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Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2006

PSP Firmware 2.80 now available


PSP Firmware 2.80 now available via Network Update
Thanks Graeme for letting me know about this.

What does 2.80 do?

- You can now download video and image content under [RSS Channel];
- You can now register devices via a wireless LAN access point under [LocationFree Player];
- You can now play AAC files with file extension .3gp under [Music]; and
- You can now play content saved in "Music," "Picture" and "Video" folders on a Memory Stick. (Apparently, this means you don't have to rename video files, and you can play them without using special folders.)

taken from: http://www.pspfanboy.com/2006/07/27/firmware-2-80-now-available-via-network-update/


Posted: Monday, July 24, 2006

Cubicle War


Philip sent me this today, lol


Oxymoron


Greatest oxymoron ever = "Australian Comedy"

It's time to go:



Excluding: Fast Forward, Full Frontal, We Could Be Heroes, Sean Micaleff, The Chaser's War on Everything, Bert Newton, Eric Bana, Dave Hughes, Jarrod Fitch, may have missed a few.

Australian Comedy... Grow Up


Posted: Thursday, July 20, 2006

Spannering a SNES Controller




This is my friend Neil whom i went to school with spannering a SNES Controller :)
So good.


Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Rip It Up




Me, David & Karl made it into Rip It Up magazine, yessss were famous. We were at Transmission when a photographer came up to us 3 handsome devils asking for the priveledge of taking our photograph.


Posted: Thursday, July 13, 2006

The Onion


#1 Funniest Site Ever goes to The Onion

I'm subscribed to the Onion's feeds and i have put off reading them for ages now and they were piling up, i finally read them today and I have to say these had me in stitches. Oh my goodness, i totally sounded 42 years old then, "had me in stitches" what normal 23 year old says that?

Here are links to my favourite articles:

Normally I Enjoy Your Pornographic Web Site, But This Time You've Gone Too Far

Stripper Failing School She's Working Self Through

Stereotypes Are A Real Time-Saver

Don't Tell Me You've Never Wondered What Yoda's Penis Looks Like

Honey, I Said Some Things I Didn't Mean To Say Out Loud

Man Surprised To Hear Himself Tell Matt Damon He's A 'Big Fan'

If I Don't Get My Medium-Rare Shell Steak With Roasted Vegetables In The Next 10 Minutes, The Terrorists Have Already Won

God Finally Gives Shout-Out Back To All His Niggaz

I Think I Would Make A Good Member Of A Large Crowd

Twelve Customers Gunned Down In Convenience-Store Clerk's Imagination

Lone Man With Six-Pack 'Partying'

Ritalin Cures Next Picasso

Miracle Of Birth Occurs For 83 Billionth Time

Apple Employee Fired For Thinking Different

Creative Asterisk Makes Reader Unaware Of Word 'Fuck'

Tantric-Sex Class Opens Up Whole New World Of Unfulfillment For Local Couple

Heres the full articles of my two favourites:

Ritalin Cures Next Picasso

WORCESTER, MA—Area 7-year-old Douglas Castellano's unbridled energy and creativity are no longer a problem thanks to Ritalin, doctors for the child announced Monday. "After years of failed attempts to stop Douglas' uncontrollable bouts of self-expression, we have finally found success with Ritalin," Dr. Irwin Schraeger said. "For the first time in his life, Douglas can actually sit down and not think about lots of things at once." Castellano's parents reported that the cured child no longer tries to draw on everything in sight, calming down enough to show an interest in television.


Don't Tell Me You've Never Wondered What Yoda's Penis Looks Like

Oh, come on. All the times you've watched Star Wars movies, it's never crossed your mind even once? You're just going to play dumb and say, "Oh, gee, no, that never occurred to me"? Give me a break. Don't even try to tell me you've never wondered what Yoda's penis looks like.

You don't have to be embarrassed about it. Being curious about Yoda's penis doesn't mean you're gay or anything. And I'm certainly not saying that you should be obsessed with it. But how could anybody claim they haven't pondered that penis even for a single second in their entire life?

It's only natural to be a little curious about Yoda's penis. I've certainly asked myself all the usual questions: How long is it when flaccid? How long erect? Is it circumcised? Is it shaped like a human penis? Is it the same shade of green as the rest of him? Is it wrinkled? Veiny? Freckled? How much pubic hair does Yoda have? Is the hair curly or wispy? Is there enough hair to hide the testicles? And how large are the testicles? And how pendulous?

But noooo. You've never, ever had such thoughts. That's simply not the way your oh-so-pure mind operates.

So I guess I'm expected to believe that, while watching The Empire Strikes Back, the second act of which is practically all Yoda, not once did you wonder what he looked like naked. And when he died in Return Of The Jedi, his robe remaining on his bed as his body disappeared, you never imagined that robe disappearing with Yoda still lying there on his back, his nude form exposed for all the world to see. Yeah, I am so sure.

The day Episode II opened, you were, no doubt, one of the millions of Americans giddy with anticipation. If you're anything like me, you were most excited for the space battles, the plot revelations regarding the Clone Wars, and other matters unrelated to Yoda's penis. But why don't you just admit it: A tiny little part of your excitement stemmed from the thought that maybe, just maybe, Jedi Master Yoda's clothes would come off. It's okay—I promise I wouldn't think any less of you. We all have these kinds of taboo thoughts from time to time. It's only natural.

And are you actually claiming that back in 1999, you sat through all of Phantom Menace, not once wishing that the gusty winds of Coruscant would give Yoda a little skirt-blow? You're telling me that when we first saw fellow Jedi Council member Yaddle, you just saw a female member of Yoda's species and not the beginning of a new story arc that could potentially provide a perfect opportunity to show Yoda naked? Man, you're even more repressed than I thought.

