R4-2 speed derestriction sign
DaleWhen I was growing up, there was a set of these signs on a country road just outside of town. I always took it to mean that you could hoon…
Fixing a sticky Lockwood Deadlock.
There hasn’t been many blog posts of late, as I’ve moved into a new apartment in South Melbourne, and the processing of moving has taken up a bit of time.…
Brendan Bevan’s Badly Behaving Backpack.
There’s a collection of posters that the public transport authority in Perth, TransPerth, are using to try and get the message across to the travelling public. The message is how…
Saturday Link Roundup
The Spoon Theory by Christine MiserandinoI started to ramble on about pills, and aches and pains, but she kept pursuing, and didn’t seem satisfied with my answers. I was a…
Forgeries, Fakes and Forensics
Recently went to a talk by Victoria Police Chief Forensic Scientist, Bryan Found PhD, titled “Forgeries, Fakes and Forensics”. Bryan Found is a very engaging presenter. Things I found of…
Light My Fire Spork.
A couple of these arrived in the post the other day. One of my co-workers has one, and following the standard protocol in the office I decided to thieve it*…
Seen on a walk – Inner Circle Train Line
There’s this bit of track on a path in the Edinburgh Gardens, Fitzroy. I thought they were tram tracks, so I asked agreencow who is a noted tram gunzel,…
And the ATM customer walked away …
We had a call from Footscray Police Station late one Friday night. We’ve had a man walk in with $200 claiming that he found it sitting in the ATM cash…
Parked on the street! LJ XU-1 Torana
While walking home, I spotted this LJ XU-1 Torana: it was manufactured in January 1974. I’ve seen it driving on the street, and it was a pleasure to see it…
Mobile friendly web sites
This collection of (mainly Australian) mobile phone friendly links was something I put together (almost) four years ago. All the links still work from a mobile phone, which was a…