it does look a lot like the cove symbol

Good to see some new Aussies on here lately. You guys may even see the part time return of your favourite seppo soon. Sucks about the username though. Maybe change it to "Repatriated"? :D

some good news on the stolen bike front.... both were recovered this afternoon and the suspects aprehended. v lucky boy!

I hope there was a beating or two involved. Sometimes the suspect struggles, and things happen...

Terrible when an insurace job falls apart...

Give 'em the chair, give 'em the chair. :mad: :mad:

mate cops use the phone book treatment ;)

Ha ha. Did you see the controversy last week with Steve Bracks? He was inspecting the cells at a new cop shop or lockup and made a crack about the ol' telephone book questioning technique! Apparently the coppers there pissed themselves laughing. I never even knew Bracksy had a sense of humour!

he was v lucky. a nosey neighbor saw it happen, took photos, called the coppers + filed witness reports. i think my neighbours would just smile and wave, maybee even ask them if they wanted a hand!

nah i didnt, well at least bracks has some unlike Morris Dilema

Morris Dilema. I like that :)

*gufaww* Yeah, next he'll be taking his tie off and making jokes about Aboriginal deaths in custody! What a sense of humour that Bracksy has! *guffawwwww*

:rolleyes:

Yayy! I came second at the Tues night crits :)
Didn't tow everyone around for a change, just a lap or so, and it all came down to a bunch sprint. I was surprised that i was overtaking them so quickly (passed 4 in the sprint) and missed 1st by half a wheel.

Go Odin!

A Grade for you next week then

hey HDTV, I guess you have *drumroll* a HDTV have you read this article:
early adopters screwed by blu ray and HD DVD

I just hope your expensive screen has a digital input. Sorry if it doesnt. Damn those MPIAA/RIAA and the DMCA

Maybe we'll just have to ride more rather than watch other people living their lives. Most of what you see on the teev in fargn crap anyway.

LOL, agreed Berny !!

close! its actually a car thing, but most think its HD TV. Holden Dealer Team VK SS ( i.e my car) jsut a standard username that i use on forums....

have been looking at HDTV fora while tho, i think Blu Ray is going to cause all sorts. word is that its allready knocked back the realease of playstation 3

Next he'll be making jokes about the Holocaust (double :rolleyes: )

"Looking for someone to blame for all this? Pick your target: AACS was jointly developed by Disney, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, and Warner."

There's your answer right there.

I remember when the zoning bullsh¡t was going on with DVD players, and one company in South Melbourne bought out some region free DVD players from Japan. I don't know what the deal is with HDTV, but a similar thing might happen with them.

Anyway, I'm not sure the future is discs anyway. I know one friend with a high speed internet connection that downloads everything he wants to watch via the Net and then plays it back on his TV. That means as soon as something is broadcast - no matter where it is in the world - he gets it first. No more waiting 12 months for an episode of something that screened in the US yesterday.

Maybe it depends on your age or interests. First thing I thought when seeing your username was "ahh the blue SS, great exhaust note on those!"

I agree Tiger, physical media will be dead.
I've had an old x-box, chipped and upgraded to 180GB disk for about 3 years which is hooked up to my stereo/TV and gets used as a music jukebox. Also has all my photos and ripped dvds available on demand.
Next step was to hook up to pc with tv card on local network and i've got home made TIVO for about $300 aud.

Not exactly slick but technology moves so fast I'm fed up getting burned :mad:

You could always do what sane ppl do... be a very late adopter. You don't miss out on anything except losing money. IT geek I may be, but I don't fall for the hype with a fistfull of hard earned dollars

It's even easier to avoid getting burned when you a) don't understand what all the promises of the new technology mean and b) don't have the required cash either. Ah...what it is to live in blissful ignorance ;)

BTW anyone got any suggestions for a reasonable printer/scanner for home PC that I can get for cheap? Basically to print photos and handle the wife's uni assignments