Category: asides

Facebook has an optimised-for-iPhone version: Sexier than the original even.

Only in Australia: A man uses Pig Latin as a code language (‘odecay anguagelay’), is convicted when the police decipher it. How dim do you have to be to use pig latin?

I’m posting most of my “cool vid” stuff on the tumblr blog these days, but I had to post these here because my jaw literally dropped: A lion named Christian by the people who brought him up is reunited with them after a year in the wild, and his reaction is totally amazing. I had to watch it twice to believe it. (via)

Hey, added photos to Pasta a la Juneja.

All Men Are Liars uses Google Trends to point out that Australians are the most bored in the world (or at least turn to the net when bored) Sydney’s top by a long margin, with Melbourne 6th.

Go outside!

Back in Oz from 26th August to 10th September. My birthday, Dad’s birthday, stuffness… wondering if I should pop down to Melbourne, too.

ed: gah! I twittered! nooooooooooooo!

Photos from Le Tour de France Grand Depart here in London are finally up, including this one that amused me no end: Cyclists Dismount

Haneef has been released after charges against him were dropped: The media circus farce isn’t over yet though, as Kevin Andrews tries hard to back pedal on the visa revocation decision.

WTF. The Japanese are even stranger than you can think.