Archive for December, 2007

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Happy 2008

Well, I’m here to officially report that the world is still turning in 2008. Nothing eventful so far, but I’ll let you know if anything comes up.
Edit: Of course the various associated websites are now inaccessible, just as I’m trying to look up an obscure movie detail on IMDB. Thanks 2008, much appreciated.

links for 2007-12-31

The State Of HD DVD: The State of HD DVD
(tags: hd-dvd blu-ray hdtv)

The State Of Blu-ray: The State of Blu-ray
(tags: hd-dvd blu-ray hdtv)

JediPad Revealed: JediPad May Be Coolest and/or Fugliest Pointy-Clicky Thing Ever [UPDATED]
(tags: lenovo thinkpad trackpoint inputdevice interface)

Top Gear | Nissan GT-R feature | Wanna lift? | 2007
(tags: cars nissan gt-r review)

» Who’s choosing […]

Brothers hand out Christmas cash at mall

Talk about Christmas spirit - admirable, if odd.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shoppers got a Christmas Eve surprise on Monday when a pair of brothers handed out $100 bills at a mall on Long Island, New York.
Police responded to a call from security staff at the Sunrise Mall in the town of Massapequa, concerned that […]

links for 2007-12-29

SWEET image of a battleship firing guns
Must-click
(tags: photos cool war battleship sea ocean)

Windows Vista gripes from Lenovo | Defensive Computing - CNET Blogs
(tags: windows vista lenovo)

tecosystems » links for 2007-12-25
One man’s computer wishlist - if only it could be fulfilled…
(tags: blogs technology)

V8 Festiva 355sbc Midengine Fwd Sleeper Custom Metal Fabrication
What happens when you put a […]

NZ internet woes

Internet here works pretty well, except for the irritation of select sites being unavailable periodically. For whatever reason, Flickr, Yahoo (duh) and blogs under the Blogsmith Media platform (aka my fav car site, AutoBlog) are just unreachable sometimes, while other times they work fine. Various random others are unreachable as well, IMDB for instance, but […]

links for 2007-12-27

The Car Lounge Forums: C6 Z06 on nitrous
A moment of silence please
(tags: corvette z06 nitrousoxide nos photos)

State of the -Domestic Automotive- Union

For at least the last several years, the state of the automotive industry has been fairly predictable. "Import" car sales from companies like Honda/Acura, Toyota/Lexus and Nissan/Infiniti have been on the rise. They have continually impressed the American buyer on value, quality and reliability to name a few points. You can see this with the […]

links for 2007-12-25

Tech Review - Post details: Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Reivew: A man’s laptop.
Funny review of a ThinkPad
(tags: lenovo thinkpad review)

NZ time available for your convenience

Take a look at the sidebar and note the new "Kiwi Time" section for your convenience.

New Zealand rocked by 6.8 quake - CNN.com

 
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake off New Zealand’s east coast rocked much of mainland New Zealand on Thursday, emergency officials said.
No immediate tsunami warning was triggered at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii by the offshore temblor. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The quake, centered in the Hikurangi […]