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LIFF (n.) A book, the contents of which are totally belied by its cover. For instance, any book the dust jacket of which bears the words, 'This book will change your life'.

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Project XT250

I passed up on a non-running early '80s Yamaha XT250 project bike just last year. The price a touch on the incredible, the seller... not so credible. This year, fortune smiled on me. I think.

Last updated: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:30:00 GMT

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The year is 2001. A dim, dark post-apocalyptic present that no-one expected. Gone are the trappings of married life; the electric monktard shares his house with a beanbag, and inflatable chair, and a pair of 42U 19 inch racks.

Last updated: Tue, 04 May 2010 08:33:00 GMT

Wanganui River Road

With sis-in-law providing free, long-term babysitting services for a limited time only, the missus wanted a dirty weekend away. Well, a dirt-bikey weekend away, at least. We settled on a little dual-sport jaunt up the Wanganui River Road.

Last updated: Sun, 02 May 2010 05:23:00 GMT

Arg List Too Long

Sometimes shit happens. The great thing about our never-ending race for bigger, faster computers and storage is that more and more often, shit happens real fast, and makes a lot of mess in the process.

Last updated: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:58:44 GMT

For Firefox' Sake!

What's the big deal about SSL? It's been around for yonks; we must have it taped by now, right? Wrong, sadly.

Last updated: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:57:07 GMT