I don’t think Google can launch a new successful product anymore. Surely the weight of its failures is more than its successes?
Google is shutting down Google Stadia and refunding everyone’s money www.techradar.com/news/brea…
Random things
Managed to go out to dinner with the wife (and without the kids) for the first time since March last year. It was wonderful. I’ve missed those quiet meals.
Creativity unlocked?
How am I feeling right now? I’ve written a fair amount today. Nothing revolutionary – nothing that will change the world. But I managed to type out a bunch of …
Continue reading →Perseverance
Today I had 1 meeting at work. It was designed to give me clear goals about what my role is supposed to be. Instead, I got goals to come up with what those …
Continue reading →Colleague pointed out I’d made the homepage of news.com.au yesterday. I’m the guy standing in the background of the main pic. 🤣 Show me the money!
Just having one of those days when I have enough time to update to the newest version of iOS but not enough time to play around with it.
Watching a presentation where the slides have green buttons on a blue background and it offends my sensibilities.
My improved recycling game
There are a lot of things I like about living in the outer suburbs of Sydney. For example: Just last week I picked up my daughter from school, took a 5-minute …
Continue reading →My indecision problem
There are now too many choices. Whether it’s deciding what book I should read next, choosing the next show to binge watch on Netflix (or Disney Plus more likely …
Continue reading →My learning to write again ✍️
I’m actually shocked at how hard I’m finding it to write. There was a time, a little over a decade ago, that I would regularly pump out thousands of words a …
Continue reading →My mid-life crisis
Early in the pandemic, I was looking for a new hobby. For the past couple of decades, I’ve enthusiastically enjoyed spending my free time playing video …
Continue reading →U Wish
Saw this driving home the other week. Not quite the sexy car I’d expect with that kind of license plate.
Continue reading →Who's Your Daddy? (Me)
Well, maybe not your Daddy, but a Daddy. That’s right - Lauren and I are having a baby! We’re both incredibly excited, as you could imagine. …
Continue reading →So Much To Write About, So Little Time
I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t neglected the Shuffle in recent weeks. There’s just been so much going on. So here’s the plan: Three …
Continue reading →What Exactly is a Wookie Cookie?
The question is: What exactly is in a Wookie Cookie? Bantha Fodder? Cream of Ton-Ton? Jar-Jar Binks? Well, we can only hope that the last one is true… …
Continue reading →Star Wars Retold By Someone Who's Never Seen The Films
vimeo.com/2809991 I love this. It completely made my Friday.
Continue reading →Finally, A New Study Worth Working In
We spent the better part of the past week painting the study. While it’s still not the perfect home office – I still need some decent shelving and we …
Continue reading →Looking Back At 2008
On the last day of 2008, I thought it would be prudent to sit back and look at the year that’s been. All told, Lauren and I have had a very big – and …
Continue reading →8 Months After Our Wedding, We've Finally Paid It Off
Today is a good day for us. After 8 months or so, we’ve finally paid off our wedding. It was hard work - I worked a little harder and longer than I …
Continue reading →Homebrew Disasters: Exhibit 5...
I’ve been brewing my own beer for almost two years now (my original kit was given to me for Christmas ‘06), and sadly I have to admit that the sight …
Continue reading →If I Ever Meet Someone Who Works On Timetables For Cityrail, I'm Going To Kick Them In The Shins. Hard.
I have just hopped on a train at Central after waiting for 32 minutes on the platform. At least, that’s what the board said when I arrived. The train is …
Continue reading →And The Home Theatre Setup Begins...
We had our TV cabinet delivered last weekend. It looks great. Even better is that we went out and bought a new TV. Panasonics latest 50 incher. It’s being …
Continue reading →The Perfect Hot Totty Recipe
The past couple of weeks have been tough – From Hong Kong to Sarah’s Birthday to the Influence Conference in the Hunter Valley to a week of events, …
Continue reading →Poor Simba!
Today has been a struggle. Hell, every Monday is a struggle, but this weekend was harder than most. Namely because our dog Simba spent most of Friday night and …
Continue reading →Seinfeld's Microsoft Ad Hits The Intertubes
www.youtube.com/watch There seems to be a real split in opinions over this ad. I like it – probably because it doesn’t actually try to sell me anything. …
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