In Another Universe...

To all my friends in the education sector...

Calvin's Final Farewell

The Biggest Arsehole of them All

USB Mixtape

Remember audio tapes?  How about the "Mix Tapes" with all that fab, found and funny stuff that we used to put on them?  Fear not folks, you can now get a cassette shaped flash memory stick so you can relive those sub par audio days in glorious digital.

cassette shaped flash memory stick and there's another version in black

Hobbes and Bacon Part 3

Indicators

The Beatles "Hey Bulldog"

How Abbott Funded The Fight Against One Nation | newmatilda.com

You can trust Tony Abbott, he's an honest man... or so he would have you believe.  "The New Matilda" has an investigative piece on how the Liberal Party (led by "Honest Tony") secretly set out to destroy the One Nation Party while simultaneously wooing One Nation voters.

More here: How Abbott Funded The Fight Against One Nation | newmatilda.com

This is Why You Should've Voted Labour

How Australia Actually Voted on the NBN

Hobbes and Bacon Part 2

The London Tube in the 1980's

A collection of photos of scenes from the London Tube from the 1980's. Essential if you've ever listened to The Jam's "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight".

More here: The London Tube in the 1980's

Train Markets (An Oldie But A Goodie...)

Mini Hard Disk 8GB USB2.0 flash drive

 A USB memory stick that's shaped just like its big brother the hard drive.  Obviously a novelty but its just one of those "must haves".

More here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007J7V2GS/01-21-20/?ie=UTF8

Hobbes and Bacon Part 1

A Guide to Australian Politics & Parties

Before you head out to vote this week end you may want to read this handy guide to Australian Politics and Parties: http://noblekraken.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/a-guide-to-australian-politics-and-parties-for-non-australians-and-also-australians-too/

14 Must See Sci Fi Movies that Weren't Produced in Hollywood

With all the sci-fi films we can dig through across the U.S. (and U.K.), it’s enough to keep even the most ardent fan busy for a lifetime. But then you’d be missing a lot of awesome stuff.

A lot of the films we all know and love had roots elsewhere, with quite a few being inspired by classics that range from France to Japan. From Pacific Rim to 12 Monkeys, quite a few can trace influences back to foreign films.

Plus, even over the past few decades, there have been some stellar sci-fi films released into the wild that didn't get good distribution in the rest of the world .

More here: http://www.blastr.com/2013-8-7/14-fantastic-foreign-sci-fi-movies-you-really-need-see

Self Balancing Unicycle

Here's a niffy idea: a self balancing unicycle.  Adam Savage (from Mythbusters) has one (what, pray tell, doesn't he have?).

 Check it out here: http://focusdesigns.com/

Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels.

NPR have compiled a list of the top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy novels as voted by their listeners.  One of the wonderful things about it is you can tick off the ones you've read.

More here: NPR's List of the Top 100 Science and Fantasy Novels

Good Advice from Bill Waterson