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Silicon Cape

2009-09-14T08:52:00.000-07:00

It is with great enthusiasm that I will be attending the launch of the Silicon Cape initiative early next month.

I' m not there for the food, nor the company (although I have no doubt they will be more than engaging). Nope, I am there to support what I believe is potentially one of the most important shifts in the collective consciousness of Cape IT and Web Professionals. A meeting of minds that was hinted at when CITI began, but never took off the way I believe this can.

Justin Stanford (of E-SET fame) and Vinny Lingham have taken a bold step in creating a community that exists online with the intention of pooling the minds of online professionals. It's important in the same way that the new studios being built near Somerset West are important to the burgeoning film industry in South Africa.

May it bring big business to the Cape. May it become the first port-of-call for those wishing to identify the talent that you and I see every day.

Most importantly though... may it reign for many years.

2009-02-13T22:15:00.000-08:00

Your EuroMillions results for Friday the 13th February 2009.

Just imagine raking in 15 Euro Millions!!!

Carl Niehaus can fuck off to jail

2009-02-13T22:09:00.001-08:00

Yet another ANC official is given a slap on the wrist. (http://blogs.thetimes.co.za/hartley/2009/02/13/gwede-mantashe-statement-on-carl-niehaus-full-text/)

I do not understand this any more.

Fraud is a criminal offense, and the ANC is 'trying to find an alternative role' for Niehaus. Why is he not being sent to jail for fraud?

Travelgate: Those guilty were 'fired' having committed fraud and simply moved to different positions.

Clearly the ANC is quite happy to have criminals in their ranks. Little wonder that impoverished South Africans have no respect for the law.

Goverment fraudsters should be locked up and banned from entering politics for life, as they lack the character to lead.

Why, as a taxpayer, should I acknowledge lawmakers that are guilty of contravening the very laws they create and pretend to enforce.

Adriana - A fantastic example of teamwork.

2008-07-22T01:53:00.000-07:00

It is amazing what we can do if we work together as a team. In this rainbow nation, one of our major flaws is indeed one of the chief contributors to our success: Teamwork. Sometimes we display it in spades and achieve great things, but other times we lose sight of our combined power by focussing on our differences instead of our similarities.

Take the example below of how all of the Gods of every religion in history teamed up with every conceivable God of the future, and called other Demigods in as consultants. They pooled their collective resources and devised what we mere mortals now know as Adriana Lima.

It's torture for the guys and simply not fair on the girls. (sigh)

I know you havent missed me!

2008-07-22T00:17:00.000-07:00

I know, I know. I haven't posted anything for ages, but in all honesty it is really tricky keeping your blog up to date. How many of you have honestly kept up to date with postings. PlanetPi is regularly updated, but I know that gildergoesdutch is due for a post or two.

Shit is happening left right and centre with mates getting engaged, the lifelonglove starting a new job pretty soon and with mates doing an insane amount of travelling. Close friends' travel destinations include Bermuda, Mauritius, Barcelona, Montreal, Vancouver, and countless others.

What amazes me i how quickly you simply fall back into the same routines with which you are comfortable once you meet back up with mates that have been away for a while. Just the other day we played a few hands of poker and needless to say, within 20 minutes we were pulling the piss out of each other, and withing two hours I was relegated to the couch for disturbing the lifelonglove's beauty-rest. Oh well. I won a few hands I suppose.

Anyway, from now I hope to post at leaset once a week. Ciao

Naughty vs. Nice - My money's on naughty

2008-04-23T07:20:00.000-07:00

Morning all. Every now and again I come accross some truly decent work done on the web. This is very much in its testing phase at the moment, but it certainly is getting tongues wagging.

I was asked to do some usability testing (which in this case i was MORE than happy to do) by Feisty Female

I'd love to hear what you think. It's the eternal question:

Naughty or Nice - You decide!

Have a gander at http://www.naughtyvsnice.com and embrace the daring duo.

Definitely not for under 18's

What a monumental cock!

2008-04-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

I was sitting watching the world's most depressing show - Carte Blanche - last night when lo and behold, I received the following text message:

"I dont hav energy 2 fight anymore.I dont want 2 fight a losing battle.I can c ..@ feel that u are no longer interested in this relationship.U are still on comfort zone.I cant b on leave than hav sleepless nights.Enjoy in ur promised new comfort zone.Dont come 2 me apoloqizing bcos u already hav intention.I am going 2 divorce u.I dnt threaten u.It is over between me @ u."

Jeez this oke is a toss!.

Firstly. What dick tells his wife that he is going to divorce he through that ever-so-personal communication method, the SMS?

Secondly, he sent it to me, which means it can safely be assumed that he punched the number into his phone incorrectly, which leads me to believe that he did not have the number saved on his phone.

What dickhead doesn't have his wife's number saved on his phone. Thias one apparently.

