Cats! I'm a kitty kat ...

An old one I found during a cleanup ...

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/kittycat.php

I've heard of late trains ... but ...

Snapped this whilst I was waiting for my train home.

I think we can safely say that the trains never ran that late when Connex was running the system ... LOL

DBA Survivor Name That Caption Contest

Thomas LaRock is running a a “Name That Caption” contest over at his DBA Survivor website promoting his upcoming book DBA Survivor: Become a Rock Star DBA of the same name. 

Here's my entry.

"Hmmm ... if I concentrate hard enough I can't hear that Access Developer outlining his next 'SQL Server' project"

or
"I wonder if anyone would mind if I stick the system views poster here."

Sins Of A Solar Empire

No it's not the latest song from the band of the month, or even a catch cry for the local environmentalists.

Sins of a Solar Empire is real time space strategy game from Ironclad Games and published by Stardock Entertainment. Here is a short grab from the blurb on the Ironclad site,

"Sins of a Solar Empire is an innovative real-time strategy game featuring seamless transition between epic strategy and tactical combat modes, initiating what is already becoming known as the RT4X sub-genre."

Beta 2 is available for pre-order until July 31st at the moment (needless to say I had to pre-order it :) ) and I must say it looks very promising. The visuals are stunning and the music is appropriately grand. To top it off game play at this early stage is very enjoyable with a wealth of strategies to devise. Strange how you don't often see those two together often.

The forum is pretty active with a lot of people making some excellent suggestions for improvements. There are also plenty of posts from the developers so it's not as if you're talking to a brick wall.

If this genre grabs you the same way it does me then I urge you to head over to the website and check it out.

Something every guy loves ... Gadgets!!

Really cool discussion over here ) at SQLServerCentral about gadgets.

My favourites are,
Surface Computing - http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid932579976/bclid932553050/bctid933742930
The Tesla Roadster - http://www.teslamotors.com/

Just goes to prove that it's not all about the Database ;)

Weird requests ...

After reading Steve Jone's latest post "Anyone want to handle this?" with some amusement, I thought I'd share this gem received via my companies Contact Us page. Bear in mind that as our home page declares, "Bell Potter is an Australian-owned stockbroker and financial services provider."

Enjoy!

Bell Potter Website Feedback
____________________________
Name: EVA
Email: me3242@globaldial.com
Telephone: 08 9 399 5153
Adviser:
Location: Western Australia
Enquiry Type: General

Message:
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME
I LOOKING FOR SMALL MILKING MACHINE, I HAVE 3 GOATS, AND MY ARTHRITIS GAVE ME HARD TIME WHEN I MILKING MY GOATS AND I WISH TO BAY MILKING MACHINE. DU YOU SELL THIS KIND MACHINE. OR MAYBE YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH

KIND REGARDS
EVA FEZER

Woo Hoo just got my Math results

:)

You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 12:52 PM by philcart

Cute Animal Quiz

You Are A: Monkey!

Monkeys are intelligent and agile, well-adapted for jungle life as they swing happily from tree to tree. As a monkey, you are a social animal who eats a wide range of food, is quick to learn new things and loves to climb. A monkey's tiny primate features are irresistable, as is his gregarious personality!

You were almost a: Mouse or a Parakeet
You are least like a: Groundhog or a Turtle
Discover What Cute Animal You Are!

Cross your fingers and try again ...

Server Error

Server Error Gmail is temporarily unavailable. Cross your fingers and try again in a few minutes. We're sorry for the inconvenience.

Now that's what I call a comforting error message :) Why can't we have error messages like this in all applications ??

Talk like a pirate day

Dont forget ...

Personality and individuality

Check your Personality and individuality

Your answers suggest you are a Resolver

The four aspects that make up this personality type are:

Summary of Resolvers

• Good at getting to the heart of a problem and quickly finding a solution
• Make rational decisions using the facts available
• Think of themselves as understanding, stable and easy-going
• May focus on short-term results and lose sight of the big picture

How Jedi are you ??

how jedi are you? :: by lawrie malen