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Popup Fiasco is Ian Haigh’s personal blog, for all things I find interesting but not too geeky (see how I switched from third to first person there?). This blog is tall and skinny. Like me.
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
The Hollowmen Debuts This Week
The Hollowmen is a new comedy drama from Australian Broadcasting Network, and debuts this week in Australia. It’s from Working Dog Productions, the talented team responsible for one of my all-time favourite TV shows: Frontline. A series of six episodes, … Continue reading
Google Movies – Australia
This was news to me: Google Australia has movie listings. This looks to be by far the easiest way to figure out what’s on locally, and it’s ad free. Thanks to web guru Carl!
Michael Bay's Rejected Script for The Dark Knight
Michael Bay’s Rejected Script for The Dark Knight. JOKER unleashes an all-out barrage of missiles, like the biggest fucking missiles you will ever see. BATMAN shoots his own back, and they all collide into each other in the middle of … Continue reading
Maus
I’ve just finished reading Maus, by Art Spiegelman. It’s a comic book based on the author’s father’s experiences as a Jewish prisoner of war in Auschwitz during World War II. The characters are portrayed as different animals; the Jews are … Continue reading
Let Your Fingers Do The … Uh, Typing
Here’s a handy shell history reference from Allan Odgaard of Textmate fame. Everything that he mentions also applies to zsh, my favourite shell. I’m still amazed that zsh isn’t more popular – it’s a superset of everything Bash, and just … Continue reading
Overheard in New York
Just stumbled upon this site via Dive Into Mark – snippets of overheard conversations in NYC. Here’s an example: Mother with little girl: Excuse me. My daughter wants to know if you’re a pirate. Woman wearing bandana: No. I’m just … Continue reading