The Rodeo

Was linked to a collection of modified iPod ads at Bleach Eating Freaks. Be warned there may be dodgy links from that site.

Anyway, I have taken the liberty of putting the best images (in my humble opinion) here:

RodeoClown: doesn’t have an iPod but wouldn’t mind if someone bought him one…

I’m trying a new look to the site, because the old red design wasn’t feeling too much like me (felt too dark). I still like the old one, but I’m trying this one out for a while.

I’ll probably make some more changes to it over time, but at the moment I like the brightness of it.

RodeoClown: just felt like a change.

Christian subculture is spray-painting the Wardrobe

Dr Ransom explains the finer points of subtlty in evangelism.

Greenpeace faces fine for reef damage

This is just about the very definition of ‘irony’.

We Dont Need to Do it This Way

An alternative to mega-churches.

Morning Musume vs. Lizard

One of the funniest videos I’ve ever seen.

I’ve started using del.icio.us which is a ’social linking tool’. Basically, I stick links on it that I think are cool/interesting, and other people can look at them. Handy no?

I found a wordpress plugin that (after some hacking) will create an entry for each new link it finds in my del.icio.us list and post it here. Meaning that if I see something cool, I can just stick the link in, and it will automagically appear here for you to read (if you want).

I’ve formatted these entries differently, as they are not full posts. I plan to modify the plugin some more in the future to condense each of the entries into a single entry whenever there are new links to post.

RodeoClown: hopes you enjoy looking at stuff he thought was interesting/cool.

You are invited to join me at this event on Tuesday 6th of December.

Craig is talking at one of the seminars (the one on divorce) and I’m going to go join in. I’ve never met someone from the internet in person before, so it’s kind of scary, but I’m sure it’ll be cool. Also, I’m not planning on getting a divorce (ever), so don’t worry, I’m not going for advice on ending my marriage, just going to hear a friend talk about his life and how God fits in even when things go all pear-shaped.

Again, if anyone wants to come along, I’ll have my car in North Sydney on the day - let me know and I can pick you up… or take you home (assuming you are at least somewhere near where I am driving on that day ).

RodeoClown: doesn’t like antipasto OR wine.

Your aluminium hats can’t save you now!
On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets:An Empirical Study.
(via Seth)

CodeGuru: Task Manager Extension
VERY handy tool if you muck around with task manager as much as I do

Daring Fireball: Ronco Spray-On Usability
Why Linux can’t have usability ‘tacked on’

Classic Mistakes Enumerated
A list of the most common mistakes that make software development fail (or fail to meet a deadline)

Coding Horror: For Best Results, Forget the Bonus
For BESTEST results, forget the bonus AND pay us all more

Coding Horror: Why do login dialogs have a “User” field?
Interesting discussion (read the discussion) on why (or why not) having a user name field for logging on to systems makes sense,

Revealing hidden assumptions in estimation
What you think goes into software development is often just imaginary

An Old Testament god (lowercase ‘g’)
Is there really a difference between God in the Old Testament and the New?

ID vs Evolution vs Creationism
The letter at the end pretty much sums up my opinion.

Cartoon X-Rays
Cartoon characters dissected and sketched - I like the PowerPuff Girls best

Five wise, blind elephants were discussing what humans were like. Failing to agree, they decided to determine what humans were like by direct experience.

The first wise, blind elephant felt the human, and declared, ‘Humans are flat.’

The other wise, blind elephants, after similarly feeling the human, agreed.

From International Hobo

RodeoClown: thought this was a very profound joke.

Dinosaur Comics: The Video Game!
Thigh fives all around, there is a dinosaur comics video game. Stomp stuff and avoid angry dinosaurs. This game has awesome music. I cannot stress this enough!

Only a Game: Settlers of Catan: The Versatility of Elegant Design
Interesting article on Settlers of Catan (a fairly awesome game). Introduces a few house rules that I think we can try next time we play. Might help reduce the frequency of the… discussions… we get into while playing.

Can’t we all just get along?
Well, can’t we? Phil Johnson (the Pyromaniac) explains why abandoning the very possibility of having objectivity, authority and (most of all) truth makes conversing with postmodernists so difficult and a mine-filled experience.