Curious George Actually, I'm not to certain if it was a crash or monkeybashi just switched servers, hosting accounts or what, but when I do a search for stuff posted before this week I come up empty. Did we lose if for good, or is that precious treasure which is mofi past coming back?

Jacques Derrida, RIP The biggest intellectual fraud of the 20th century has died of cancer.

Joey the Midwife: An Adversising Agency Featuring innovative branding strategies such as "Space noises." Find Joey's work for Nissan at my new fighting technique is unstoppable.

Why am I not happy? Artificial Intelligence really made a progress, the last couple of years.

Good Flag, Bad Flag Principles of designing a great flag.

The counting has started I'm sitting here with all fingers and toes crossed hoping that the electorate will kick the Rodent out on his shiny arse, but it's vewy vewy tight. Expect a result in the next few hours, unless we get a hung parliament. They count 'em pretty quick these days.

Canadafilter: minority government - So with the opening of Parliament, and the reading of the Throne Speech (realplayer), apparently there may be a threat to the minority Liberal government, but I can't find any news as to whether the non-confidence vote is going forward or not. more inside

2000! 2000 members! Fantastic! Well done us!

My Broken Leg

Curious George: What job could you never expect to hold because you'd hate it so much that inside of a week, you'd have killed everyone within a three kilometre radius? more inside

the debate Who's gonna watch. If her highness monkeybashi doesn't mind, let's post the running comentaries here.

End of the road for St. Bernards? Another service displaced by modern technology.

Curious George: True Stories of the Supernatural and Scary! I realize Halloween is not as big a deal in NZ or UK as it is in America, but it's far and away my favorite holiday, the last real pagan celebration we have. So in the spirit of Halloween, I wanted to invite the monkeys to share their true-life experiences with ghosts, goblins, sasquatches, witches, and things that go bump in the night. (NSFParty Poopers) more inside

TV shows that never were Where do you put TV that's too good for TV? more inside

Intelligent Design - ID challenges so-called "unexplainables" in evolution, and is making some headway in Ohio schools. But is it valid science?

Caligula The Movie: How could a film written by Gore Vidal , starring Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole and Sir John Gielgud, have degenerated into a universally reviled steaming pile of dreck frequently cited as one of the worst movies ever to hit the screen? more inside

Afrotech: Ghetto Hardware Mods Make your own computer from a paint bucket! Make your own Microsoft natural keyboard! Cool the RAM on your overclocked video card with pennies! How to simulate being outdoors!

Vote in Fear. A quicktime movie of condensed GOP convention speeches showing the thrust of the event - be very afraid. And vote Bush. George Lakoff theorizes that conservatives are motivated by fear, and this would certainly play to that. more inside

Scavanger Monkey Does anybody know where I can find an audio file of the music to Hitchhikers Guide? more inside

Some rather excellent masks