I suppose that when the Episode II DVD is released, you'll be in line at midnight to buy your copy, but not so you can go through the fight scene frame-by-frame, "just in case." No, a wholesome guy like you is above such perverse thoughts.

And, of course, you're also excited for Episode III, but not because it's the last movie in the Saga and, therefore, must be the one where Yoda's penis and all its secrets are finally revealed. Do me a favor? Drop the prude act.

This is insane. You don't fool me for a moment. Even now, just looking at you, I can tell your very being trembles with curiosity about Yoda's penis.

Own up, you big baby.


Should be doing stuff


Day off today - yesssss, leaving for Victor Harbour for a few days, shacking it.

Browsed a lot of myspaces today, a lot of Adelaide people's pages.
Toby let me borrow MacGyver Season 1 & 2 and Im hooked again just as I was when I was a little kid, I want to be MacGyver which may sound really cheesy and cliched in a its cool to like MacGyver kinda way but it is how it is. He is fictional yes but he is so smart, yet at the same time cocky, cheesy and not a nerd. After every episode I find myself wanting to read a book about chemistry or have wikipedia time to learn things. Re-watching scenes I get so many vivid flashbacks from a time long ago when an emotionally charged buzz would kick in when it was almost time for MacGyver to come one. Watching it im like woah i remember that bit!!

Things I have seen today which have stuck in my head

I want this flanel shirt


Derek Yu's Website

Quote - "Names MacGyver"

Things Which are pissing me off
- Wet, After Shower bathroom floor
- Bathroom mold
- Bathroom mustiness
- My Memory or lack of it
- No money until tonight


Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

Picture based fonts only


Toby sent this in an email today, Toby, pioneering email communication through picture based fonts only.


Posted: Thursday, July 06, 2006

Toilet Trained Cat




Dan sent me the link to this today, i couldnt stop laughing.


Posted: Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Beta.last.fm Degayifier


Here is a Greasemonkey userscript I created for the new last.fm Beta website which changes the appearance of the site.

The new site uses so many unneccessary graphics which detract from the main information, the charts i don't even want to use it.

Functionality:
- Removes Images from Recent Tracks and Weekly Top Artists
- Removes Gradients
- Removes Drop Shadows
- Changes the Background colour
- Changes spacing of page
- Styles Recent Tracks like it used to appear, with last played song highlighted in red

This is what the Beta.last.fm Degayifier does. You can now enjoy the new Beta with all its added funcionality without the fancy gradients and drop shadows "eye candy".


Last.fm Beta BEFORE


Last.fm Beta AFTER degayifier userscript installed

Install Beta.last.fm Degayifier v0.4

To download the latest version of beta.last.fm Degayifier v0.4 Right Click the above link and select "Install User Script..."
Requires Greasemonkey Extension and Firefox web browser.

Note: This link will always be the most up to date. More Changes/improvements coming soon.

This userscript was fairly simple to make, all it required was a basic knowledge of javascript and in this case cascading style sheets (css). The most time consuming part (7 hours approx) was finding correct styles to change and modifying them.


Posted: Saturday, July 01, 2006

Your face looked better the old way


Saw "Midnight Juggernauts" last night at Rocket bar, Hindley street, they were really, really good... along the lines of the presets, if you don't know about them (i didnt until yesterday either) check them out at there myspace or website.

Got Robocop Boxset today for $22, thats Robocop 1, 2 & 3.. wow

Also liking this band called White Rose Movement lately. They are from London. Their sound is described as "post-punk".... Goddamn.. every band that comes out these days is given this label, post-punk. Post-Pre-Pubescent, i don't know it sounds pretentious, and hipster. All these bands coming out with synthesizers doing this sound, its ok, but its no longer my thing. People dig it but they dont know where it originated, they don't know about the key bands, they don't know about italo disco, they dont search for the source.. if they did they would find so many more good bands along the same lines as ...... Its as soon as there is a recipe for success (do this sound that is popular at the moment and you will do well) and so everyone does it.. i really don't know where im going with this. The next big-sound i think will be the 90's dance sound... if you are looking for a recipe for success start and refine this sound now.. get it down. Says who? says id. The Klaxons know the deal.

Here's a photo of a dead possum that was lying on the pavement walking on the way to work last week:

dead possum

Some Songs That make me wet myself with delight, literally:

The Presets - Lets Go!
White Rose Movement - Testcard Girl
White Rose Movement - London's Mine
VNV Nation - Joy
The Fall of Troy - F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.
Lady Sovereign - Nine to Five (JoolsMF Remix)
Midnight Juggernauts - Raised by Wolves
Midnight Juggernauts - Forty-Five & Rising
Midnight Juggernauts - Tombstone
Midnight Juggernauts - Shadows

Mental pictures, things which stick in your head and you think about them again. These are things that I like. I get really annoyed by having to do simple, easy things and so i try and come up with practical, logical solutions to make these things easier. Who cares, that lady over there, you know the one.. the one with the smile on her face when no one is around, she is dreaming up ways to make you happy, this is the source of HER happiness.

So yeah ok if you take nothing from this post except this tidbit of info i learned today, my post has been worthwile.
So ok... apparently.. (has been proven) if you stick your tongue out at a new-born baby, the baby will mimick you and stick its tongue out!!!!! I cant wait to have a new-born to try this out, any person who is expecting i want to tell them about this. The mechanism behind this behaviour are the work of "mirror neurons". It is a fairly recent discovery in the field of neuroscience. It is thought to be one of the greatest drivers of human progression. It is the mechanism behind empathy, learning gestures, putting things in context. The discovery of this mechanism, made about a decade ago, suggests that everything we watch someone do, we do as well - in our minds.