The Wi-Fi Detector Shirt

How cool is this.
Displays the availability of Wi-Fi hotspots on your shirt.
Super nerdy, but still very practical.


ThinkGeek :: Wi-Fi Detector Shirt

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News: Men Behaving Badly star to launch own brand of beer

That is what I need to do to launch my own brewery. Become an actor. Be part of a couple of hit tv sitcoms. Do voice over work for a childrens cartoon, then open a brewery. Got it.

Men Behaving Badly star to launch own brand of beer
Actor Neil Morrissey is launching his own brand of beer as part of a new Channel 4 series. The show will see him set up a microbrewery as he searches for the perfect pint.The actor is working with friend Richard Fox and advertising and brand agency Antidote to launch the brand. It is understood the agency has been approached to develop the branding and positioning of the beer but has also been offered a stake in the brewery.The three-part series, called Neil Morrissey’s Perfect Pint, has been commissioned by Jamie Oliver’s production company Fresh One and talkbackThames.

News: Men Behaving Badly star to launch own brand of beer - Marketing Week

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Reality catching up with 80's TV ?

A conceptual E-Paper Slap Bracelet. It's an MP4 player in which the entire surface acts as a thin, high contrast and energy efficient screen. As an added bonus it needs no charging -- it's powered by the kinetic energy produced by moving your arm.

Slick, very slick.

E-Paper Slap Bracelet: Not As Dangerous As Its Predecessor, Which Was Really Dangerous - Geekologie

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Foamee

A great little site that leverages existing infrastructure (Twitter).
So if you have a Twitter account then send me a beer (or a coffee if it is before lunch time), and of course I'll reciprocate.

Foamee | darrenjrobinson

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Beer: RC Cooler Robot Brings You Beers When No One Else Will

Nice. You know I want one :-)

RC Cooler from Inter Active Toy.
It has a 30-foot range, and can hold a six pack on ice if you're really thirsty.

Beer: RC Cooler Robot Brings You Beers When No One Else Will

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The biggest BSOD ?

The corner of Yonge & Queen in downtown Toronto. A nice Microsoft billboard, that they didn't even pay for :-)



and what it should look like.

Capture the Hog: BSOD Strikes The Bay

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Emirate to build world's first Ferrari theme park

I wonder if I could convince the kids that this place would be more fun than DIsneyLand ?

Abu Dhabi has begun work on building the world's first Ferrari theme park, another step in the wealthy Gulf Emirate's ambition to become a global centre for leisure, sport and culture.A ceremony was held for the laying of the project's first foundation stone on Yas Island off the coast of the capital of the United Arab Emirates, project developer ALDAR said.The 250,000-square-metre park is set for completion in 2009.It will include a motor circuit which is to host the Emirate's first F1 Grand Prix in the same year, as well as roller coasters, multi-media theatres and automobile displays, ALDAR said in a statement.

Emirate to build world's first Ferrari theme park - News - Travel - smh.com.au

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A move in the right direction (NSW Liquor Laws)

This is a fantastic move in the right direction by the NSW Govt. The archaic liquor licensing laws have meant that the entry to the market has been so high that it is prohibitive for the smaller business segment.
Now if only the Federal Govt could refine the alcohol taxation laws for beer brewers in line with what they have done for the wine industry (Wine Equalisation Tax), there will be a small explosion of micro breweries across the country.

Cave-in: small bars triumph
Andrew Clennell State Political Editor
November 6, 2007

SMALL bars will be able to open across Sydney, serving alcohol without food, after a backdown by the Iemma Government.
The Premier, Morris Iemma, last night hailed the new laws as a dramatic transformation of Sydney's drinking culture that would create a "true cosmopolitan city".Despite the Government's longstanding opposition to change, the revised Liquor Act will cut licence fees from about $15,000 to as little as $500 for a small bar and $2000 for a hotel.

The Herald has also campaigned for more Melbourne-style small bars to give drinkers an alternative to big hotels filled with poker machines.Ms Moore was cautious last night, saying "the devil will be in the detail". But she welcomed "any change that will reduce costs and provide flexibility on small bars … and [meet] the demands of the community to encourage small venues to enter the current pub and club-dominated market".

Cave-in: small bars triumph - National - smh.com.au

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Pete Brown's Blog: Rendezvous in Rio

Pete's journey is now back on track. He has another cask of ale (IPA).
I've been following Pete's blog with interest and will get the book for sure. The original cask committed suicide before the first part of the nautical adventure.

