I was going to write a thorough, if slightly moaning, analysis of why my footy-tipping strategy, which saw me win one competition and draw another last year, is failing completely this year. Instead, I broke a glass in the kitchen and consequently have no time for that, as I spent that time ensuring the kitchen ... [More]
Author: Daniel Bowen
Transport blogger / campaigner and spokesperson for the Public Transport Users Association / professional geek.
Bunurong land, Melbourne, Australia.
Opinions on this blog are all mine.
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A tale of two aunties
You can now watch BBC1 and BBC2 live, online. Pretty cool huh. Assuming they re-broadcast everything on it, they must have done some homework on rights clearances. I know the Beeb have a deliberate programme of making material available on the net to UK residents but not to the rest of the world (the UK ... [More]
It may be costing $700 million, and it may be causing untold confusion and inconvenience while it’s being built, and the new name might be silly… but damn, that rolly roof is impressive. Click here to see it bigger (and unencumbered by the blog navigation) (Yeah, there’s a slight glitch in the picture where a ... [More]
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Hazelwood lives!
So, Hazelwood, the state’s dirtiest power station, and the nation’s heaviest polluter, is likely to keep churning along for another 26 years, happily burning filthy brown coal for electricity. Surely it must be time to not just research, but actively build alternative, sustainable electricity generators. The irony is some people are vehemently opposed to wind ... [More]
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Incredible dynamite
The Incredibles. Not very deep, but it’s a kids’ movie I suppose. Enjoyable though. Amazing luck on Saturday, the crap Kensington video shop actually had a non-mainstream title that I wanted to see. (Wow, even their web site is crap, blasting you with a stupid corporate jingle, and no mute button.) Napolean Dynamite. I was ... [More]
Way up on high, the clock on the silo says… not a lot at the moment.
Seen adorning the front garden of a house in Droop Street, Footscray. Any ideas, anybody? (Thanks for use of the camera, Justine)
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Headlines
From the scrolling news sign above Young & Jackson’s… Seven eh? Oh dear. Oh well that’s not as bad as 60. Wow. Do they know which seven? Only seven? Maybe they should stay home. Actually it’s five. I think I might have mentioned this before, but I always thought it looked funny when I had ... [More]
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Speeding fines
I treat speeding fines as a purely optional tax. I know some people seem to see them us unavoidable (notably one guy I knew who worked in car insurance), but really, nobody has to speed. Nothing’s compelling you to press down harder on that accelerator. Those people zooming past me or tailgating might remember that ... [More]
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The headache
I had a headache the other day. Paracetomol didn’t help. Lying down for a rest didn’t help. A cup of tea… that made it go away. Ahhh… tea.
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Annoying bankers
I didn’t buy a house on Saturday. Despite assistance, I was outmanoevred. It does strike me that the auction process is not dissimilar to professional poker. Anyway in preparation for the auction, I needed to be ready to pay a 10% deposit of (argh) tens of thousands of dollars by cheque. So last week I ... [More]
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Old media vs new media
Old media: It’s available when it’s convenient for us. The 7pm news. Sport at 7:20. Weather at 7:25. Morning newspaper at 6:30am. New media: I want it now. Click. It’s there. Old media: Huge audiences, available with low, well established, reliable technology: paper, radio, TV. New media: Minority but growing. Mainstream outlets driven by the ... [More]
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A musical hypothesis
I could tell you about how I got halfway to work yesterday and decided I didn’t feel well and I was going home to spend a lazy day resting. But I won’t. Instead I will present you with a hypothesis: That listening to the iPod makes doing the dishes go faster. I also spent a ... [More]
On Tuesday night Melbourne City Council approved a plan (by the narrowest of margins) to build four new tram superstops along Collins Street. Fine, very good, wheelchair accessible, more pleasant to wait in and use than safety zones. But they also plan to close three stops: at Queen, King and Russell Streets. We’ve had a ... [More]
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My favourite obscure CDs
As I’ve started ripping my CDs onto the iPod, I’ve been viewing and playing more of my CD collection than I have in quite some time. Here are some of my favourite obscure CDs: Doug Anthony Allstars – Icon — the DAAS at their irreverent and musical best, with a lot of tracks being studio ... [More]
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This week’s desktop wallpaper
(From next week’s Aliens of London)