April 2006

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More on Curtis-villes rail line

by Whaleoil on April 28, 2006
Further to my earlier story of Curtis-cilles new Rail spur to nowhere in particular.
 
Not only is the council planning on wasting  $70 million to build a 1.8 kilometre rail spur from Wiri to Manukau but that it is almost $30 million more than originally planned for in 2000.

Manukau mayor Sir Barry Curtis claims that the link is an integral part of the rail system. What planet is Sir Barry on? certainly not Earth. 

Cr Quax accuses the mayor, of “empire building” and lacking judgement on the issue and one would certianly have to agree with him on that. 

[quote]“For a man who promotes public transport it’s absurd that he uses his chauffeur driven limousine to drive 200 metres from the Civic Centre across the street to the site of the new Manukau Police Station and back.”[/quote]

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Google does it again

by Whaleoil on April 27, 2006

Google rocks and they have done it again, provided something truly useful for nothing.

I have not used any other email program for over two years now and the only thing I missed about Gmail over Outlook was the calendar.

Miss it no more, Google has in Beta their Calendar which integrates with Gmail.

It rocks.

Features

Calendar Sharing: Set up a calendar for your company indoor cricket team, and share it with the whole roster. Or share with friends and family so you can view each other's schedules side by side.

Invitations: Create event invitations, send them to friends, and keep track of people's responses and comments, all in one place. Your friends can receive your invitation and post responses even if they don't use Google Calendar themselves.

Quick Add: Click anywhere on your calendar where an event belongs (or use the Quick Add link), and start typing. Google Calendar understands whole phrases like "Brunch with mom at Java Cafe 11am on Saturday," and will pop new events right into your agenda.

Gmail Integration: Add your friend's Super Bowl party to your calendar without ever leaving your Gmail inbox. Gmail now recognizes events mentioned in emails.

Search: Find the date of the Baxter family BBQ (you knew it was sometime this summer). Or, search public calendars to discover new events you're interested in and add them to your own calendar.

Mobile Access: Receive event reminders and notifications on your mobile phone.

Event Publishing: Share your organization's events with the world.
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Next Stop Curtis-ville Central, nothing to see but it is the next stop

by Whaleoil on April 27, 2006
Well, just got off the phone with one of my mates from the Manukau City Council and it seems Curtis-ville has also been thinking about what they could spend $38,000 of public money on.
 
They're going to build a railway.
 
…but not just any railway…
 
A gold-plated bloody railway!!
 
At $70m for a 1.8km track, Curtis-ville's rail line from the main trunk to the city centre is going to cost the public of Manukau $38,000 per metre.
 
As usual, an excellent use of public money by Lord Barrington and his band of merry Councillors!
 
It is not as if there is anything in the City Centre worth going there for.

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Explanation for terror attacks

by Whaleoil on April 27, 2006

TBR has found the explanation for muslim terror attacks.

Please send my fatwa to:

The Minister of Foreign Affairs

c/- Parliament Buildings

Wellington

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Da Vinci Code Judgement contains a code

by Whaleoil on April 27, 2006
The judge in the case of Baigent & Leigh v Random House (the Davinci Code case) has himself left a code in the judgement.
 
Using an odd series of italicisations and marked letters throughout the judgement the judge has left a code that he calls a "bit of fun".
 
Check the document for yourself.
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Typical Socialist answer

by Whaleoil on April 27, 2006
Mayor Dick Hubbard in the face of mounting opposition to the governments keen-ness for taxing Aucklanders for congestion makes a typical socialist statement to explain why he is right and we are all wrong.
[quote]"there are times in leadership where one has to be prepared to take the people where they ought to go, rather than where they want to go"[/quote]
What we want DICK, is our taxes gathered on the roads, spent on the fricken roads, no get busy and go tell Helen "SWMBO" Clark to cough up.
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Dumbass Judge puts away Catholic Kiddy-fiddler

by Whaleoil on April 27, 2006
Disgraced former Catholic brother Bernard Kevin McGrath has been jailed for five years — his third prison term for the sexual abuse of boys.
What is more of a disgrace is the bizarre sentencing comments of the Judge.
 
