Ian

Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA


Joined March 6th 2006

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Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.

About Me
To the optimist, the glass is half full.
To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.
To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

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Printer Problem

November 23rd 2009 06:12



A co-worker got a pen stuck inside our printer. He started to try and remove the pen, but I told him we don't have time for that now, just put a note on the printer telling folks not to use it and then report it to the Help Desk. So he grabbed a piece of paper and scrawled on it. I left before he finished the note.


About 20 minutes later, one of my techs comes in laughing and says he was just in the lobby, saw a piece of paper on a printer and went to investigate. Attached is what he found.. Sometimes things don't always come out the way you want them to........






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Penis Stuck
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Stereoviews of Life in old Japan

November 23rd 2009 01:31
In the late 19th and early 20th century photographer T. Enami captured a number of 3D stereoviews depicting life in Japan.

A stereoview consists of a pair of nearly identical images that appear three-dimensional when viewed through a stereoscope, because each eye sees a slightly different image. This illusion of depth can also be recreated with animated GIFs like the ones here, which were created from Flickr images posted by Okinawa Soba, and put together by pinktentacle.com. See the full set here.

old sumo wrestlers
Sumo wrestlers


Geishas meeting in old Japan
Meeting at gate


stereoview - old Buddhist ornament dealer
Buddhist ornament dealer


Animated stereoviews
Traveller in the mountain fog near Chujenji


stereoview - fire and smoke
Campfire on the peak of Mt. Myogi, Nakasendo

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Rare & Unusual Phobias

November 23rd 2009 01:26
The fear of heights, confined spaces and spiders are fairly commonplace.
However you may be surprised to learn about some of the stranger phobias a few people may suffer from. The fear of dancing, belly buttons, the moon and even your own hand are some rare phobias.
Thanks to Life.com here is a selection of more peculiar phobias. See the full list here.




Unusual Phobias - Fear of Snow
Chionophobia: Fear of Snow


Weird phobias - Fear of poetry
Metrophobia: Fear of Poetry


Strange phobias - Fear of Beautiful Women
Caligynephobia: Fear of Beautiful Women


Crazy phobias - Fear of Gravity
Barophobia: Fear of Gravity


nonsensical phobias - fear of clouds
Nephophobia: Fear of Clouds

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Red Remover

November 20th 2009 12:02
Red shapes are miserable, remove them all by clicking on them.

Dark red shapes are strong and can't be clicked, make them fall off the screen instead


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Cassius Clay

November 20th 2009 06:57
Cassius Clay: Before He Was Muhammad Ali


casius clay

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World of Medicine

November 20th 2009 01:43
The Wellcome Trust is a charity that funds health research. For ten years it has awarded prizes for pictures that creatively explore the fields of medicine, social history, healthcare and biology. Thanks to the New Scientist here are some winning images from this year. See many more pictures here.

Wellcome Images
Scanning electron micrograph of a seed from a bird-of-paradise flower.
This plant is native to South Africa and has a distinctive orange and blue flower, which resembles an exotic bird. The seed was originally bought to become the study of a watercolour painting by Annie Cavanagh, but Dave McCarthy's interest in it produced this stunning image


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Difference Between Heaven and Hell

November 20th 2009 00:26
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Park My Plane

November 18th 2009 06:51
The game begins with a plane landing at the airport.
Click on the plane to take over control of that plane.
Use arrow keys to control the plane and park it safely at the terminal


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The Guggenheim Turns 50

November 18th 2009 01:38
guggenheim art museum


The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opened its doors on October 21, 1959 and is one of the best-known museums in New York City and one of the 20th century's most important architectural landmarks. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the museum––which is often called simply The Guggenheim––is the permanent home to a renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art, and also features special exhibitions throughout the year. Located on the Upper East Side in New York City it is the second museum opened by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation which was founded in 1937. The 50th year anniversary of the Frank Lloyd Wright building occurred on October 21, 2009. The Museum recently underwent an extensive, three year renovation


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Worst Dining Trends

November 18th 2009 01:14
Like fashion, dining changes with the times, ebbing and flowing with new ideas as chefs and restaurant owners try to stand out from the crowd.
Depending on your opinion, some new dining trends in recent years may have been less than appealing. Sometimes a new trend will start out OK, but become overdone, while others are simply a bad idea from the start.
The Chicago Tribune asked top Chefs what they thought were the worst dining trends of the last decade. The results are below. Read the full article here
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Recent Comments

Comment by Ian
on Posting guidelines

July 29th 2009 01:30
Hello,

You receive 50% of the advertising revenue from your posts.
All the ads are from Google Adsense.
So you get paid direct from Google. They transfer funds into your bank account.
I have 590 posts on this blog, and last month my half of the revenue was US$120.

Ian

Comment by Ian
on 360 View From the Top of Mt Everest

February 25th 2009 23:16
Yes, it would without doubt be the most awe-inspiring view on Earth. Especially if you had put in all the hard work and training to get there on your own, and knowing you are one of such an extremely small percentage of the population who will ever see that view with their own eyes.

Comment by Ian
on How to print page images

February 15th 2009 04:54
As the images print perfectly for me it is difficult for me to comment.

I'll speak to the Orble Team and see if there is a solution to this problem.

Glenys

Comment by Ian
on World's Most Dangerous Places

January 6th 2009 23:44
It looks like we've both been on orble for a while, just never bumped into each other before.
Hopefully we'll both be around for a while longer yet!

Comment by Ian
on Movember

January 6th 2009 23:21
They were the winners of the 'Most Awesome Mo's of 2008' award, and you can see why!

Comment by Ian
on Why Men Are Never Depressed

July 23rd 2008 08:38
Hi Hazel thanks for stopping by.

No worries you can borrow the post!

Comment by Ian
on Ferret Bath Time

June 9th 2008 23:15
Well spotted.
Sorry about that I'll fix it up.

Comment by Ian
on Best Ever Mugshot T-Shirts

May 8th 2008 23:10
Hi Top10Kid,

Thanks for pointing that out.

I would be glad to give you a link to your site if you like. Or if you prefer I could just delete them.

Ian

Comment by Ian
on You Know Your an Australian If...

March 19th 2008 05:49
Yes I hadn't noticed that JD.
Although I did notice that his list is a lot better than mine!

Comment by Ian
on Heath Ledger

February 12th 2008 01:31
I tend to agree with you.
Maybe in this modern age people can feel they know celebrities even when you don't, then if they die they feel a sense of loss.