UK Lottery Results - 19 April 2008

2008-04-19T23:35:00.000-07:00

For the UK National Lottery players out there, here are your results for last night. Remember, you can always grab up to £ 42 Million at PlayUKlottery.com The next draw jackpot for this coming Wednesday is sitting on around £3,000,000!

That's big cash in anyone's language.

EuroMillions Results - 18 April 2008

2008-04-19T23:21:00.000-07:00

The EuroMillions lottery jackpot has been won, which means that next week's jackpot is sitting at €15 Million. If you are keen to buy tickets, go to PlayEuroMillions.com.

If you can get your head around those whopping jackpot numbers, you might actually find yourself entering PlayEuroMillions.com's Monaco 2008 competition. Just click on the banner below and get yourself ready for the Grand Prix event of the year.

This one takes the cake

2008-04-17T07:28:00.000-07:00

I highlighted a few choice 'Lost in translation' items in an earlier post, but I have to say, they all pale in comparison to this one. Thanks Tas for sending it to me. I mean... have you ever? (click on the image for the full-size image)

Say no more...

Religious fundamentalism in the West?

2008-04-16T00:30:00.000-07:00

We are often surprised at how extreme certain religions can be. But let us not forget how close to home this type of fundamentalism can be. This shit baffles me. I dont understand how people can let this happen. This religious group (read cult) advocates polygamy and is a mormon sect.

My advice: Get the fuck out! Leave the bastards that oppress you and make a plan to be normal. This may be the life you know, but there are others out there that take steps to better their lives. Do the same.

The flip side to my opinion is naturally, who is the State to say that this is in the best interests of the children. Surely it is better for them to be with their parents than in some sports stadium? Who knows?

Here is a clip from NBC that explains it further.

What a happy family:

UK Lottery Results - 12 April 2008

2008-04-13T23:47:00.000-07:00

You've just gotta love shmodels...

2008-04-11T22:50:00.001-07:00

Dont get me wrong, I absolutely adore models, but when it comes to fashion shows and ramp modelling, I more often than not tip my hat only to the Victoria's Secret type shows purely because i reside in the fasshion wilderness, and partly because i feel that emaciated stick taking themselves far too seriously are simply not worth watching.

Take for example the incredibly beautiful Adriana Lima:

She simply can not be faulted. She is probably the most beautiful woman in the world, in the truest sense of the word beautiful.

However, when I see undernourished European girls strutting their stuff on stage and displaying the most arrogant facial expressions, I beg the universe for the stage to come crashing down. Call me a bastard if you must, but when it happens, I simpy die laughing.

Here is a small montage of some of the inspirational occurrences:

Both are absolute classics!

EuroMillions Results - Triple Rollover

2008-04-11T22:24:00.000-07:00

The EuroMillions lottery jackpot has rolled over for a third time, which means that next week's jackpot is sitting at a giant €57 Million. If you are keen to buy tickets, go to PlayEuroMillions.com.

Toaster twit!

2008-04-07T15:55:00.000-07:00

I know we are all jumpy about security in SA, especially if you stay in the cities. Me too. In fact, I am so jumpy I bought myself one of those flick-sticks. You know, the kind that extends telescopically to reveal a mean striking metal bar for which to donder the kuk out of okes wif.

Anyhoo, last night I heard a blood-curdling scream followed by a man's deep voice that could have been either concern or threat. I dont know which as in my semi-somnent state, I was still busy telling Monica Bellucci that she would be welcome to stay over as long as she cooks my favourite recipe in the buff (at least, that is what I have chosen to remember of my dream).

Having snapped out of it, I realised that the scream came either from the flat next-door, or from the one above. So I kicked into damsel-in-distress-rescuing mode and whipped on my jeans (only the urgency of the situation stopped me from wrapping a rugby sock round my forehead and putting shoe-polish under my eyes). I grabbed my flick-stick and headed for the door.

When I got outside I scanned the surrounding areas to find nothing but my neighbour in his shower towel, also looking up to see where the commotion was coming from. With all the bravado and adrenalin of a Pamplonan teenager on the 6th of July, I ran upstairs, knocked on the door and bellowed, "Is everyone OK in there?" Needless to say my voice lost it just after 'OK' and I squeaked the last two words not unlike said teenage Pamplonan.

Lo and behold, my upstairs neighbour opens the door and looks at me like I am insane. He tells me that his girlfriiend had electrocuted herself on the toaster. Thinking that I could go from crime-preventer to life-saver, I thought back on my CPR lesson and how to jumpstart the poor girl's kicker, when she comes up behind him, holding her hand and wailing like a spoilt child.

I shit you not, without skipping a beat, she looks at me and says, "I'll be OK, I think I am still in shock."

In Shock??? Electrocuted??? Is is just me or is a zap from a toaster not slightly different to being electrocuted?

