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Monthly archives: February 2008

Paprika Hussar

25 February 2008 | Comments Off

Update 21 December 2008: I have just learned that sadly Paprika Hussar closed on 1 December 2008.

What do you do when the day has turned to shit and people you thought you could trust turn out to two-faced back-stabbing hypocrits? Have a good meal, get drunk and plan revenge. Thankfully, all is possible due to the excellent food, wine and service available at the Hungarian restaurant Paprika Hussar.

I’ve been meaning to try them since they opened, and seeing the recent episode on Hungarian food on SBS’s Food Safari reminded me to make a booking.…

the secular state and religious holidays

22 February 2008 | 2 Comments

I believe in the total separation of church and state. This includes:

  • no religious instruction or visits by religious proponents to public schools
  • no reference to religious beliefs in state functions or events (such as the prayers during the opening of state and federal parliaments). The views of Australian political parties to this practice are here
  • the removal of all religious holidays from the calendar of the Australian secular state

I propose that instead of the state sanctioning the holy days of only one declining religion (Christianity), it should instead create a system where citizens receive the right to take a number of holidays per year at the time of their choosing.…

Australia Post management are scum who fail the public

21 February 2008 | 4 Comments

I rang my bank more than a week ago and asked them to send me some important, time sensitive information. They were very helpful, and suggested that if it did not arrive within 5 business days to call them again. After waiting 8 business days, I did so. They promised to send it again, but warned that I may have to go into a branch if I do not recieve it in time.

The reason why I have not received the mail is because Australia Post management are a bunch of traitorous parasitic leaches who are destroying the integrity and credibility of the postal service we as Australian citizens and tax payers have relied on for many years.…

pro media and pop culture

20 February 2008 | 1 Comment

Earlier this month the Wall St Journal, Techcrunch and many other publishers reported on the mysterious cutting of undersea communications cables, which resulted in severe internet disruptions. The cause of the cuts is reported to be sabotage, perhaps by trained sharks with lasers on their heads.

What none of them mentioned (it took commenters on the Techcrunch article to reveal it) was that the shark concept is based on the ideas of the fictional character Dr Evil in the Austin Powers movies.…

open the pod bay doors please HAL

14 February 2008 | Comments Off

I’m extremely annoyed at Blu Ray, Sony and Warner Brothers. I’ve been waiting for months for the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey on Blu Ray DVD, so I can enjoy one of my favourite films played at the best quality through my PS3 and 1080i projector. It was scheduled for release on 5 December 2007 (see screen capture below from the official Blu Ray Australia website). I made this image on 8 February 2008… so they are useless.…

art MIA

12 February 2008 | 2 Comments

The Sunday before last I saw a flyer for the Makeshift Gallery that was supposed to be held on Sunday 10 February. At 5pm I went for a walk to find it and could not; I went out again about 6pm and it could not be found. Did anyone see it? Does anyone know what happened?

visual art galleries and museums fitzroy …

ITV F1 rock – NOT

11 February 2008 | Comments Off

Last week the UK TV company ITV, who broadcast the Formula 1 racing telecast that we see here in Australia introduced a new video section of their website. I was excited because the ITV F1 channel includes hours of F1 coverage that we do not get in the cut-down broadcast for Australia – interviews, behind the scenes stories, technical reports and analysis of car handling and driving technique – all amazing content. I’ve repeatedly told the Foxtel retards who call occasionally that the only thing that will get me to sign up for pay TV is the full, complete, live ITV coverage of F1.…