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Just a brief note to say that the installation of Wordpress here has been upgrade to 2.5.1, and that Askimet has also been upgraded for your protection.

Plus I think Twitter Tools might be working again…fingers crossed!

• I’m taking the night off. I’m crook, and people bleating over why Hungry Jacks should be named Burger King pisses me off. It’s shit food. #
• F**k it all. I’ve giving up MediaSpy. I don’t need the shit anymore. #
• I am on the road out of MediaSpy. I thank everyone for the kind comments. #
• I’m currently playing I’ve Had The Time Of My Life (the extended version)…believe it or not. Very apt. #
• I’m going to bed. Hopefully I’ll be a happier chappy tomorrow. #
• I’m going to bed. Hopefully I’ll be a happier chappy tomorrow. #
• Big Dan has left the building… http://tinyurl.com/5oxl5d #

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…well, only over at MediaSpy.

Here’s my public announcement from earlier this evening…

To some this will be a shock, to others it will be expected, and to some it will be celebrated, but there goes.

As of tonight, I am leaving MediaSpy for a extended break, and therefore resigning from my post of moderator in the process. I have been here since 2003 (2004 as a mod) in various capacities, so to some, you might call my leaving a much-awaited event.

I could elaborate on the specific reasons for my departure, but I won’t. Suffice to say, had I stayed around any longer, I would’ve blown my lid and be sacked anyway, so it’s better for all concerned if I headed off now. Also, I have lost interest in many parts of the topics we cover here, so it’s not much use to me hanging around anyway.

I’m going to concentrate on various personal issues, so I wouldn’t be expecting my return here any time soon.

As for the various add-ons I’ve developed for the site over the years, since most of them are tied to my accounts, there is the distinct chance that they will be deleted. I am making plans before I leave to see if some can be continued under new management.

To the moderators and administration team, past and present, I thank you for putting up for me over the past 4 or so years. Trust me, it isn’t easy being me, and to put up with me is something of an effort on your behalf. I wish you all the very best for the future and thank you for the opportunity.

To everyone else, I would also like to wish you the best for the future. And in particular, I wish Jarrod all the best for his upcoming nupitals and hope that life for you and the missus is filled with every happiness possible.

Right, that’s over bar the shouting. I can still be found over on my website if anyone’s interested.

Thank you, good night and good bye.

The revival of Australian Gladiators is now into the quarter finals, so I figured it was about time I should post this up…one of my favourite characters (if you will)…Angel!

Very nice! Prefer her to Amazon, or Viper. God those two are annoying! Anyway, enjoy!

Last night, I decided to get some sort of order into my life and installed Mozilla Sunbird to arrange stuff like my Centrelink payments (yes, I’m on Centrelink. I don’t aim to be on it for long, so don’t worry all you taxpayers out there), hockey and dart games and so on. Then I discovered you can add other calendars by importing iCalendar files (.ICS files) into Sunbird, so after tracking down stuff for Euro 2008, the V8s and the A-League, I then tried to find a NRL calendar.

I remembered I had downloaded a hefty package from e-Diary for the NRL season in Outlook format. Now, I don’t have Outlook installed, so I decided to attempt converting that into either iCal or to a CSV file and import from there. Well…that was easier said then done.

After doing several Google searches, downloaded a few programs, couldn’t get them to install and so on, I was at my wits end! I was about to send an email to e-Diary to convince them to do a ICS version of the calendar, when they had it up on their website! A few forms and a email message later and there it is!

And the lesson here is? Your solution often is in places you forgot to look!

Now I can keep track of the footy and V8s as well my hockey, darts and Centrelink stuff through devices like my iPod (simply by copying the ICS file to the iPod). Now to find a way to put it on my mobile…

Ten News Sydney (relayed across New South Wales via Southern Cross Ten) said goodbye to sports presenter Tim Webster during tonight’s bulletin. Tim’s off to concentrate on his afternoon radio program on Sydney’s 2UE, but I believe he’s doing relief work at Ten, so he’s not gone completely.

Anyway, I did record it for the people over at MediaSpy, and I’ve uploaded it here in all its glory. Mind you, it’s a big file, as I also got Angela’s tribute to Tim during her last weather segment (that twerp Tim Bailey is back on Monday…just our luck). Enjoy!

Filename: TENNewsSydneyTenWebsterFarewell3052008.avi
File Size: 63.8MB
Video Size: 720 x 384
Codec: DivX 6
Right-click here and select “Save Target As”

Well, Big Brother has been back on our screens for the past month or so, and that’s given me enough time to source shots of and cast my eye over the female housemates.

So far, I reckon there are four somewhat attractive housemates: Bianca, Rebecca, Brigette and Renee. And guess what I’m going to do? Click the link below for some choice pictures, and my thoughts…

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Finally, the NRL Footy Show has done something funny!

NS4W.org has the latest music video from the Russian prick teases t.A.T.u…complete with nudity, and a pregnant girl being executed.  Hmmm….interesting combo.

The song is called “White Robe” if you’re looking for it.

If YouTube takes it down, go to NS4W.org and click on the links to download the Rapidshare file.

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In addition to NBN’s story on the parade, I found this video montage of the event set to Robert Miles’ “Fable”. Nicely done!