Ive seen some strange stuff in my time, but this one is way up there with the best. A woman in Coventry in the UK was caught on CCTV dumping a friendly cat into a wheelie bin. Its almost something that you might see on a skit based comedy show. I'm sure many of us remember the "Hale and Pace" cat and microwave segment. So could this be a hoax? Or is truth stranger than fiction?
If true, there are some seriously weird people out there. I guess we already knew that. Perhaps she is just a dog person. Luckily, the cat was found by its owners some hours afterwards when they heard its cries. The woman has also been identified and is said to be under police protection. She might just need it.
I'm wondering if I'm the only one to see a little bit of the character "Johnny" from the great movie "Airplane" or "Flying High" in Steven Slater, the Jet Blue flight attendant who jumped plane after it landed at JFK airport on Monday. Even the actor who played Johnny has a similar name - Stephen Stucker. The photo isn't such a bad resemblance either.
Slater was so disgusted at the behaviour of passengers that he made an angry announcement on the PA system then proceeded to open the cabin door, activated the emergency chute, slid his way to the tarmac then ran to his car to make a final getaway. Sadly for all of us, Slater has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and criminal mischief. Surely a defence of "just kidding" should suffice?
Its yet another reason to hate the Geelong Football Club. In their wisdom, the club's leadership team decided to send a copy of a joint announcement with the Liberal Party to their supporters and members. The brains behind this idea seems to be none other than "Colourful Identity" and Club President Frank Costa. How nice of them to become involved in a Federal Election campaign.
Not surprisingly, a whole bunch of labor voters who are also Geelong members are just a little upset. The only good thing about such a ridiculously stupid move by the Cats is that the Labor Party have long memories. Such a foray into a campaign wont be forgotten in a hurry.
On another point, it seems that The Age poll on the topic wasn't so popular. Maybe no Cats fans actually read the paper. Perhaps other readers don't actually care about the Cats. Or maybe, just maybe, its yet another stuff up from the online edition of this increasingly tabloid publication. Genuis really. Close a poll a day before publishing the story. At least the disclaimer is correct "these polls are not scientific..."
OK, so i have myself an iphone 3gs. And i think its a fandangallingly funky little unit. Sure i don't use it to its full extent - I'm not into so many applications. But it works. And it is very user friendly.
Which is apparently more than can be said for the Iphone 4. As far as i can tell from the media, there is a small problem with phone reception. Hmmm. Not so much of a smart phone after all.
But anyways, that's not for me to worry about. I have no need to upgrade my phone just yet. I'll wait for the iphone 5. Or iphone 6. One thing is clear. I like my iphone. But it hasn't been a life changing acquisition. Its just a thing.
What irks me about the whole "apple" obsession is the spin from Steve Jobs and his wonder nerds. Take the following video as an example. As part of the launch of the iPhone 4, Jobs is up on stage extolling the virtues of his new product. One of his key points is that the iPhone 4 has video chat. Wow.
Despite the fact that video chat as a concept has been around since i saw it on Beyond 2000 in about 1988, Jobs is proud to announce this as some revolutionary creation. Forgive me if thousands of others have already written about this, but hasn't video chat on mobiles been around for at least the last five or so years? I remember seeing it in action on a mate's Samsung mobile at least in 2007, if not earlier.
So whats so new about video chat? Nothing. Except that this time it's from Apple and this time it's announced to an audience of skivvy wearing nerdo freakazoids. Feel like applauding for anything and nothing? These nutters do.
Its a weird world when even so called "smart" people carrying "smart" phones get sucked in by corporate spin. Apple aren't the only ones who make phones. And some of the phones made by other companies actually have decent reception. Im just saying.
Apple iphone 4 video calling. Who wouldnt want to be called by a nerdy looking 50 something year old guy who has just the one lame outfit in his closet?
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