Monthly Archives: August 2013

August 31

Video Commentary on our Society

Thought-provoking 5 minutes on the state of the world from the late, great Alan Watts, a man far ahead of his time.

August 30

This Saturday it is all about Go Blue!

Hail to the Victors!

August 30

Let’s Have a Kiki: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

The Scissor Sisters asked and we delivered! Together with flashmob supremo DJ Dan Murphy and Rock Your Box, we decided to take on a very special project over the Big Gay Weekend – creating the World’s Biggest Kiki. The band have taken the world by storm with the instructional dance video accompanying their infectious new […]

August 30

“I Do”: Australian Marriage Equality

Great video for Australian Marriage Equality.

August 29

Jurassic Prank

This Terrifying Raptor Chase Is the Most Traumatic Prank of All Time Japan has just raised the bar on pranks forever. There’s putting buckets of water above doorstops, filling someone’s cubicle with packing peanuts, and now there’s making a dude think he’s being chased by an actual fucking velociraptor.

August 28

The Hybrid Cloud Is Closer Than You May Think #VMworld

via SiliconANGLE. As part of our continuing coverage of the VMworld Conference in San Francisco, SiliconANGLE’s theCube took their show on the road to AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. The venue hosted a NetApp Customer Event. Wikibon’s Dave Vellante welcomed Jim McHugh and Adam Fore to talk about the near history and […]

August 28

LGBT groups hold protest against Coca-Cola for its sponsorship of Olympics

The Bloomberg News takes the Olympics to task, slamming them for their inaction and willful avoidance of Putin’s war on gays and anti-gay laws. Bloomberg also states that sponsors like Coke ‘will be tied to officially anti-gay Olympics.’

August 27

The Bondi Beach Drag Queen Flash Mob

Over 100 dancers surprised Bondi Beach with a Flash Mob on Sat Nov 14th 2009, organised by DJ Dan Murphy and starring one of Australia’s most famous & delicious drag queens.

August 27

NASA releases portrait of a planet waving at Saturn

Breathtaking raw images of the Earth and Saturn system snapped by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on July 19 during the worldwide ‘Wave at Saturn’ campaign are streaming back across 1 billion miles of interplanetary space. Science team members are now busily processing the images to create individual color composites and a panoramic view of the ‘pale blue dot’ and […]

August 26

Happy Dog National Appreciation Day!

Happy National Dog Appreciation Day to Max! National Dog Appreciation Day was started in 2004 to recognize the massive number of shelter pets looking for a good home and to encourage their adoption. Consider adopting a dog from an animal shelter or donating to the SPCA.