From loch at pobox.com Tue May 5 23:15:17 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Andrew Loch) Date: Tue May 5 23:17:05 2009 Subject: [eclectika] chicken in the tin can picking out corn Message-ID: <1241583317.17026.3.camel@localhost> Yummmm, this has to be enough to turn a vegetarian http://foodnetworkhumor.com/2009/04/a-whole-chicken-in-a-can-yummo/ or should that be turn one into a vegetarian? From simon at rumble.net Tue May 5 23:45:42 2009 From: simon at rumble.net (Rev Simon Rumble) Date: Tue May 5 23:45:46 2009 Subject: [eclectika] chicken in the tin can picking out corn In-Reply-To: <1241583317.17026.3.camel@localhost> References: <1241583317.17026.3.camel@localhost> Message-ID: <20090506044542.GG9207@rumble.net> You'll only need 14 cans of yummy chickeny goodness to last out the porky flu. Until they discover chicken flu. -- Rev Simon Rumble www.rumble.net The Tourist Engineer Just because you're on holiday, doesn't mean you're not a geek. http://engineer.openguides.org/ In politics the middle way is none at all. - John Adams From keith.duddy at gmail.com Wed May 6 01:07:47 2009 From: keith.duddy at gmail.com (Keith Duddy) Date: Wed May 6 01:07:53 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Google patents floating offshore data centre design Message-ID: Google has gotten a patent on a seaborne floating data center to be housed on a cargo ship three to seven miles offshore that would be cooled by ocean waters and powered by a Pelamis wave-based electrical generator (little fishies and SpongeBob SquarePants beware). More here (incl pic, and reference to the actual patent application): http://soa.sys-con.com/node/944067 I think Neal Stephenson may be able to claim prior art... wasn't this in * Cryptonomicon *?? |< -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Oddly enough, once the ant has acquiesced the fly releases her victim's antenna and the ant just sits there.The ants leave themselves open to kleptoparasitism by having a highly stereotyped food exchange behavior. http://scienceblogs.com/photosynthesis/2009/05/the_ant-mugging_flies_of_kwazu.php -m. From ralf at muhlberger.com Tue May 12 21:43:27 2009 From: ralf at muhlberger.com (Ralf Muhlberger) Date: Tue May 12 21:43:33 2009 Subject: [eclectika] mega shark vs giant octopus Message-ID: <985E8E58-3E63-46DC-A29F-E10ABC4A7788@muhlberger.com> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa7ck5mcd1o http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1350498/ For anyone upset at not having the giant octopus type creature in Watchmen... Ralf From queazel at gmail.com Wed May 13 19:27:50 2009 From: queazel at gmail.com (Michael Norris) Date: Wed May 13 19:28:39 2009 Subject: [eclectika] memetime Message-ID: Two professional engineers illustrate how to get your cats to yodel. http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/05/an_engineers_guide_to_cat_yode.php -m. From keith.duddy at gmail.com Wed May 13 19:38:42 2009 From: keith.duddy at gmail.com (Keith Duddy) Date: Wed May 13 19:38:55 2009 Subject: [eclectika] memetime In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It's never gonna make it as a serious meme, what with the Free Aspect Ratio preamble, and at 6+ minutes long... I just had to close the window at around 1.5 minutes in.... |< 2009/5/14 Michael Norris > Two professional engineers illustrate how to get your cats to yodel. > > > http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/05/an_engineers_guide_to_cat_yode.php > > -m. > _______________________________________________ > eclectika mailing list > eclectika@wudee.net > http://laika.gnusto.com/mailman/listinfo/eclectika > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Keith Duddy wrote: > It's never gonna make it as a serious meme, what with the Free Aspect Ratio > preamble, and at 6+ minutes long... I just had to close the window at around > 1.5 minutes in.... > > |< > > 2009/5/14 Michael Norris >> >> Two professional engineers illustrate how to get your cats to yodel. >> >> >> http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/05/an_engineers_guide_to_cat_yode.php >> >> -m. >> ?_______________________________________________ >> eclectika mailing list >> eclectika@wudee.net >> http://laika.gnusto.com/mailman/listinfo/eclectika > > From keith.duddy at gmail.com Wed May 13 20:25:49 2009 From: keith.duddy at gmail.com (Keith Duddy) Date: Wed May 13 20:25:53 2009 Subject: [eclectika] memetime In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Oh, don't apologise.... it's just impossible for me to watch all the videos ever recommended to me, and my comment is more along the lines of "it takes a pithy little video with snappy editing to make a truely infectious meme"... |< 2009/5/14 Michael Norris > Yer right - praps a bit hasty in turning a lol into a post. apologies. > > -m. > > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Keith Duddy > wrote: > > It's never gonna make it as a serious meme, what with the Free Aspect > Ratio > > preamble, and at 6+ minutes long... I just had to close the window at > around > > 1.5 minutes in.... > > > > |< > > > > 2009/5/14 Michael Norris > >> > >> Two professional engineers illustrate how to get your cats to yodel. > >> > >> > >> > http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/05/an_engineers_guide_to_cat_yode.php > >> > >> -m. