Different is Indifference

Opps, i forgot i had a class to think about. Well, normality is the things that have always been done by a certain way. Different is something that stands out, away from the norm. Why do i say this? Cause different is considered a bad thing in society but a good thing for progression. Are you diffrent? Do people say so, cause if they do, technically you could consider yourself as an experiment of change.

We need to move forward by trying new things that may not be considered good by others.

Blood, Gore and Children?

Ok, OK! I will try to be serious about this politics discussion. Actually, I know of a situation, where Australia was banned things in an attempt to be political. Manhunt, a violent game was banned for just that, being violent. But really, there is just too many things in the world that can be banned becuase they're 'sexy' and 'violent', if you look closely enough.
But it all comes down to children, as these banns are really just to prevent children from seeing/playing these things. Why should the goverment step in, in order to prevent your children from seeing this sort of stuff.
Why aren't you looking after your OWN children?

If you agree with me, pls go and sign this to stop the banning of games!

Drop-bears and other Aussie things

I don't know about the rest of Aussies, but i always imaging myself going overseas to mess with people about what Aussie really is like. How we all drink beer all the time, 24 hours of footy, Cork-hats are the norm and other wonderful things that make Australia an interesting place. So, in honour of our knowledgeable neighbours, i made this news clip.


P.S- if there is any trouble with this movie, let me know and i'll change it/get rid out if.

Doodles

I know that this vid will seem out of character for me, but what the hell. This is what happens after a full day of trying to think of better ideas!


For anyone who cares, i've drawn all these images during highschool, during classes that were just sooo boring. I like to think i picked the best ones.

3D world on a 2D screen

Sigh, i suppose i have to fest up to at least having MSN and IMVU (only because my friends download it for me and for a month we were on it before...wait, let me finish). For those who don't know what I'm talking about, come on, i mean, really? how old are you? 90? Come on.
Continuing, you create a 3D image of yourself and send it forth into the virtually world, to talk and mingle as if you were there yourself. LIKE HELL. Don't people know that reality is painful enough, that's why i like msn, it takes the whole visual and physically interaction out of the equation.
And when you really get down to it, there really isn't much of a difference. You can only tell what someone is really like when they open up their mouth (although, you need only look to see who the weirdos are). the point being, IMVU only makes your character do what you command it to do, it won't shift awkwardly or look around the room.

So, on the whole, it was a fun experience, but only for a while....Kindda like how the Wii was fun for a few months before you relies it's all gimmicks.

Scavenger Crap (they're just running out of task ideas)

Aargh! Each week, we are given something to incorporate into our blogs. i try to sutlerly fulfill the requirements, but this week, we have to find out answers for basically random questions?
Here it it goes;
1.What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park? A gas mask (see here) This was particular hard to find, seeing as how all the brief readouts that the site gives you said that it was a gas mask to prevent hay fever, but the actually website was so hard to read.Search engine- AltaVista
2.On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they? 1969, though the network ARPANET. Computers were in Californaia and Utah (see here). Pretty basic info if you type in 1st network. Search engine - AltaVista
3.What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software? He was born 28/10/1955, Sold his first software either at 13, a small computer for measuring the traffic flow for $20,000 (see here). Found Answers.com a wonderfully site, even if it wasn't quick to the point. Any search engine to find this website.
4.Where was the World Wide Web invented? CERN...a very basic search on most of the search engines.
5.How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare with the power of a personal computer from 30 years ago? 1979 Computer - Apple 48 KB RAM(see here). 2009 Computer - Apple Mac Pro, 6GB(see here)... Soo, yea. how do you compare the bow and arrow with a machine gun?
6.What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown? Heaviest Parsnip: 5.7kg, 2004. Longest Parsnip: 520.7cm 2003 (see here) .......What?
7.When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales? 1859, And it was due to water claims of the tweed river feeding into both Queensland and NSW water sources. (see here)
8.What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954? Heavy Rains, cause it was flooding. (See here). Oh god, how i know this.. my nan was saying how we today were in heat while she was swimming to her next class.
9.Why is is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice? On the whole, his poems, paralytically Don Juan.(see here) The BBC has always, to me, been the source to look up high class stuff. And most people know who Lord Byron is anyways.
10.What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name? See next Blog.

Artsy, Fartsy

I know i may have confused you when i said artsy. You'd be amazed on just how people who study film can turn any film into 'a work of art'. Seriously! And do you know what the worst thing about it all is the fact that they completely destroy the fun of simple enjoying a film. Every aspect, angle and motive has to be considered, as well as the lighting, the clothes, the props the land, the sound and on and on it goes! See here, to understand another similar, although considerable more violent, view.

Black Magic in a box

What struck me when researching about the early origins of computers was how skeptical they were about it, how they were almost expected it to simple fail or destroy anything around it. Not to say that they believed in magic, but that's what the common person must have thought was driving the first computer to work.
As it turns out, the machine that might have been responsible for the computer's development is the calculator. I know that others will say otherwise, but i see it as a separate machine to the computer, it is also a machine that can operate with minimal human influence.

Facebook: the decent into hell

I much as i try to hid my low opinion of Facebook, i was able to discover the origins of it, surprisingly, from another indirect website. My basic opinion of Facebook can be summed up by BBC's Wall.
On February the 4th, 2004, Facebook was first established by Mark Zuckerberg for students of Harvard Collage as an internal friendship network. What is really scary is that Facebook started as a private, small scale chat site and within a year it had expanded to a million members. Just what compels people to connect with people that they will never know is simple beyond me.
But either way, if your looking for information on the origins of this internet cult, then i suggest clicking here.