Random DevelopmentsJust another WordPress weblogDont try this at home- April 22, 2008 In the US, before each episode of Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie ask people never to try at home what they&8217;re going do in the show (in Australia this warning is not shown, for some reason). This is why. (and this is the episode I&8217;m talking about) (this one too)http://www.netwhatever.com/randomdev/2008/04/22/dont-try-this-at-home/ Bushwalking - Sherbrooke Forest- April 14, 2008 This weekend I went for a walk in the Sherbrooke Forest, part of the Dandenong Ranges National Park. I followed a track described in the book 150 Walks in Victoria, by Tyrone Thomas and Andrew Close, and everything went fairly well. To get to the track, I took the train to Belgrave and, from the station, ...http://www.netwhatever.com/randomdev/2008/04/14/bushwalking-sherbrooke-forest/ GPS- April 9, 2008 I really like GPS; it&8217;s one of the cooler &8220;general use&8221; technologies out there. GPS is the closest thing we have to a worldwide information network. Granted, it doesn&8217;t really give you that much information: it will tell you where you are and what time it is (assuming you know your time zone), but nothing else. ...http://www.netwhatever.com/randomdev/2008/04/09/gps/ Random April Fools Notes- April 1, 2008 G&8217;day Mate: tomorrow&8217;s Internet, today. Courtesy of Google Australia. By the way, the theme of Google&8217;s jokes today seems to be &8220;time travel&8221;. Speaking of which, someone in today&8217;s Buzz Out Loud was complaining that, because April 1st starts early in Australia, they were seeing jokes on 31 March. Well, spare a tought for the Australians ...http://www.netwhatever.com/randomdev/2008/04/01/random-april-fools-notes/ |