no I’m not going to prove the title of this rant. Google “Cohen”. People will argue the point, but I can tell you now, even if we don’t die younger – we do have more accidents thanks to hand fascism.

Well I do anyway.

Relevant Link: http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/link_reference.html

Annoyed by Spam? Well here’s a great opportunity to show your anger by protesting outside an event being organised by one of the most consistent spammers around – Wayne Mansfield, the “gentleman” behind The Which Company and T3 Direct.

CO-ORDINATED INFORMATION ACTION
July 24th 2002 – 8:30am to 9:30am
Novatel Langley, Plain Street, Perth

Want to inform people about the actions of T3??? Here’s your chance.

On the 24th of July 2002, Business Seminars Australia (one of T3’s businesses) will be conducting a seminar at the Novatel Langley from 9am on that day. Information from T3 informs us that Wayne himself will be in attendance and speaking at this seminar.

The purpose of the proposed action at this event is an information exercise – to increase public awareness of not only spam and unwanted marketing, but also alert the people attending this seminar of the unsavory practises employed by Mr. Mansfield’s company.

This is an information action only. This will be peaceful and no public nusiences will be caused at this event. If you are seen to be causing a public nusience or harassing persons, you will be asked to leave the action. We do not want any negative publicity and would like this to be a peaceful protest throught.

This event is for Perth Residents, but other seminars are taking place around Australia.

For more information: http://winchester.ii.net/spamsuit/protest.html

Lifted from www.boners.com

My local does a weak curry. I need to move.

Here’s a great trick: How to find free hidden MP3s. A lot of people store their MP3s on unsecured directories, not realizing that they are connected to a web server. It’s pretty easy to track them down.

Go to Google.
In the search box, type: index apache mp3 insertnameofbandhere.

Obviously, you are going to replace insertnameofbandhere with the band or
song you are hunting for. That’s it!

Lifted from davezilla