Fun Stuff
The AI conversation has become exhaustingly predictable. On one side, we have the doom merchants warning that artificial intelligence will steal our jobs, manipulate our elections, and possibly end civilisation. On the other, we have the tech evangelists promising AI will cure cancer, solve climate change, and usher in a golden age of prosperity. Both…
So at the beginning of last year I made some resolutions… well not so much resolutions but goals (New Year’s resolutions tend to last only a few hours-days so I don’t do that…) The …umm.. goals: To cut down on Facebook usage. Wish a ‘Happy Birthday’ personally not using Facebook. Not to sit reading ‘Newfeeds’….
Quick techie entry for anyone using the newer h265 codecs but unable to use them in players. (eg: Torrenting H265 encoded files then trying to play via PLEX and Roku) Roku and other media players don’t support h.265 and as such any attempt to play h265 encoded files will result in an ‘Unable to play…
Following a number of complaints about a new generator that appeared and has been running non stop for 3 day Swieqi local council ordered an investigation into its purpose and uncovered a government plot to get HSBC Malta to pay for their electricity bills. Council investigators were called to investigate why a new piece of…
WARNING THIS IS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC AND VERY FUNNY! YOU MIGHT NEED A BATHROOM AFTER READING THIS AND SOME TISSUES WHILE READING! My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix dinner, play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours: ‘Maybe…
THIS IS AN ACTUAL CUSTOMER REVIEW FROM A MAN ON AMAZON.CO.UK AFTER USING VEET HAIR REMOVAL CREAM FOR MEN. After having been told my danglies looked like an elderly Rastafarian I decided to take the plunge and buy some of this as previous shaving attempts had only been mildly successful and I nearly put…
Flash flooding and storms dropping in excess of 42mm of rain hit Malta again today with some devastating effects. Fortunately not all was bad and many saw the funny side, myself included… On a more serious note the stories and pictures relating to this phenomenal event… 42mm of rainfall last night… and.. Man killed…
250g Local/Maltese Steak 2 teaspoons of black peppercorns 1 Shot (25-30ml) Russian Standard Vodka 1 teaspoon salt 1 Clove of Garlic Half an Onion Half a capsicum (bell pepper) Stock Cube & Cornflower or Instant Gravy Half a pint of water (cold if using cornflower, otherwise hot) Splash of Worcester Sauce …
Some photos from Rockestra 2011… more here: Rockestra 2011 Have press pass, will take photos… (Robert A Heinline will be turning in his grave after that one!) Some people have commented about how I have changed, and how my life has changed in the last 2 weeks, and well it has…
Well as usual the St Julians Festa was spectacular, this year being no exception. What as different for me was I actually went down to the seafront to take a closer look on the Saturday night… Photos are here: 27th August 2011 – St Julian’s Festa…
“Oranges and lemoons” said the bells of St. Clements “I have a murky stalker” said the bells of Birkikara “I wish I’d never seen her” said the bells of Mdina “She sends me mean letters” said the bells of Valletta “Did you see what the whore did?” said the bells of Rahal Gdid. “I think…
Well it’s hot and sticky, but what better way to keep cool than go for a ride on your new ride… Seems the bike, whilst I bought it locally from a friend, that not many (if any) people have seen it in Malta, so it is turning a lot of heads and many people…