Category Archives: jocular

random thoughts

By txt | Published: June 22, 2001

I tend to agree with your comments. It would be great to hear stories from the dot.com world. I have a story from a friend who just got fired form a job in Silicon Valley that I will forward to people individually if they wish. Also, I tend to agree with more contributions apart from [...]

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M$oft vs. DOJ update

By txt | Published: September 8, 1999

I have secret evidence that an ex MicroSoft employee has infiltrated the AIM centre and is using this as a platform for global conquest. At 11:12 09/09/99 +1000, wrote: >for those of you in the discussion group wanting to get the latest on the >trail between Microsoft and the unenlightened US government… >http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2311916,00.html >

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shut up and shop

By txt | Published: September 6, 1999

There was a 60% increase in net shopping in the past year…

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Paper

By txt | Published: August 23, 1999

I liked you paper and I wish that I had have heard you presenting it. I especially like the idea of embedding your arguments of masculinity and patriarchy within the culture in which we live. All too often the Gibsonesque drones look for an escape in that barren soul-less place called ‘cyberspace’. I saw one [...]

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labor and Multimedia.

By txt | Published: June 10, 1999

Subject: Labor and Multimedia. ===8<==============Original message text=============== As Victoria has now changed hands from a Liberal to a Labor government, it will be interesting to see what is in store for the multimedia “industry” in this state. Kennett’s government often abused the modernist mantra of ‘technology as progress’ or the idea that imbedded in technology [...]

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Shop ’till you drop?

By txt | Published: May 31, 1999

Date: Wednesday, October 13, 1999, 8:21:04 PM Subject: Shop ’till you drop? ===8<==============Original message text=============== Has anyone noticed that the “stop” button on Netscape Navigator 4.7 has been replaced by a “shop” button? Are they trying to tell us something?

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The 20th Century

By txt | Published: April 10, 1999

When I was at battler school, in North West Tasmania…a state that this century has reaped extinction on not only the Tasmanian Tiger but also an entire race of people (Trugennini was the last Tasmanian Aboriginal and Terrance was the last Tasmanian Tiger) I learnt that you need a complete unit before you can call [...]

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G4s are here (V8)

By txt | Published: February 7, 1999

Wow, the new Ford Falcon V8 Ute is here, it is the fastest V8 Ute ever. It has a 4 litre Intech HP V8 motor, capable of over 250KMH on average. It is almost 3 times faster (2.71 to be anal) than the Mazda Capella with a 63 litre capacity fuel tank. It has chrome [...]

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