Monthly Archives: January 2006

DCP_1882Originally uploaded by StephenATurner. I get to show you all for the first time, my first… Really, really, proper grownup haircut!

DCP_1886Originally uploaded by StephenATurner. I really wasn’t planning to hold still for a picture… and I got a bit frantic

A fascinating, though kind of odd and experimental site, is Retrievr. It lets you do a rudimentary paintbox style sketch on the computer, then tries to match up the sketch to an image from the massive Flickr photo database. For … Continue reading →

Nice work here from the Culture Bully Blog, a site that I got a link to from somewhere that I swear I can’t remember now A list of their top ten mashups of the year. Good list too, and despite … Continue reading →

We discovered an interesting thing on New Year’s Eve – my son is terrified of fireworks. I’m sure it will pass, but we really didn’t expect him to go from awe to hysterics in just a few minutes at the … Continue reading →

As we get into the new year, the various roundups of 2005 continue. The one linked above is from the BBC, with the title “100 Things We Didn’t Know Last Year.” For instance: 5. Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies. … Continue reading →

Sure we all love “explosion” science, and we think Adam and Jamie are wacky, but we all know why most of us watch Mythbusters… That’s right – Kari Byron is damn fine, but also a great part of the team … Continue reading →

From US TV Guide online, a column by the almighty Joss Whedon (of Buffy, and Firefly and so on…), where he explains the future of TV as he sees it. And I suspect he’s only kind of joking… “Many people … Continue reading →

A little after midnight now on the first day of the year, and it’s finally not quite as stinking hot as it’s been all day. We (as in most of Australia’s south east coast) had a bit of a record … Continue reading →