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> eclectika mailing list > >> eclectika@wudee.net > >> http://laika.gnusto.com/mailman/listinfo/eclectika > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://laika.gnusto.com/pipermail/eclectika/attachments/20090514/a91e7139/attachment.htm From simon at rumble.net Wed May 13 20:55:12 2009 From: simon at rumble.net (Rev Simon Rumble) Date: Wed May 13 20:55:15 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Corporate training videos Message-ID: <20090514015512.GM23794@rumble.net> They don't make 'em like they used to! 3:50 is when it goes nutz. http://annaburns.blogspot.com/2009/05/skillz-to-pay-billz.html -- Rev Simon Rumble www.rumble.net The Tourist Engineer Geeks need vacations too. http://engineer.openguides.org/ "When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity." - Albert Einstein From loch at pobox.com Wed May 13 21:11:00 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Andrew Loch) Date: Wed May 13 21:11:41 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Corporate training videos In-Reply-To: <20090514015512.GM23794@rumble.net> References: <20090514015512.GM23794@rumble.net> Message-ID: that's obviously far too long for Keith. Could you edit it down to just the snappy bits and include an executive summary in your post so his secretary can decide if it's worth him spending his time on it? thanks :-) On Thu, 14 May 2009, Rev Simon Rumble wrote: They don't make 'em like they used to! 3:50 is when it goes nutz. http://annaburns.blogspot.com/2009/05/skillz-to-pay-billz.html From ralf at muhlberger.com Wed May 13 21:56:33 2009 From: ralf at muhlberger.com (Ralf Muhlberger) Date: Wed May 13 21:56:41 2009 Subject: [eclectika] chemistry, biology, physics Message-ID: <4B878270-B1D5-48E0-8111-915E85A0D0A4@muhlberger.com> Sharing here, because I was send the first link today and it reminded me of the other two I found years ago, and this is the proper place for these: http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/things_i_wont_work_with/ http://www.thesneeze.com/steve-dont-eat-it/ http://www.slate.com/id/2129298/ I'm also reminded of the old line that "if it explodes, it's chemistry; if it dies, it's biology; if it doesn't work, it's physics" ... Enjoy, Ralf From rebecca.jackman at gmail.com Thu May 14 06:39:21 2009 From: rebecca.jackman at gmail.com (Rebecca Jackman) Date: Thu May 14 06:39:53 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Unusual bus stops Message-ID: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2009/may/13/unusual-bus-stops-world?picture=347302335 Cheers, Bec -- bec @ rebecca.jackman@gmail.com & www.flickr.com/photos/becj -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://laika.gnusto.com/pipermail/eclectika/attachments/20090514/5ea20c03/attachment.htm From jamie at goatforce5.org Thu May 14 08:49:04 2009 From: jamie at goatforce5.org (Jamie Wilson) Date: Thu May 14 08:49:28 2009 Subject: [eclectika] memetime In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1EF3C269-A0FB-49E8-B997-5E5FDA5F17E1@goatforce5.org> On 13-May-09, at 8:27 PM, Michael Norris wrote: > Two professional engineers illustrate how to get your cats to yodel. > > http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/05/an_engineers_guide_to_cat_yode.php Are we all familiar with the Play Him Off Cat? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp6U_5qEE0Y (for one of many many examples) ...j From queazel at gmail.com Thu May 14 18:00:46 2009 From: queazel at gmail.com (Michael Norris) Date: Thu May 14 18:00:51 2009 Subject: [eclectika] memetime In-Reply-To: <1EF3C269-A0FB-49E8-B997-5E5FDA5F17E1@goatforce5.org> References: <1EF3C269-A0FB-49E8-B997-5E5FDA5F17E1@goatforce5.org> Message-ID: I don't think any modern cat musical innovations are about to top this historical precedent from 1549 (with which many eclectikans will be familiar): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katzenklavier Played by a bear of course. .. The generalization would be instruments that exploit the stereotypical responses of animals to artistic ends - perhaps providing some programmed stimulus to get glow-worms to flash in patterns, or chickens to cluck in synchrony. [bad thoughts. bad person..] Which reminds me of a trip to Singapore zoo. I found it somewhat disturbing that most of the animals seemed to display themselves so conveniently to the noisy crowds - the hyena would walk past the glass every few minutes along a well