From the scream, you would have thought she was all alone and had woken to find Jacob Zuma standing over her bed with his shower cap on.

Massively deflated at the prospect of absolutely nothing of any significance whatsoever happening to anyone, I came back downstairs and tried to go back to bed. Have you ever tried to sleep after an arenaline rush...

Exactly, hence my writing of this post at 1.30am. Gnight.

UK National Lottery Results - 05 April 2008

2008-04-05T22:03:00.000-07:00

For the UK National Lottery players out there, here are your results for last night. Remeber, you can always grab your £ 42 Million at PlayUKlottery.com The next draw jackpot for this coming Wednesday is sitting on around £3,000,000!

EuroMillions - Double Rollover! - Results for Fri 04 April 2008

2008-04-04T22:25:00.000-07:00

The EuroMillions lottery jackpot has rolled over again, which means that next week's jackpot is sitting at a giant €43 Million. If you are keen to buy tickets, go to PlayEuroMillions.com.

Foot-fault

2008-04-04T02:35:00.000-07:00

Morning all.

Time for the daily excercize routine. This routine has been meticulously planned and arranged by trained professionals, and is for co-ordinated people only! If you suffer from any 'unco-ness' I suggest you stop right there.

Do not try this unsupervised.

1. While sitting where you are at your desk in front of your computer, lift your right foot off the floor and make small clockwise circles.

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number '6' in the air with your right hand.

Hang on a bit. I coulda sworn I said this was only for co-ordinated people.

Keep practising.

Naomi back in jail

2008-04-04T01:02:00.000-07:00

Hot she definitely is...

Classy, she definitely isn't.

This week Naomi again proved she dyes her hair by going off her overly made-up face at an airport security guard.

She ranted and raved as only Naomi can and eventually spat in the guard's face.

Grace, poise and class personified...

P.S. Ever noticed that if you rearrange the letters in Naomi, you get: I Moan. Who said this blog isn't thought provoking?

Beijing gets ready for the Engrish!

2008-04-03T00:32:00.000-07:00

As you know, the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in the city of Beijing. With the inevitable influx of English-speaking visitors, Beijing is making a concerted effort to ensure that both public facilities and commonly used items are labelled accordingly.

Here are a few of their initial attempts:

"That's a call-to-action right there"

"Some of the Vortex faithful would love this one"

"A round of apprause prease..."

"I knew it!"

"Here you go Crippie, have a seat"

I got 11 at first - Kinda freaky

2008-04-02T08:24:00.000-07:00

I was pretty freaked out when I realised just how much our perceptions can alter what it is we see. Here is a great example.

AWARENESS TEST

This just in: "Zuma's moral character flawed"

2008-04-02T00:25:00.000-07:00

I don't believe it. Could it really be? Could the bastion of moral fortitude and uprightness that is JZ possibly have a crack in his otherwise flawless armour?

Say it aint so...

There will, without doubt, be a vast amount of articles and postings about the statements made this week by UNISA rector, Barney Pityana.

Here are some of the pearls:

"To many of us, Jacob Zuma remains a flawed character in his moral conduct; he has been indicted for serious crimes that involve corruption and dishonesty."

"Anyone aspiring to become a head of state must understand the obligation that binds one to honour the spirit and the letter of the Constitution, to order their personal conduct as if it is an open constitutional text [and] to internalise its precepts as binding on one's life."

"This is the same as electing convicted criminals to high political office, by advocating criminal conduct as political and thus making it acceptable to subvert the law."

"When leaders do that they numb citizens to aversion to such conduct and make it a very attractive "cat-and-mouse" game as long as one does not get caught."

These are damning statements indeed, and do not lack substance. Jacob Zuma certainly makes no visible effort to ensure that, morally at least, he is beyond reproach, but rather subverts discussion thereby indicating his perception that he is above it.

What worries me far more is that this comes as a surprize to many. Too many people simply ignore the transgressions of political figures or treat them as understandable owing to past attrocities, thereby tacitly ratifying them and fostering a political "hit & run" culture.

For South Africa's sake People, we have to wake up and rid our land of this element. Jacob Zuma is the tip of a corrupt iceberg.

He is too arrogant to give a damn.

C&H for the Day!

2008-04-01T05:14:00.000-07:00

UK Lottery Results - 29 March 2008

2008-03-29T22:26:00.000-07:00

And for those UK Lottery fans out there, here are your results for last night. Remeber, you can always grab your £ 42 Million at PlayUKlottery.com

EuroMillions results - Friday 28 March 2008

2008-03-28T20:31:00.000-07:00

For those of you that play the EuroMillions Lottery, it has rolled over, which means that next week's jackpot is sitting at a very tempting €27 Million. If you are keen to buy tickets, go to PlayEuroMillions.com.