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Mooloolah Valley Hardcore

July 1st 2008 00:42
Mooloolah Valley is a small town. It has its share of bad eggs, sure, but it’s certainly not Kings Cross, Sydney, or the Bronx.

It is a town that was generally renowned for nothing really much at all. I say ‘I live in Mooloolah’ and everyone says ‘ohhh, Mooloolaba!’

This is the reason why something very silly known as the Mooloolah Valley Hardcore (MVHC) became known across the Sunshine Coast as perhaps one of the most misguided attempts ever to create a hard core ‘crew.’

I did not originally know of their very existence. Instead I had been informed of their existence by a school friend who found their existence passionately amusing, as did I. Their Myspace page was soon part of Sunshine Coast legend.

What did the Mooloolah Valley Hardcore do? Sat around and got sloshed mostly. And once I think they painted the public toilets. And there was some car I saw once which had MVHC scraped into the door.

The Valley Hardcore mutated when I was in grade twelve. They decided to be the Mooloolah Valley Hate Crew, thereby demonstrating the importance of ‘quitting while you’re ahead.
Urban Dictionary describes the Mooloolah Valley Hardcore as;

A bunch of fake, rude, drunken idiots who will have fizzled out by the time they are 21.

Mooloolah Valley
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1. Solar Panel Bag.
I saw this and fell in love. See, I’m a sucker for Solar power, when it can be used efficiently. And this is pretty efficient. As is, it won’t charge a laptop (you can get some extra bits and pieces apparently that will fix this though) but anything else; your phone, ipod, whatever, and it works a treat. Six or seven hours in the sun and bam! Battery charged and ready to fill your phone.



2. Play Pump
This would have to be one of the most inspired and clever gadgets that I have ever laid eyes on. The problem in a lot of African nations is that while boar water is accessible it is incredible hard work getting it up, so a lot of women (as mostly women collect water) take it from the river; a constant source of health problems. The solution was this – installing a merry go round that pumps water – water is brought up by play not hard work, and is stored in a water tower which has sides used for ads thereby paying for it’s own upkeep. ARE YOU WITH ME HERE?


3. Push Mower.

Before we got into technology in a way that was kind of ignorant and stupid, we were into it in a way that was vibrant and exited. The fact that the internet is now a must have indulgence than an exiting opportunity (I remember how exited I was to have an American E-pal for the first time; in another country! Like, without having to wait for postage or anything! She asked me if we had TV in Australia) can allow us to that once we had to do everything ourselves if it was to be done at all. And makes it VERY easy to forget that sometimes, this was better.

Sure if you have a horse property or a bad leg or some such a ride on is better. But this thing is elegant in its simplicity; you get to mow without losing $ on refilling, you can avoid harming the environment (except the bits you’re chopping up) and you get exercise (& thus become more sexy). Perfect!



4. Pacemaker.
There’s a good many oodles of medical technology bits and pieces that deserve recognition here. The pacemaker fits the bill though, if only for it’s symbolic value; keeping the heart, the symbol of life itself, working, through technology. Wikipedia defines the pace maker as “a medical device which uses electrical impulses, delivered by electrodes contacting the heart muscles, to regulate the beating of the heart. The primary purpose of a pacemaker is to maintain an adequate heart rate, either because the heart's native pacemaker is not fast enough, or there is a block in the heart's electrical conduction system.” Which says it better than I can. NEXT!

Pacemaker Diagram
Pacemaker with stupid little numbers stuck to it. Off, off sweet numbers!


5. Wireless Electricity.
This is meant to be a list for not-geeks so I’ll assume you’re not familiar with the awesomeness that is Telsa, so quickly look at his Wiki entry. This guy basically laid the groundwork for many of our biggest ideas. When everyone was running around trying ot work out a way to get electricity into a light bulb, his idea was essentially a wave of electricity EVERYWHERE. Now, that might not have been what Edison popped out with, but it is yet being thought of… and might be making waves in a future near you… More HERE.

Lightning
Hopefully a more scary version of the potential wireless electric future


6. ESB
ESB is electrical brain stimulation and is, in it’s most basic terms, happiness at the click of a button. The technology exists but is certainly not marketed or recreationally produced in any way. Even those whom one would deem most in need; such as manic depressives and the like, tend to be treated with drugs or other alternatives. There is good reason for this. Animals given the choice between pleasure and anything else – sex, food, drink etc, tend to choose pleasure. Aside from this obvious issue, there are a number of other issues – like that it would be completely contrary to the need for humanity to, like, survive, and the fact that potential problems couldn’t even BEGIN to be interpreted. Like exactly WHO has their finger on that happy button? More info...

Pleasure
Imagine complete pleasure at the flick of a switch


7. Stumble Upon.
Instead of turning this list into a super future creature feature, let’s jump back into the present day. One of my favorite little Web 2.0 lovelies is www.stumbleupon.com. This button sticks to the roof of your Firefox (Sorry, IE, forgot you’re all normal folk) and at the click of a button will take you to a page you’ll love. How do you know you’ll love it? Because you tell Stumble what you do and don’t like, and it figures out what you enjoy and what you don’t.

Merbra
I wanted a picture of Stumble Upon but when I tried to find it on Flickr I found this awesome Mermaid-Zebra hybrid. So I said, it's my blog dammit if I want a Merbra to illustrate my mention of Stumble upon, then it shall be so!