worn path. I asked the staff whether they did something to the animals to produce this behaviour - were they lobotomized or what? - they assured me that the animals were all perfectly normal, and they had just set up the enclosures so that the animals could play out their natural behaviour in a way that happened to put them on display to the humans. I'm still skeptical. So sad that so many species will soon only exist in zoos. -m. On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Jamie Wilson wrote: > > On 13-May-09, at 8:27 PM, Michael Norris wrote: > >> Two professional engineers illustrate how to get your cats to yodel. >> >> >> http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/05/an_engineers_guide_to_cat_yode.php > > Are we all familiar with the Play Him Off Cat? > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp6U_5qEE0Y > > (for one of many many examples) > > ...j > From loch at pobox.com Thu May 14 18:29:31 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Andrew Loch) Date: Thu May 14 18:29:51 2009 Subject: [eclectika] memetime In-Reply-To: References: <1EF3C269-A0FB-49E8-B997-5E5FDA5F17E1@goatforce5.org> Message-ID: On Fri, 15 May 2009, Michael Norris wrote: <---snip---> Which reminds me of a trip to Singapore zoo. I found it somewhat disturbing that most of the animals seemed to display themselves so conveniently to the noisy crowds - the hyena would walk past the glass every few minutes along a well worn path. I asked the staff whether they did something to the animals to produce this behaviour - were they lobotomized or what? - they assured me that the animals were all perfectly normal, and they had just set up the enclosures so that the animals could play out their natural behaviour in a way that happened to put them on display to the humans. I'm still skeptical. So sad that so many species will soon only exist in zoos. I agree, we should do more to return Zoo Staff to the wild before it is too late. A beautiful if somewhat disturbing species. From flippy at internode.on.net Thu May 14 21:00:04 2009 From: flippy at internode.on.net (Ben Dixon) Date: Thu May 14 21:00:56 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Sculptures from used car tyres Message-ID: <1265.1242352804@internode.on.net> Wait! put away those memories of cheesy tyre constructions in kids playgrounds, or the tyre men that sometimes adorn wrecking yards or tyre retailers in small country towns. http://www.robotnine.com/2009/04/rubber-tires-turned-into-art-sculptures.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://laika.gnusto.com/pipermail/eclectika/attachments/20090515/a9295c7a/attachment.htm From loch at pobox.com Fri May 15 00:24:18 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Andrew Loch) Date: Fri May 15 00:24:34 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Oh my! Message-ID: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8BZcfYYRtxXpMJtNYXyiFg?feat=embedwebsite From ralf at muhlberger.com Fri May 15 00:29:11 2009 From: ralf at muhlberger.com (Ralf Muhlberger) Date: Fri May 15 00:29:15 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Oh my! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2FB641D0-FA0A-435E-A7F2-AD70DEB95FFD@muhlberger.com> I wonder if they have a Wonder Woman? R On 15/05/2009, at 3:24 PM, Andrew Loch wrote: > http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8BZcfYYRtxXpMJtNYXyiFg?feat=embedwebsite > > _______________________________________________ > eclectika mailing list > eclectika@wudee.net > http://laika.gnusto.com/mailman/listinfo/eclectika From keith.duddy at gmail.com Fri May 15 01:01:32 2009 From: keith.duddy at gmail.com (Keith Duddy) Date: Fri May 15 01:01:35 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Golden Library Box Message-ID: http://www.dezeen.com/2009/05/14/luckenwalde-town-library-by-arge-wff [image: luckenwalde-town-library-by-arge-wff-mg0525.jpg] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: Remember "Meet the Feebles"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMGuABm-zKk This is sort of like an anime, wartime version by the looks of it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOAPKxqutv8 R From jamie at goatforce5.org Tue May 19 09:33:03 2009 From: jamie at goatforce5.org (Jamie Wilson) Date: Tue May 19 09:33:20 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Cookie Monster vs Ragga Twins Message-ID: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxFF3RzieIU From simon at rumble.net Tue May 19 23:01:23 2009 From: simon at rumble.net (Rev Simon Rumble) Date: Tue May 19 23:01:54 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Howling at the moon Message-ID: <20090520040123.GE32357@rumble.net> Great reviews. Start from the bottom and work up. http://www.amazon.com/Three-T-Shirt-Available-Various-Sizes/product-reviews/B000NZW3IY/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&coliid=&showViewpoints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending -- Rev Simon Rumble www.rumble.net The Tourist Engineer Geeks need vacations too. http://engineer.openguides.org/ Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships. - Sharon Stone From rebecca.jackman at gmail.com Wed May 20 03:56:47 2009 From: rebecca.jackman at gmail.com (Rebecca Jackman) Date: Wed May 20 03:57:19 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Interesting concept Message-ID: http://transition.turbulence.org/Works/tumbarumba/ -- bec -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://laika.gnusto.com/pipermail/eclectika/attachments/20090520/44ee1fa3/attachment.htm From andynehl at optusnet.com.au Wed May 20 21:28:37 2009 From: andynehl at optusnet.com.au (andynehl@optusnet.com.au) Date: Wed May 20 21:28:45 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Earthmine 3D photo mapping better than google streetview Message-ID: <200905210228.n4L2SbDM028433@mail09.syd.optusnet.com.au> http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/05/earthmines-virtual-san-francisco-adds-graffiti-bests-google/ From loch at pobox.com Thu May 21 18:21:03 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Andrew Loch) Date: Thu May 21 18:21:56 2009 Subject: [eclectika] a new word Message-ID: why would an entire country need to invent a word for this? Age-otori is a Japanese word meaning 'looking less attractive after a hair-do'. Still, the germans felt a need to create the word Schadenfreude I suppose. From loch at pobox.com Thu May 21 18:21:51 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Andrew Loch) Date: Thu May 21 18:22:44 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Dedicated to Woody Message-ID: and i used to say Brisbane was to hilly for me to ride a bike http://www.flixxy.com/inspired-bicycles.htm From ralf at muhlberger.com Thu May 21 20:55:22 2009 From: ralf at muhlberger.com (Ralf Muhlberger) Date: Thu May 21 20:55:31 2009 Subject: [eclectika] a new word In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Seems to me that age-otori and Schadenfreude are quite closely related :-) Ralf On 22/05/2009, at 9:21 AM, Andrew Loch wrote: > why would an entire country need to invent a word for this? > > > Age-otori is a Japanese word meaning 'looking less attractive after a > hair-do'. > > > Still, the germans felt a need to create the word Schadenfreude I > suppose. From stephen.viller at gmail.com Thu May 21 21:01:36 2009 From: stephen.viller at gmail.com (Stephen Viller) Date: Thu May 21 21:01:51 2009 Subject: [eclectika] a new word In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8FA4C336-3596-4C3C-A1BC-CBA79339E744@gmail.com> On 22/05/2009, at 9:21 am, Andrew Loch wrote: > why would an entire country need to invent a word for this? > > > Age-otori is a Japanese word meaning 'looking less attractive after a > hair-do'. > > > > > Still, the germans felt a need to create the word Schadenfreude I > suppose. I prefer this example of Welsh lexical inventiveness: The Welsh for oven is "popty". The Welsh for microwave oven is "popty ping". all these and other delights on twitter via @qikipedia --S. From woody at wudee.net Thu May 21 22:34:14 2009 From: woody at wudee.net (Andrew Wood) Date: Thu May 21 22:34:22 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Dedicated to Woody In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3c2c94740905212034n1b161755qad8803c3d654c695@mail.gmail.com> oh Lochy, you hit the mark - that is magnificent and I will never be the same. It's Le Parcour with a really cool toy... the bit with the three bike rails is when I really lost it... I guess my brain had processed the opening fence by then. I truly truly thank you, Woody. On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Andrew Loch wrote: > and i used to say Brisbane was to hilly for me to ride a bike > > http://www.flixxy.com/inspired-bicycles.htm > _______________________________________________ > eclectika mailing list > eclectika@wudee.net > http://laika.gnusto.com/mailman/listinfo/eclectika > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://laika.gnusto.com/pipermail/eclectika/attachments/20090521/bd42b1c5/attachment.htm From loch at pobox.com Thu May 21 23:05:26 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Lochy) Date: Thu May 21 23:06:23 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Saudi road skating Message-ID: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8SjCZapCGU From jamie at goatforce5.org Fri May 22 09:13:18 2009 From: jamie at goatforce5.org (Jamie Wilson) Date: Fri May 22 09:13:34 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Dedicated to Woody In-Reply-To: <3c2c94740905212034n1b161755qad8803c3d654c695@mail.gmail.com> References: <3c2c94740905212034n1b161755qad8803c3d654c695@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: On 21-May-09, at 11:34 PM, Andrew Wood wrote: > oh Lochy, you hit the