Another experience to remember, but for all the wrong reasons.

The food was OK, but not up to  the standards of many other Indian Restaurants around Adelaide.

The service, however, really lets  them down.

Entrees hit the table at the same time as main  courses.  Serves were definitely on the generous side (except for Rice, surprisingly) , and the waitress was friendly enough and helpful.

When it came time to pay though, they really showed how unprofessional they are.  As usual, we just divide the bill into equal portions and all pay our bit, with a tip from each of us (tight-arses excepted).  That wasn't acceptable, and a "manager" was called to  handle the situation (which was obviusly non-negotiable  if they wanted to be paid).

She reluctantly agreed to accept our money, but dug her heels in in that she was prepared to swipe only one debit card - a problem, as two of our party had no cash on them.

The suggestion that one of us trot next door and get some cash from the ATM did not sit well, and harsh words were exchanged.

In short, I felt that our value as customers was rated at zero, and I will never return.

When will dumps like this learn that the customer is always right? I'll tell you... NEVER.... Which is why they'll go broke.

I've not been very adventurous when it came to shaving my face.

I tried safety razors, but ended up looking like somebody trying to take the piss out Norman Gunston.

An electric shaver was somewhat less painful and more dignified, and the Phillishave I received from my folks for my 21st served me very well for years and years.  Eventually the power lead started playing up, so the old girl was replaced with a shiny new Phillips cordless, which worked better.

Then I got interested in the Braun range. Shavers that could clean themselves?  That'll do me!  So I bought a top of the line Braun and all was going to be well in the world.

But no..  The Braun wasn't all that I expected, right from day 1.

• It was horrendously noisy (I thought there was something wrong with it the first time I switched it on!)
• IT takes AGES to get a reasonably close shave! And some spots just never get shaved properly, as you can't get the bloody razor in there at the right angle. A Half Hour to get a half reasonable shave would be about right.
• The running costs are incredible!  Every few weeks it wants a new foil or a replacement cleaning cartridge!  Braun may have no friggin idea about how to make a shaver, but they sure know how how to charge for one! And I had to replace the charger lead too, at about $50.

So, this week I gave in.  I pulled the old Phillishave out again.  The battery was flat, but it charged up again just fine.  I can now shave in about 5 minutes and not be deaf afterward.

The only real downside is that I'll have to clean the thing now and then.

Fact or fiction (a la Dick Tracy, for you older ones).

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Is this a mosquito?

No. It's an insect spy drone for urban areas, already in production, funded by the US Government.

It can be remotely controlled and is equipped with a camera and a microphone.

It can land on you, and it may have the potential to take a DNA sample or leave RFID tracking nanotechnology on your skin.

It can fly through an open window, or it can attach to your clothing until you take it in your home.

Given their propensity to request macro-sized drones for surveillance, one is left with little doubt that police and military may look into these gadgets next.

Fascinating as this article is, it's not true 🙁

http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/insectdrone.asp

I've been playing with entry level video surveillance systems for a while now, and recently decided to splash out on a new piece of hardware..

It manages up to 32 cameras (16 Analog, 16 Digital), and 32TB of Hard Drive..

This thing is absolutely amazing 🙂

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Men's shirts have the buttons on the right, but women's blouses have the buttons on the left.

This is more than just a way to tell whether a shirt is for men or women.

There is a historical reason for it.

During the Victorian period, buttons were quite expensive, and were mostly worn by rich people.

Since proper, well-to-do ladies were dressed by their servants, and most people are right-handed, their buttons were placed on the servant's right, which is the wearer's left side.

However, most gentlemen dressed themselves, so their buttons were placed on the wearer's right side.

Those who could not afford servants copied the style of the wealthy, and women's buttons thereafter remained on the left.

I can't believe this isn't built into every car! What happened?

Thought we'd try an old favourite tonight, the Links Hotel on Tapleys Hill Road.

They've recently made a bunch of changes, and specialise in Schnitzels.

The menu looked not too bad at all.

If they can figure out how to cook them without drying them out and burning the crap out of them they might be OK.

The bread rolls were very nice, and the staff were OK (apart from doing fuckall when we gave them feedback about the atrocious quality of the food).

3/10 - We won't back thanks.

We had a fantastic walk on the beach today. The pups were really good, hardly pissed anyone off 🙂

They must have enjoyed themselves, as I had to bathe them both when we got back, they were disgusting! And they even behaved perfectly in the Bath!

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I’m not much of a sports fan – Aussie rules is a joke, and I guess over the years I’ve watched so much Soccer and Rugby that they just don’t excite me that much.

The Olympics suffer from appalling one-eyed coverage (at least in Australia) and Motor Sport is so dominated by the excruciatingly disconnected V-8 so-called Supercars that are sucking the rest of the sport dry that it is hardly worth watching. Formula One is OK, if only they’d stop those bloody Germans from competing!

So, for me there is one bastion. The Martial Arts. Boxing is great, and I would probably have been satisfied with that except for one thing. Cage Fighting. MMA. UFC. I just can’t get enough of it. I think I’ve seen almost everything ever broadcast by the UFC, Pride, K1 and anything else I have stumbled across, and it isn’t getting old for me yet. I’ve even managed to get my old dad hooked!

All-You-Can-Eat Pizza for $9 ??

How can that be bad? 🙂

Pizza was great, staff uber friendly..

We shall return! 🙂