The Bizarre Murder of Roland Opus

iShower: water-resistant Bluetooth speaker

The iShower, a water-resistant music system, is now shipping for $100. The iShower has Bluetooth connectivity with support for up to five paired devices. What's more, you won't need to bust out the tools to install the iShower, as the mounting system's built-in adhesive lets you pretend to be a handyman without doing any real work -- the unit can also be hung over the shower head if you're wary of sticky residue. The music system runs on three AA batteries and provides up to 15 hours of listening time, and there's even a built-in clock. 

iShowert: water-resistant Bluetooth speaker

Hitler's Family Tree

If you look closely (amongst all the bizarre spelling of Hitler, shotgun weddings and illegitimate kiddies) you'll notice that his family was once known as Schicklgruber.

Hitler's Family

Pushing Down Hard on Prices

Six Myths About The NBN You Should Stop Believing Right Now

OK, the NBN, it's a good thing.  Everyone agrees that we need a better, faster and higher capacity communications network than we have now.  But the question remains: Should we spend all that money (in excess of AU$32 Billion) on the NBN or other important things like roads...????

As you can see from this article the question isn't even wrong.  Critically, the spend on the NBN isn't dead money (like spending on roads or politicians salaries) it's actually an investment that will return REAL PROFITS.  How?  Pretty simple: invest in the unified network and reap returns from subscribers.  The equation is pretty simple: borrow money at (about) 3% and get yearly returns in excess of 7%.

Did I mention world class communications that will future proof the country?  Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

Six Myths About The NBN You Should Stop Believing Right Now | Lifehacker Australia

God Save the Queen!

Banksy celebrates the Queens' Diamond Jubilee

The Queen as Ziggy Stardust - by Banksy

The Cost of the Olympics V's Going to Mars

Luminous Enchiladas

Forecasters say El Nino Posiblity Increasing

Weather forecasters are predicting a return to "El Nino" conditions after several years of "La Nina" wet seasons.  There is a chance that the dryer conditions will  return as the key indicators of "El Nino" (SOI and cooling in the Pacific) are beginning to gather pace.  At this stage, the possibility of a protracted dry spell or even the double whammy of "El Nino" and The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is unlikely.

Forecasters say El Nino picking steam - The Times of India on Mobile

Breakthrough in Cane Toad Control?

Could this be the most important breakthrough in Cane Toad control, ever?  A Breakthrough scientific discovery to fight the growing spread of cane toads by using poison the pest carries could be trialled in Queensland soon.  A University of Sydney & University of Queensland study has discovered that cane toad reproduction could be stopped by using its poison as a bait to catch toad tadpoles.  It's said that the chemical 'bait' created from the toads' poison could kill an entire clutch of more than 30,000 eggs of toad tadpoles in an area.

More here:
Cane toads croak | Bundaberg News | Local News in Bundaberg | Bundaberg News Mail

Have You Tried Turning it Off and On Again?

OK, this is the last wallpaper I post.  Honest.

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