These are the brethren of dear departed Barry, and while they missed the canal trip from Burton, the cruise to Tenerfie and the Atlantic Crossing on Europa, they´ll be joining me on the next stage of the journey - 12,000 miles across the Atlantic, round the Cape of Good Hope, through the Indian Ocean to Mumbai.This is thanks to Jeff Pickthall - beer writer, beer drinker, and now beer smuggler - who brought them to Rio for me in his luggage when all attempts to get them in through normal channels failed. After travelling from Newcastle, via Burton, Heathrow and Sao Paolo to Rio, Jeff arrived at the hotel FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER the man who came to pick me up to board me on to the container ship - the container ship that left three days ahead of schedule. It was skin of the teeth stuff - the stuff of legend.

Pete Brown's Blog: Rendezvous in Rio

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Bug Fix Bingo

So funny because it is true. I'm prob guilty of a few too when going through Integration and UAT testing phases.

remoteImage.jpg on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Miller Brewing Fementation Wall

Start with one blank wall, and an awesome artist.

and you get....

Simply awesome.

Flickr: Photos from DoctorsOrders

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2nd Nelson Beer Fete

Bugger, I'm going to miss it again this year. Ironically my parents who live minutes away will be visiting me in Sydney. Knew I should have been visiting them. Dying to get some more of the Twisted Hop beers.

"mmm" - new Tasman winter ale featured at 2nd Nelson Beer FeteThe 2nd Nelson Beer Fete takes place on Friday Sept 7, 5.30-10.30 at The Granary, Founders Park, Nelson. Featured breweries this time will include Hallertau Copper Tart, Emersons 1812 , Founders Fair Maiden, Mussel Inn Captain Cooker, Twisted Hop Challenger, Twisted Hop Twisted Ankle, Twisted Hop Oatmeal Stout, Three Boys Pilsner, Invercargill Stanley Green, Invercargill Alpine, Tasman cider and introducing... Tasman 'mmm'

RealBeer.co.nz: "mmm" - new Tasman winter ale featured at 2nd Nelson Beer Fete

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Worlds Rarest Beer

A full bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale, brewed and bottled in 1852, sold recently on eBay for a record $503,300.

Until the 1850s Allsopp’s Brewery was most notable for brewing some of the first India Pale Ales for export to the colonies. However, Samuel Allsopp was approached about a different recipe; Sir Edward Belcher was about to led an arctic expedition (1852) to search for the lost explorer Sir John Franklin. The Expedition needed a brew that withstand arctic and sub arctic temperatures, and provide a degree of sustenance and nutritious value. “Captain Belcher reported that Allsopp’s Arctic Ale proved to be “a valuable antiscorbutic”, helping fight off scurvy, the bane of all sea voyages in those days.” He added that the beer was “a great blessing to us, particularly for our sick” and that it refused to freeze until the temperature dropped well below zero.”

Brookston Beer Bulletin » Blog Archive » World’s Rarest Bottle of Beer Sold on eBay

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BMW Sinister 6

One hell of a custom car job. Defniitely just a show car though. You wouldn't want to take it on the street.

YouTube - BMW 6 series Sinister

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What happens to your MySpace page when you die ?

It gets archived to MyDeathSpace.com of course. So now you can live and die on the web.

jthoms -   MyDeathSpace.com

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Periodic Table of the Internet

This is quite nifty. Instead of categorising elements by the number of electrons in the outer valence shell (if my chemistry memory is good), popular websites are categorised by their purpose.

Wellington Grey -- Miscellanea -- Periodic Table of the Internet

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The Top 101 Simpson quotes

20 years on and this shit is still funny.

# Homer: Here’s to alcohol, the cause of — and solution to — all life’s problems.

101 Greatest Simpsons Quotes

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Harry Potter and the Goblets of Booze

Ah, yes. I remember my 18th birthday and getting my trust fund opened up.
Oh, wait, no, it was probably just the $47 that came in a birthday card. On the upside he has earnt it. But will he turn all Lindsay Lohan ?

As Radcliffe recovers from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hangover he can think about how to spend his $47 million.The money — earned through his movie roles as the boy wizard — was officially unlocked yesterday from a trust fund he couldn't access until his 18th birthday.

Harry Potter and the goblets of booze

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New Job ??

An interesting marketing ploy by Durex. I'm sure they will be un-indated with applications.

http://www.durex.com.au/tester/email/durex.html

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Nelson Beer Festival

Another beer festival for Nelson. Nelson Bays is becoming a real beer festival town. If only this was the case when I grew up there.

Nelson Beer Fête

Featuring beers and ciders from:

• Croucher’s (Rotorua)
• Emerson’s (Dunedin)
• Founders (Nelson)
• Green Man (Dunedin)
• Mussel Inn (Golden Bay)
• Renaissance (Blenheim)
• Tasman Brewing (Nelson)
• Townshend’s (Upper Moutere) &
  
• The Twisted Hop (ChCh).

Fri 29 June, 5.30-10.30pm

The Granary, Founders Heritage Park, Nelson

Full details here