Telstra Ad (I am Australian)

The song rawked.

Edit: I’ve been informed that the song is by Katie Noonan

 

An idea!

You see… you have a treadmill, maybe a pedalling thingey. That kind of exercise device… now a cursory lookup shows if set up right the average male could generate atleast 50W of power while exercising. Now, get an appropriately setup laptop (or… custom inbuilt computer!)… which runs on far less than 50W (link) and you could have an awesome exercise device!

Imagine… all the lazy teens who sit on MSN all day… now they can still do that! While on the treadmill! Exercise ain’t bad, but it’s what you’re foregoing to do it! No more! With TheSeer’s Supa-duper-exercise-fun-machine! Dum dum dum.

 

Train vs Trolley

Trolley loses. Got caught under the train and the train just kept dragging it along… rocks everywhere. High potential for injury! Didn’t happen though. Yay!

 

Hissing Trains

Ahhhhhh. The train won’t stop that high pitched ringing.

 

Ahhhhh. Rebooting.

Ahhhh. First reboot of my Vista system in about two weeks… Not because I needed too but I’m bored and feel like checking my Ubuntu installation. Maybe I’ll patch it and hope it runs better than it usually does.

(posted from iPod Touch)
Edit: To clarify I leave it on standby overnight, I don’t leave it on 24/7.

 

The Gruen Transfer

It’s great. Gotta love the ABC!

/me watches more Media Watch.

FREE PODCASTS WOO.

 

The SDA steps up the bullshit.

(There are people that have found their way to this article by searching how to leave the SDA, anyways, so you know, you have to write them a letter. That’s the only way).

Another reason to hate the SDA! Ignoring their complete abuse of power on moral issues…

SDA reps and delegates claim that you are paid back all union fees (you may know them as “dues”) at the end of the financial year. Complete and utter crap. They are trying to confuse young retail workers who don’t understand the tax system into believing tat their tax return is actually a union fee refund. Put simply… it isn’t.

Your union fees are “tax deductible” which means they reduce your taxable income. So say you earnt $9000 this year, and paid $300 in union fees. This means your taxable income is $8700 (9000 – 300 = 8700!). So, on 9000, your average tax rate is 5% (9000 – 6000 = 3000, 3000/9000 = 1/3. 1/3 * 15% tax = 5%) so you get 5% of your union fees back. That’s a whopping $15. Net loss, $285.

Now, see… the thing is, the PAYG system is designed to take MORE money than you owe in tax so inevitably the ATO will always owe you money so you won’t have a hefty tax bill at the end of the year. So… in this case, if I calculated without being in SDA, I’d receive $15 less on my tax return (which is generally in the $200 – $300 range, including if you’re not in the SDA! You’ll still get this money! Just $15 less in this example!) So… if you weren’t in the SDA… you’d get $15 less from your tax return but pay $300 (in reality it’s always greater than $300) less in union fees. $285+ gain!

Of course, you might believe the SDA is good and in which case you’re free to be a member. Just don’t believe the bullshit about getting your union fees back… you’ll be getting money back regardless of your membership of the union.

(I guess I’d better state that these are all examples and this isn’t financial advice e.t.c)

 

iPhone

The (Australian) plans are … alright but the data plans leave a lot to be desired.

 

Sup’ Benedict?

Just leave the $150-200 million on the desk on your way out. Thanks!

Oh, if you’re feeling light just ask Mr. Pell for his share, $40 million. (RANDWICK! MUST HAVE RANDWICK! I ARROGANT BASTARD)

(WYD)

 

The iTunes ad for Viva La Vida rawks.

The song ain’t bad either.

What? Expected meaningful content?