Archive for the ‘General Interest’ Category

10 Google Tips We Should All Know

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Here is a great list of time saving tips about using Google search. http://www.techlearning.com/article/32300

10 Americans

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

This is a video of a story of blood samples taken from the umbilical cords of 10 unborn babies. The blood samples contained 287 toxic chemicals. Women use an average of 12 personal care products a day. They contain 160 toxic chemicals! http://naturalvitalitykids.com/2010/08/toxins-and-our-children/

A quote from Mark Twain:

Monday, August 30th, 2010

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”

One of the best videos I have seen, period!

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Fair stiffens one’s backbone it does. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZpT2Muxoo0

Garmin recalls fire-prone GPS

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Swiss GPS device maker Garmin has recalled 1.25 million of its nüvi devices after discovering the gadget is prone to overheating. Affected models include the 200W, 250W, 260W, 7xx and 7xxT (where xx is a two-digit number). http://www.itnews.com.au/News/230020,garmin-recalls-fire-prone-gps.aspx

Money For Nothing- Mark Knopfler, Sting, Eric Clapton & Phil Collins

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Toe tapping stuff! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1lNMBsNEw8&NR=1

Flash drive exposed US war plans

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

What are your company policies on removable hard drive use at your workplace? http://www.itnews.com.au/News/229992,flash-drive-exposed-us-war-plans.aspx

Astronomical Android growth: 200,000 per day

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt has told the media that 200,000 new Android devices were being activations each day. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/223787,astronomical-android-growth-200000-per-day.aspx

Astronomers bag biggest ever find of exoplanets

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

European astronomers on Tuesday said they had found a distant star orbited by at least five planets http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/7818414/astronomers-bag-biggest-ever-find-of-exoplanets/

Musical entertainment

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Classics in the key of comedy! http://www.flixxy.com/classical-music-comedy.htm

Financial Incentives Force Misdiagnosing?

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Doctors are being pressured to diagnose children with behaviour disorders to get them extra assistance in schools, labelling many with diseases they probably don’t have, researchers warn from NSW. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/children-wrongly-diagnosed-20100821-139p6.html

Jailed psychiatrist pleads guilty – CNBC

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Psychiatrist doing clinical drug trials for Glaxo pleads guilty in fraud regarding clinical trials of Paxil on kids, “with intent to defraud and mislead in connection with those clinical trials” and sentenced to 13 months in prison. THAT sentence runs concurrent with her current 87-month prison term for health care fraud. http://www.cnbc.com/id/38783181

How To Vote Card

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

If you wish to vote for an independent without giving your preferences to any of the liberal, labour or green traitors just put a number 1 in the box of your chosen candidate and a black ballpoint line through both the name and the box of all but the candidate for whom you are voting. A screenshot of how this should look is at the end of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seOBrpvbB74

Fear the Boom and Bust

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

A Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk&NR=1&feature=fvwp

John Stossel’s Broken Window Fallacy

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

A bit of logic to disperse the cow manure coming out of Canberra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPmo2e-bAMQ

WHO list reveals flu advisors with industry ties

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Five of the 15 experts that advised the World Health Organisation about swine flu pandemic alerts had received support from the drugs industry, including for flu vaccine research, the WHO revealed on Wednesday. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ifwZFBD8rvvsxIpb_Q0q8AAKjOKQ

Pharma tactic phoney: Carr

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Wow! Even the pollies are aboard! Albeit ex-polly. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/pharma-tactic-phoney-carr-20100814-1242b.html

What NOT to do with a laser pointer!

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

This is oh so bad… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ky7rbs8BBc

Some light entertainment

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

This group perform the can can while playing it! Talented! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhwmD04QRgY

The Fruit Cake Lady

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Hmmm… so this was my US competition, huh? My goose is cooked! No way I could compete with her! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmfeJqEgPzo