1DozenBeers: Vale IPA India Pale Ale [8/10]

Vale IPA India Pale Ale

"Now this is good. It's crisp on the tongue, fruity, has a great flavour and an excellent finish. Easily one of the best beers I've had in months."

Style: Pale Ale

Makers Link: http://www.mvbeer.com/beers

1DozenBeers: Bighead No Carb Beer [4/10]

Bighead No Carb Beer

"The brewer's site describes this as 'we managed something no Australian brewer had done before. Full flavour and zero carbs'. I wouldn't say that they managed to achieve this. My thought, on first sip was 'this is a bit weak'. Not a great taste, little flavour, not much bubbles - all in all, a somewhat disappointing experience."

Style: Lager

Makers Link: http://burleighbrewing.com.au/beers/bighead/

1DozenBeers: Prickly Moses Summer Ale [6/10]

So, I got a box of a dozen craft beers for Christmas and I thought I'd resurrect an old blog I used to write that detailed different beers I'd tried and what I thought of them. This is the first one.

Prickly Moses Summer Ale

"There a few review sites around that didn't give this one a great score. Phrases like 'poor head', 'weak colour', 'not enough hops' and 'little taste' are in some respects completely correct. But another way to look at it, this is a great little summer drink for those hot days when you don't want anything heavy. I tasted this in 31c heat and it was bloody good. Easy to drink, crisp finish and a nice enough taste. The aftertaste hung around for about half an hour, but in all quite drinkable. Easy recommendation for a hot summer afternoon."

Style: Golden Ale

Makers Link: http://www.pricklymoses.com.au/beer

More help for the 'I can't be bothered to learn how to write' generation...

"An addendum to my post from 26 June. More of the same problems with simple explanations (though I do have a problem with Fewer / Less as the example says 'Less' should be used when you can't count the article. The example can be counted, just not easily). Anyway, have fun."

Reblogged from (Dailyinfographic)

The Psychology of Colour

"Psychology has always interested me and this chart is great example of how; what we do, is affected by what we see."

Reblogged from (NowSourcing, Inc)

Dear Every Generation Since Mine, learn to spell...

"I read a lot for work and even more for fun and I'm surprised / disappointed just how many mistakes people make when writing. If only people referered to this chart before sending their message..."

reblogged from (Copyblogger)

Not all 51 year olds are made equal

"I like food, I really, really do so I appreciate this comparison. I doubt it's completely healthy for me but I think it's better to live and have fun than spend all of your time denying yourself in the hope of living longer. Is life about quality or quantity?

Maybe I need to strike the balance between - I look a lot more like Nigellea than Gillian (notwithstanding the male / female thing).

Either way, I'm never having a colonic irrigation."

Where's WALL٠E - the solution

The solution...

"For anyone who cared about my last post, here's the solution."

Where's WALL٠E?

The Challenge: 180 robots

"There are 180 robots in the poster above. Can you name them all? No prizes and not a lot of recognition - especially as this poster is over 9 months old, but anyway :).

Click on the picture to see a larger version."

YOLO

Diablo3: Launch Day Fun

Day 15: 15/05/2012

"I've been paying Diablo since the first version 15 years ago. I got Diablo 2 twice after the first copy was lost and I got this one on the day it came out - brithday presents that you have to wait for, a gift that gives twice.

I started the install after work, but by the time the install was done and working (two different machines with a couple of hardware swaps) I didn't start gaming until after 2200."

Damn this is fun (especially on a 42" LED TV)

Are gene patents genetic slavery?

Day 14: 14/05/2012

"I'm not going to pretend I support genetic patents. I think they're at best spurious claims where at times the efforts expended are not in line with the benefits received. How precisely does a company own something they just happened to find?

According to wikipedia a patent is defined as 'a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention.

The procedure for granting patents, the requirements placed on the patentee, and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries according to national laws and international agreements. Typically, however, a patent application must include one or more claims defining the invention which must meet the relevant patentability requirements such as novelty and non-obviousness. The exclusive right granted to a patentee in most countries is the right to prevent others from making, using, selling, or distributing the patented invention without permission.' With a gene patent, what is it that the gene companies have invented? You can't patent a star, you can't patent a rock and you definately shouldn't be able to patent a part of a person.

This gets to my next issue, if twenty percent of every person is owned by various companies, how soon will it be before an enterprising company wants to 'protect' their investment by 'controlling' their property? Is being owned by one entity (person) any different than being owned by many (companies)? Do you have an obligation that splits you so many different ways as there are owners?

I have no issue with making money from actually producing something. Find the genes, produce a test, cure a disease, make all of the money that the market will bear; but actually produce something first."

The above cartoon is from (Narbi.com)

'Reverse' Sexism (sort of)

Day 12: 12/05/2012

"I love this story. Kevin Bolk is a satirical cartoonist who's changed the character poses on the Avengers Movie poster so that Black Widow looks like she's going to do something / ready for action and all of the men are just showing off their asses."

Blogged from: (Huffington Post) 

How to Roast a Marshmallow

Day 9.1: 09/05/2012

"A fun video about marshmallow roasting styles - the pros and cons."

Your chance is 5,000,000,000 to 1

Day 9: 09/05/2012

"The chances of being killed by space debris aren't really high (see post title above), but the adventitious of being killed when caught out in a hailstorm is 106:1. Remember to look up and live."

Ok, so it's Brisbane and sunny, but you never know☺

Howard Carter!

Day 8.2: 08/05/2012

"Google Doodle for 09/05/2012 links to this search. The Doodles Gallery is here."

I couldn't agree more

Day 8.1: 08/05/2012

reblogged from (djema)

both reblogged from (moshimoshineko)

A great feed.

Day 8: 08/05/2012

"We had a great dinner tonight. Soy and Spice Steak, mixed, steamed vegetables on a bed of mashed sweet potato. On the way back from Rockhampton, we stopped at the Calliope Markets and bought some 'Bush Spice Mix' from Green Valley Spices which is a mix of various native herbs and spices gathered from the bush (or wilderness for non-Australians).