Justice Lester Chisholm told the 58-year-old that he was sceptical about his claims of remorse.
 
Then he goes on to say that "in setting the length of the jail term, he had to take into account a 1993 jail term imposed on McGrath in Christchurch, and a nine-month term in Sydney later."
 
And then sentenced the serial kiddy-fiddler to only 5 years!!!!!
 
If I had been the judge I certainly would have taken the previous sentences into consideration and concluded that the guy is beyond redemption and sentenced him to 30 years in the exercise yard at Paremoremo with the words kiddy-fiddler tattooed on his forehead.
 
But for the judge to take previous sentences for crimes into consideration in order to lessen the sentence is truly bizarre.
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Puuurrrfect Product

by Whaleoil on April 27, 2006
It is not often that a perfect product comes along but here it is . This is perfect for going to the rugby or cricket in our new "dry" stadia. I think they modelled it (the belly not the guy) on Farrar.
 
I so love Gizmag it has such cool new stuff and this is well worth the visit.
 
The Beerbelly enables you to take up to 80oz. (2.4 litres) of your favorite beverage wherever you wish … disguised as a beer belly. Primarily designed to avoid the high price of drinks at sporting events, movies etcetera, and to enable the consumption of alcohol where it’s not allowed, the device is still legally applicable to a wide range of leisure pursuits. The Beerbelly uses an insulated neoprene “sling” and a polyurethane “bladder” worn under your clothing for concealment, masquerades perfectly as a genuine beerbelly, and stays cold for hours!
 
The Beerbelly is not exactly a socially or legally responsible and things could get ugly if you are apprehended, but the Beerbelly web site has thought of all this, offering helpful advice should you be challenged with the device in situ. In such situations the web site has a range of helpful and in some cases quite humourous strategies. 
 
  
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Investigate rebuts Parker Inquiry

by Whaleoil on April 26, 2006

Ian Wishart has posted a fisking of the "Parker Decision".

Of course this won't see the light of day in the MSM.

He also points out the hypocrisy of the decision with a download . 

[quote]The Companies Office, on the basis of a report from Crown lawyers, opted not to prosecute David Parker for failing to file company returns on time, failing to keep proper records, and filing statements that were false or misleading.

The Companies Office determined it would not be in the public interest to prosecute.

So spare a thought for the poor people listed[/quote]

 

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I have a confession to make

by Whaleoil on April 26, 2006
I, a longtime Microsoft advocate has been playing with Linux and have fallen in love.
 
Specifically I have on the recommendation of a geek friend of mine been playing with Ubuntu .
 
This thing rocks, I have now got my PC dual booting and have spent more time in Linux than XP over the past month. The product is stunning in its simplicity to set up, actually even easier than OSX which was a breeze.it comes pre-packaged with everything you really need all for free.
 
Ubuntu 5.10 includes the following applications;
  • OpenOffice , is compatible with Microsoft Office, so you can easily exchange documents with friends and colleagues who still use Windows and Microsoft Office.
  • Firefox , easily the best browser around.
  • Evolution , an excellent email and calendar application (although being a Gmail convert I don't use this)
  • The Gimp , for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
  • software for databases, web serving, email hosting and DNS name serving, internet cacheing and directory services. Ubuntu also includes Samba for Windows file sharing, FTP server software for large file repositories and NTP for network time services.
  • Ubuntu can be installed in a minimal server configuration optimised for datacenter servers that will not be used as desktop machines.
Even more impressive is they have distributions for 64 bit PCs and a Mac version…I am still to work out out to dual boot the missus' Mac yet.
 
I think I am in love and may soon make the complete transition away from the sordid world of Microsoft.
 
I am presently building a Ubuntu Server and Squid Web proxy server as well so I am starting to look a little pale and wasted. the best thing about these are the poxed out shitters I am revitalising.
 
Next steps will be firewalls and mail servers….yee haa….Open source rocks.
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