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Welcome to PlebSquad.com
We are the suuultans of swing! Dunnn-nuhh-nowwwww
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LAN might be something of a misnomer because we didn't actually play any LAN games in the end; neither Soldat nor RA2 worked and after that we gave up. Play was mostly on the Wii and 360, although there was also a bit of FEAR and WoW. I played some Minesweeper at about 1200 x 1200 on Sheahan's massive screen. However we mostly agreed that it would be good to have some sort of properly organised thing where we can get some games working.
Some photos after the jump.
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Due to crappy weather which would make Oatley Pub's beer garden very uninviting, plus several people being occupied, the night is being postponed. However I would like it to happen some time next week otherwise, as Thomas rightly pointed out, it will get lost in the ether and never happen. Also I really really want to see Daniel Craig in tight swimming pants and am having trouble standing the wait.
I have started a new thread in the forum where it would be good if interested people could post when they are free so that we can pick a date next week.
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It's pretty obvious that Plebsquad has lately been more empty than the Cronulla Sharks' premiership trophy cabinet. This has happened in the past and then the site has become busier again, but for some reason it feels more definitive this time.
A couple of months ago the admins were talking about this. There is no desire among any of us to shut down the site, because we all find it very useful for the hosting of random files, as well as space for other projects or groups such as PackRat's productions site or Matt's WoW clan. My plebsquad email is very entrenched too and I don't have a good alternative yet until I can make Thunderbird receive Gmail properly.
At least for the foreseeable future, therefore, Plebsquad will remain around. There may be some changes to hosting arrangements etc in future but for now, Midphase seems to be doing a decent job of keeping us online.
However there are two actual things to get across in this post:
1. I have started a more personal blog over at michaelwest.wordpress.com - yes, I know I could have just hosted it here, but for now I want to have the ability for it to stick around no matter what ends up happening to Plebsquad. I may get sick of it soon and then it won't matter either way but I'd like to keep updating it for a while. It will still cover similar sorts of stuff to the random things I've submitted to this news page or my html articles. Read it if you want, otherwise ignore my rambling. Like most blogs it's more cathartic than anything, I certainly have no delusions like many bloggers that my opinions are going to be valued by the world at large or will make me fame or money.
2. The lack of virtual contact makes me realise that it would be great to catch up with everyone again IRL, now that hopefully everyone has finished exams. Khoa's week LAN/party thing is one opportunity but also perhaps in the next week or so, for example this Friday 15 December. I don't have any particular ideas but we always belabour event planning so much; we should just go to a pub (Oatley is quite nice, and close to public transport), maybe catch a movie (eg. Casino Royale) or get something proper to eat as well. If anyone has suggestions on those 3 aspects or a more substantial idea, post comments below. (I will probably comment myself when I refine the plan.) Comment also if you're free. This is being planned without any pre-finding out of whether people are available or even if they still read plebsquad so some changes might follow, but I'm keen to get at least something together.
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If anyone out there listens to 2gb, you might have heard that they have a Christmas card promotion going on at the moment.
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This morning I saw an interesting thing about rising sea levels and how they would influence the shape of habitable land in Australia. It shows how the continent changes into a series of islands as the water level rises up to 500m. I think 500m is a bit of an exaggeration, I've only ever heard about 60m as a maximum figure, but maybe it could be more under extreme circumstances. You can view it here (it's a pretty small Flash file).
Further discussion is in the forum topic.
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Sadly, it's not for having a terrible show
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From the Herald:
Robson and crew arrested in IndonesiaTHE host of Today Tonight, Naomi Robson, and a Channel
Seven crew have been arrested by Indonesian authorities in Papua
after entering the province under the guise of tourists.
Robson was questioned by police along with her producer,
researcher, cameraman and sound recordist.
The head of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, Imron Cotan,
confirmed five Australian journalists were being held in the Papuan
capital and would be deported as soon as possible.
The five had violated Indonesian immigration and visa laws, Mr
Cotan said. "They claimed to be tourists, but they brought
equipment for journalistic purposes and were carrying out
journalism." [snip]
Update: The best part is this quote from Peter Meakin, Seven's head of news and current affairs.
"He denied the story was an attempt to boost Today Tonight's
credibility.
"It was an attempt to get a good story," he told ABC
radio. "We don't decide what stories to do on the basis of
journalistic credibility.""
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Update: I have too much work to do so I won't be going any more, also taking into account what Matt said. Not that you always have to be informed of my movements, this is just in case anyone was thinking of going but hadn't posted.
This September represents 50 years since Sydney Tech moved into the Bexley site, and so the school's having some sort of event next Monday (Sept. 11), I think it's from 4-6pm. I've been meaning to go back for a while anyway - I have to talk to Mr Heath about history debating, which I adjudicate - so I'll head in for a bit. Phillip told me about it; I'm not sure who's going, and I know it wouldn't appeal to everyone but I thought I'd post it to let you know. If you want to go, I think you're meant to tell the school by calling them on 9587 5899.
Will post status updates about the Pleb Tree, Pleb Area and Packrat Pondage (aka Lake Packrat) if I remember to take my camera.
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For anyone who likes the Chaser, you might like to know that they offer a video podcast of their full episodes of War on Everything. I thought this was interesting because I've never heard of a broadcaster releasing whole episodes for free, although obviously being a public broadcaster might influence that. Anyway, you ca visit the website; or get the RSS feed to download in WMV or for MP4.
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Some of you might have noticed over the last couple of days obituaries in the paper for the late playwright Alex Buzo, who came to tech in 2002 to lead the Writer in Residence program.
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Another day, another event...
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