mark - that is magnificent and I will never be > the same. > It's Le Parcour with a really cool toy... > > the bit with the three bike rails is when I really lost it... I > guess my brain had processed the opening fence by then. It's different styles of riding, but for beautifully made videos of people doing crazy shit on bikes, check out the three films by The Collective: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnu-yD1obBs (first 20 or so secs a bit quiet, but wait for the aerial shots and the ramps) Trailers for all three films at: http://www.thecollectivefilm.com/ For those of you with access to obscure cable TV channels, Drop In is also worth watching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF-kcirteXM http://www.rip.tv/dropin Shown on Rush HD in Canada. They must pay extra to have more bandwidth allocated to their channel - all of their shows look absolutely mindblowingly stunning. ...j From loch at pobox.com Sun May 24 18:04:26 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Lochy) Date: Sun May 24 18:12:46 2009 Subject: [eclectika] The Goode Family Message-ID: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf0SJSaJ31Y From loch at pobox.com Sun May 24 18:12:19 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Andrew Loch) Date: Sun May 24 18:14:19 2009 Subject: [eclectika] for those that can't afford a bike Message-ID: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MeiwLLZjDo From loch at pobox.com Sun May 24 18:30:22 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Andrew Loch) Date: Sun May 24 18:32:17 2009 Subject: [eclectika] happy towel day Message-ID: Don't forget yours From ralf at muhlberger.com Sun May 24 20:53:05 2009 From: ralf at muhlberger.com (Ralf Muhlberger) Date: Sun May 24 20:53:24 2009 Subject: [eclectika] for those that can't afford a bike In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Or meet you half way ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kie7oocMkIU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx59mRYd2Lo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnBEgtIj4XA ... http://tinyurl.com/or6hn3 R On 25/05/2009, at 9:12 AM, Andrew Loch wrote: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MeiwLLZjDo > _______________________________________________ > eclectika mailing list > eclectika@wudee.net > http://laika.gnusto.com/mailman/listinfo/eclectika From loch at pobox.com Sun May 24 20:58:35 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Andrew Loch) Date: Sun May 24 21:00:44 2009 Subject: [eclectika] for those that can't afford a bike In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I dunno, it doesn't look so cool when you appear to be grabbing your crotch 90% of the time :-) On Mon, 25 May 2009, Ralf Muhlberger wrote: Or meet you half way ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kie7oocMkIU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx59mRYd2Lo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnBEgtIj4XA ... http://tinyurl.com/or6hn3 R On 25/05/2009, at 9:12 AM, Andrew Loch wrote: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MeiwLLZjDo > _______________________________________________ > eclectika mailing list > eclectika@wudee.net > http://laika.gnusto.com/mailman/listinfo/eclectika From subs at phatpad.com.au Mon May 25 07:39:21 2009 From: subs at phatpad.com.au (Nathen Street) Date: Mon May 25 07:39:33 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Real human computer interface Message-ID: http://vimeo.com/4697849 A video by Multi-touch Barcelona Collective. Their interpretation of a real human computer interface through a multi-touch computer. http://www.multitouch-barcelona.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://laika.gnusto.com/pipermail/eclectika/attachments/20090525/fcedd2f3/attachment.htm From tracey.orso at gmail.com Wed May 27 18:40:06 2009 From: tracey.orso at gmail.com (Tracey Orso) Date: Wed May 27 18:40:18 2009 Subject: [eclectika] Kiwis give Microsoft the finger Message-ID: <466e880a0905271640j6df085a5ia746f1a516dbd9a7@mail.gmail.com> http://www.itwire.com/content/view/25274/1090/ "Essentially, Microsoft software is like a virus; once it's in your system it's very difficult to get rid of it," Christie said. Kiwis give Microsoft the finger !One of the money milking machines in Microsoft's stable has just gone dry. It's a little teat but significant in that it shows the way for other, bigger teats to be pulled out of the Redmond suction pump. New Zealand's government-wide deal to purchase Microsoft products has fallen apart. The fact that the country has won awards for its work towards adopting open standards and open source means that it has the resources to look at other options for its software. Instead of the three-year deals that Microsoft had concluded in the past, New Zealand has now retained the option to obtain "recommended retail price certainty for