Some of the Australian Media are Mentally Retarded
You apparently can gather a bunch of knobs and perform a stupid chant and gain national media coverage. Assuming its for the ‘right’ cause. This is insane.
Linux
Dear Linux, I’m trying my best to love you, but it’s just not working…
More Windows XP Themes
As an addition to my earlier post on Windows XP Color Schemes, I’ve found a few other themes. The first is the Windows XP Royale Noir theme. The other is the Windows XP Zune theme. Both look cool, and make for an interesting change to boring blue, silver and green.
Blogged Post
This post is purely to validate this site for Blogged Blog Directory.
Cadbury Old Gold Chocolate Ad
I saw this ad in the movie ads before Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I had to laugh at the ad’s absurd punch-line: a Mayan King gives a wacky gulp-like look as realises their impending genocide at the hands of the Spanish. And all because of their delicious chocolate! Bah-boom.
Liberty and Encryption
I love technology, and frequently visit tech-centric websites such as LifeHacker and gHacks. I eventually had to re-format my hard drive once and start with a fresh installation of Windows XP, so full of programs my PC was. One particular program that caught my attention was TrueCrypt.
Films That Teach Philosophy
Brave New Traveller has a post on ten films that teach philosophy. I have seen a few of them but there are some that I might have to have a look at.
Windows XP Color Schemes
If you’re using the standard ‘XP Style’ theme (technically known as Luna,) you only have three options for Color Schemes: Default (blue), Olive Green and Silver. If you’re not sure how to get to these options, right-click the desktop (directly onto it where no application windows are in the way,) then select the appearance tab.
The Intelligence of Film Critics
In light of the near universal acclaim of the anti-Catholic propaganda piece Deliver Us From Evil,1 it’s no secret to me that many film critics are either stupid or gullible. I guess they have their niche area of expertise and fact-checking is not a part of it. That’s no surprise given they’re there to critique the artistic merits of a film not it’s historical accuracy. Still, a bit of scepticism wouldn’t go astray.
News Busters (not the most credible sounding website around, but they do link to the actual review) notes another critic falling too easily for an anti-Catholic conspiracy theory when reviewing the pseudo-documentary Bloodlines.
- See, for example, the Rotten Tomatoes score for Deliver Us From Evil. [↩]
The Pope’s Visit to Australia
As part of World Youth Day 2008, Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to visit Australia. The visit will undoubtedly attract media attention and I am going to speculate on what to expect from their coverage.
We can expect:
- The standard fanfare that accompanies any world leaders visit. This will include the mention of the number of Catholics worldwide and the age of the religion.
- The expense of the visit and whether it’s justified for the taxpayer.
- A number of individuals who have been sexually abused by priests will be interviewed for their opinions. No doubt a number of claims of cover-up will be made and uncritically accepted by the media.
- A comparison of Catholicism with ‘pop Christianity’ variants such as Hillsong Church and commentary on the appeal of one versus the other.
- Comment of the Church’s views on contraception and whether they may be causing harm in combating HIV.
