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.

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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

Slugtrap Brewery - Upper Moutere

slugtrap.co.nz

A Real Ale brewery in the Moutere. Wow, I grew up not far from here (Richmond), and even though I only make it home once or twice a year I've been able to keep on top of the local breweries and brews. So this was out of left field when I discovered it this morning. Even more so that they are brewing Real Ales.

The double whammy was the beer festival held recently (Hops & Glory, with review here)

I know I'll be checking them out on my next trip home.

   

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The Malthouse Re-born

The Malthouse on Willis Street Wellington, NZ was always a bar close to my heart with a great selection of beer on tap, good pub food and a great atmosphere. I've been gone for nearly 11 years, yet every trip through Wellington includes a stop off at the Malthouse. Thankfully it sounds like the new premises have not drawn away from the fact that it is a great beer bar. Looking forward to my next trip back to Wellington.

The New House of Hops and MaltMany otherwise stoic Wellington beer lovers shed a little tear at the end of 2006 when the beloved Malthouse on Willis Street closed its doors. Their building was being redeveloped into yet another stack of shops, offices and apartments and the bar which served the largest range of beer in New Zealand was forced to seek a new home.That new home turned out to be 48 Courtenay Place – the heart of party central. The space previously occupied by the rather seedy Seam Bar was transformed into a beer aficionado’s paradise and a darn good bar to boot.Now with a courtyard out the front and a shagpile lounge down the back, the new Malthouse offers over 20 beers on tap and more than 80 in bottles. The range is exceptional for its breadth and quality.The full range of the legendary local Tuatara beers is on offer as well as most of the Monteith’s beers. The beer list is also studded with brews from lesser known New Zealand craft breweries like Steam (try the champion Epic), Renaissance (with a hardy Scotch Ale), Three Boys (making a superbly balanced Pilsner), Founder’s (highlighted by a fruity Tall Blonde), Emerson’s (enjoy the spicy Weissbier) and Moa (the champagne of beers).There is also an international selection of beers from Belgium, Germany, America, India, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, England, Ireland and Scotland.

Real Beer New Zealand :: Beer Writer - Neil Miller

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Quote of the Day

If the quote fits .......
Apparently from a 17th Century English drinking song.

"He that drinks strong beer, and goes to bed mellow, lives as he ought to live, and dies a hearty fellow."

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Speights Boat

Damm, why isn't it coming via Sydney. I could do with some great Distinction Ales, and the reliable Speights Old Dark.

A wee while back we got word from Tim and a few other boys in London that they were missing their Speight’s.

That sounded a bit average to us, so we set about trying to send them some mercy supplies.

Then we kept getting emails from more and more lads who were in thesame boat. Our initial plan to send over a few dozen suddenly wasn'tgoing to cut it.

Then, over a beer or two, someone had this crazy idea to send over the pub. From Dunedin to London. On a boat.

Yep, the pub. Full of Speight’s.

Great Beer Delivery - Home

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Now this is a bad day in IT World

There are bad days, and there are bad days. This would definitely have to rank up there with the worst.

JUNEAU, Alaska - Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing an account worth $38 billion.That’s what happened to a computer technician reformatting a disk drive at the Alaska Department of Revenue. While doing routine maintenance work, the technician accidentally deleted applicant information for an oil-funded account — one of Alaska residents’ biggest perks — and mistakenly reformatted the backup drive, as well.There was still hope, until the department discovered its third line of defense, backup tapes, were unreadable.

Oops! Techie wipes out $38 billion fund - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com

Metal is good for the brain

This explains a lot; I hope. I love the heavy music, and now my kids do to. They are only young ATM, but nothing makes them eat their dinner faster than having something heavy playing through iTunes.

Intelligent teenagers often listen to heavy metal music to cope with the pressures associated with being talented, according to research.The results of a study of more than 1,000 of the brightest five per cent of young people will come as relief to parents whose offspring, usually long-haired, are devotees of Iron Maiden, AC/DC and their musical descendants.Researchers found that, far from being a sign of delinquency and poor academic ability, many adolescent "metalheads" are extremely bright and often use the music to help them deal with the stresses and strains of being gifted social outsiders.

Heavy metal 'a comfort for the bright child' | Science News | Connected | Telegraph

Chumby

Tech Gadgetry at its best. Take something that hasn't changed in years, and make if flexibile and available to personalisation all with increased functionality. I like this paragraph:

We also decided that the chumby would be different because it will be “open and hackable.” If you happen to be another card-carrying hacker, you can blow off the warranty, pull out its electronic guts and reprogram it. If you're more of a "crafter," we're providing patterns so you can give your chumby a new skin. You can sew on patches, attach enameled pins, bury it in glue and glitter; whatever you want to do to personalize it. If you're a Flash artist, we hope you'll use chumby as a sort of always-open art gallery for your coolest stuff.

Chumby Industries

M3 Concept

From the Geneva Motor Show. Agreesive looking from BMW. I guess it is only a concept. One day, one day.

Geneva Premiere: BMW M3 Concept - Jalopnik

Hopstick Lip Balm

I've seen lip balm manufactured with beer, but no with hop oil extract. Definitely one for the hopheads. I'd be keen to try it, but I'm not really a lip balm person.

Hopstick Lip BalmThe beer drinker’s lip balm. At last, a lip balm that won't interfere with the taste of your beer! This rich, moisturizing lip balm is flavored with hop oil. Use as needed–kiss kiss.Beeswax, cocoa butter, shea butter, almond and coconut oils, vitamin E and hop oil.

It's All About You – Bath and Body Products