agencies as a basis for their individual negotiations. The New Zealand State Services Commission says it will support agencies "to explore how they can maximise their ICT investment and achieve greater value for money." That phrase should be enough to bring Steve Ballmer to the boil. The kool-aid that Microsoft has been selling to governments worldwide has been that it provides the best value for money. A small country of four million has now chosen to contradict that fallacy and it's one that has the expertise to show that it can prove that statement. In a media release, the SSC said: "It became apparent during discussions that a formal agreement with Microsoft is no longer appropriate. "Microsoft have agreed to provide recommended retail price certainty for agencies as a basis for their individual negotiations, and the State Services Commission will be supporting agencies to explore how they can maximise their ICT investment and achieve greater value for money." "Since 2000 the government has negotiated a series of three-year agreements with Microsoft, enabling public sector agencies to purchase Microsoft products on an opt-in basis." "In late 2008 the State Services Commission commenced leading the re-negotiation of the G2006 Microsoft agreement on behalf of government agencies, and established an advisory steering committee comprised of senior executives from the largest IT purchasers in the public sector." Reaction from the country's IT sector has been, predictably, upbeat. Don Christie, president of the New Zealand Open Source Society, said in a radio interview, that even though the idea of a whole of government deal was to obtain big discounts, the bulk discount for the 2006 deal had probably amounted to about $NZ3 million a year, small change in the context of the total amount, which probably ran to hundreds of millions. He said the deal was commercial-in-confidence and that exact figures could not be known. Christie said the government had had no option but to back out from a deal this time because it was offered the same recommended, retail price as any other customer, despite the volume of licences it would buy. He said replacements would now have to be sought and it would be a long, hard haul as the Government had got used to the Microsoft applications. "Essentially, Microsoft software is like a virus; once it's in your system it's very difficult to get rid of it," Christie said. David Lane, director of egressive, a company dealing in open source, said: "I'm excited about the possibility that free/open source solutions are no longer excluded from government procurement... That and the increasing grassroots understanding of FOSS within business and government is causing a subtle but profound shift in the mindset throughout NZ. Microsoft is now seen as the frivolously expensive 'closed' choice, which it is. "Now it's just up to the FOSS vendors in NZ to seize the opportunity and rise to the challenge of filling the gaps as they form. Rest assured that we will!" He said it would not be long before the NZ Ministry of Education tie-in with Microsoft received similar scrutiny. "The latest agreement is being negotiated now, with results announced in a month - that agreement reportedly covers twice as many licenses as the G2009 agreement would have had." "When we demonstrate the ability for Kiwi FOSS vendors to make the grade, I don't think Microsoft will have much of a future in pan-industry/government agreements here in NZ (or anywhere else, given NZ's bellwether status for this sort of thing). The first domino has fallen." The New Zealand government move comes a few weeks after a leading British academic questioned the way in which the Gates Foundation allocates money to various causes. Dr David McCoy who is with the Centre for International Health and Development at University College London, rasied several questions about the fund's level of accountability and transparency. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://laika.gnusto.com/pipermail/eclectika/attachments/20090529/f23da544/attachment.htm From loch at pobox.com Sun May 31 18:43:25 2009 From: loch at pobox.com (Lochy) Date: Sun May 31 18:44:21 2009 Subject: [eclectika] happy birthday Ben Message-ID: Big Ben celebrates 150th birthday http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8075737.stm From ralf at muhlberger.com Fri May 1 21:20:58 2009 From: ralf at muhlberger.com (Ralf Muhlberger) Date: Tue Sep 22 12:07:38 2009 Subject: [eclectika] request for a bit of help Message-ID: <08CAEE14-9AEC-4705-9EDE-A5568C8D9C81@muhlberger.com> Hi guys I'm doing a bit of moving this weekend from the ground floor of a house to the 1st floor, and have a couple of bits and pieces that need more arm strength than I can muster by myself. If you have 1/2 hour or so to spare on Sunday or Monday morning and wouldn't mind giving me a hand, that'd be really appreciated. Ralf m 0415 916 364