8. Sunglasses Camera.
No not taking a step into the future again… these are very real. Always a favourite in spy movies and all that stuff. Now though they’ve been exposed to marked forces, and you can snaffle one up for around four hundred US dollars. Withholding the unfortunate variable of Human Nature, in theory these are just really awesome. Nuff said.

Sunglasses
Sunglasses... or something more?


9. GPS
Global Positioning System. Using satellites to work out where the hell you are, and where you’re going to. No need to get lost. You can find where you are. And the idea is really simple so I think I’ve conveyed the idea here.

GPS
im in ur orbitz findin ur direcshinz


10. The Tube.
When I was in London I loved the tube more than you could possibly imagine. Waiting a short period of time under ground, getting on, getting off. Electric powered convenient travel that actually works for the majority, under the city. I’ve read that there’s a proposal for a similar system in Brisbane. Bring it on!

London Tube
London Tube


ESB Image by VanessaO

Merbra image from Jaquian

Tube image by JohnSeb
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32 Fantastic Songs

March 31st 2008 14:13
I would regard myself as a bit of a music snob. The grand upside of this is that I have a fairly awesome variety of music.

I would recommend you have a look at this page here, provided you have Itunes. A delicious list of songs that should introduce you to some of the finest, most innovative and varied talents of the music industry.

The list of those that could make it onto the Itunes list is here, listed by song, then artist.

Alpha Beta Parking Lot - Cake

Tusk - Fleetwood Mac

All I Need - Radiohead

Brighter Than Sunshine - Aqualung

Madonna
Madonna's Hung up is interesting in that its main effect is over lap, pushed over an ABBA sample, and is effective in its simplicity

Hung Up - Madonna

The Curse of Millhaven - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Little Boxes - Malvina Reynolds

Turning Round - The Fiery Furnaces

Signals from the Frontier - The Red Paintings

Bo Bo - Spiderbait

Videotape - Radiohead

Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Peaches & Cream - The John Butler Trio

Human Behaviour - Björk

Flaming Lips Live
The Flaming Lips love spectacle, howver the refined and gentle depression of Mr Ambulance driver is stunning.

Mr. Ambulance Driver - The Flaming Lips

Paris 2004 - Peter Bjorn and John

A Pillar of Salt - The Thermals

Enjoy the Silence - Tori Amos

The Grand Apartment (Rolling Stone Original Version) - Louis XIV

Dare - Gorillaz

Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo - Bloodhound Gang

Deer Dance - System of a Down

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

Start to Melt - Peter Bjorn and John

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants

The Go Team Live
Beyond their frantic high energy, the Go Team capture a beauty rarely reflected in such powerful loud music

Bottle Rocket - The Go! Team

Kickapoo - Tenacious D

Smiley Faces - Gnarls Barkley

Computer Camp Love - Datarock

Sæglópur - Sigur Rós

This Train Will Be Taking No Passengers - Augie March

Hoppípolla - Sigur Rós

I was going to include Last FM snippets, but you can preview them on iTunes for free. And just to reassure you, if you buy them I don’t get anything – this is purely for love of music. As it should be.
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A - Z of Awesome

March 3rd 2008 12:00
A - Andy Kaufman. Andy Kaufman was a famous American comedian and prankster. He is featured as the subject of the film Man on the Moon, played by Jim Carey.

Andi Sexgang - Deeply trippy music artist from the spawn of Gothic music


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What is The Gadget Museum?

January 1st 2008 12:12
Gadget Museum is a site dedicated to keeping you in touch with the latest and most awesome trends.

If you know of anything else awesome, feel free to CONTACT ME
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How to Start Your Own Club

December 24th 2007 07:31
So, you want to go out to a club but there’s a problem – you’re too young/adverse to dickheads/not into the scene of local clubs/picky etc. So what to do?

Why not make your own? After all, isn’t a night at a club a bit like a party at someone else’s house? But with more dickheads?

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Mix Tapes!

December 17th 2007 06:44
Tapes


The art of the mix tape has been much spoken about in terms of great nostalgia. And rightly so. I’m one of those many who would spend a good deal of time, sitting by the radio waiting for something worthy of my latest tape


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Safety Pin Vest

December 5th 2007 04:28
Continuing the theme of unconventionality, it's worth looking at the kinds of materials popularly used to make clothing.

The thing is, there is rarely any reson that we should be limited in our choice of material. One Material I have experimented with personally - Safety Pins. Here are some images


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The USB Fan

November 16th 2007 06:03
When it's 32 degrees in the shade and you're sweating like crazy in front of your melting computer you will of course wish you bought one of these:

USB Fan Yay

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Screen Printing

October 20th 2007 13:11
Screen Printing is the most fun thing ever. It’s awesome.
I got a screen-printing kit for my birthday this year. Here’s a few shirts I’ve made.

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Invisible Llama

August 14th 2007 02:16
Invisible Llama
w00t


If you're clumsy, don't worry. It's not because you're tripping over yourself. It's just that you emit a distinct yet not unpleasant body odor that is found to be deeply attractive by invisible llama's. Then the damn things get in your way, and you trip over. To the casual observer it seems like clumsiness, but to the seasoned Invisible Llama spotter, you are just another victim of the human races over dependence on sight.
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