The Monkey http://www.the-monkey.net yeh, yeah, nah Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:41:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Handaru baru. http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/30/handaru-baru/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/30/handaru-baru/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:41:38 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2291 It has returned.

Also, related but unrelated, I've just noticed that I have an alien's face in my mouth, pretending to be my tongue. (Warning: once you see this, I think you probably can't unsee it.)

]]> http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/30/handaru-baru/feed/ 2 A little bit of irony… http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/24/a-little-bit-of-irony/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/24/a-little-bit-of-irony/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:23:34 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2282

Teehee.

]]> http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/24/a-little-bit-of-irony/feed/ 0 Delicious Vegetarian Chili http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/12/delicious-vegetarian-chili/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/12/delicious-vegetarian-chili/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:08:13 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=1976
  • 2 Tbs olive oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 4 – 5 cloves garlic
  • 3 stalks celery
  • 2 courgettes (call it zucchini if you prefer)
  • 1 capsicum (any colour, but I suggest yellow or red)
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 2 Tbs oregano
  • 2 Tbs chilli flakes
  • 2 bay leaves
  • vegetable stock
  • a cup of red wine
  • vegetarian burger patties
  • 2 tins red kidney beans
  • 1 tin cannellini beans
  • 2 tins chopped tomato
  • jalapeños (optional, to taste)

    • ingredients

    Get all your bits together.

    chopped-vege

    Chop all the veges.

    saute

    Add oil to pot, sauté onions, capsicum, celery, garlic, oregano, and (not pictured) add the remainder of chopped vegetables.

    crumble-pattie

    Crumble the vegetarian burger patties.

    sizzle

    Add pattie crumbles to pot.

    oh-ho-ho

    Add bay leaves, wine, beans, chilli flakes, cumin, and tomatoes. Stir well and bring to the simmer.

    simmer

    Simmer, stirring occasionally. The longer you can give it the better, I like to give it at least 90 minutes to 2 hours.

    oh-god-oh-god-yes-oh-yes-oh-god

    I like to serve with rice, cornbread, sour cream, and hot sauce (this recipe isn't particularly hot, I usually make it for potluck dinners, and unfortunately not all of my friends like it hot).

    left-overs-hell-yeah

    Great on toast the next day. (Great on everything the next day. Mmm-hmm.)

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/12/delicious-vegetarian-chili/feed/ 0     Into the internet http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/07/into-the-internet/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/07/into-the-internet/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:34:41 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2271

    This is the way we did it, old school. Ihug dial-in system circa 1995 (aka a bunch of external modems plugged into terminal servers, in stacks and piles on a bodged together desk in Newton).

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/07/into-the-internet/feed/ 1     When you’re going through hell, keep going. http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/05/when-youre-going-through-hell-keep-going/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/05/when-youre-going-through-hell-keep-going/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:59:48 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2264 Click here to view the embedded video.

    This is terrifying.

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/05/when-youre-going-through-hell-keep-going/feed/ 0     Cranking http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/05/cranking/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/05/cranking/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:54:11 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2261

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/08/05/cranking/feed/ 0     The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Daleks http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/24/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-daleks/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/24/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-daleks/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:19:40 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2256 Click here to view the embedded video.

    All about the Mark 3 War Bastard.

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/24/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-daleks/feed/ 0     Crunchy http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/22/crunchy/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/22/crunchy/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:34:33 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2252

    Definitely not vegetarian.

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/22/crunchy/feed/ 0     Hotness and the goof. http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/13/hotness-and-the-goof/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/13/hotness-and-the-goof/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:23:09 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2248

    Playing with light.

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/13/hotness-and-the-goof/feed/ 0     Amateur distance dentistry. http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/13/amateur-distance-dentistry/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/13/amateur-distance-dentistry/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:21:28 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2245

    Young Miss had all four of her wisdom teeth out this week, so we decided to compare chompers by webcam.

    We are definitely not weirdos.

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/06/13/amateur-distance-dentistry/feed/ 0     Super Trooper http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/31/super-trooper/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/31/super-trooper/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 11:50:21 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2241

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/31/super-trooper/feed/ 0     Mirror http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/31/mirror/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/31/mirror/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 11:10:42 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2237

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/31/mirror/feed/ 0     Morgster http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/31/morgster/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/31/morgster/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 11:08:29 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2233

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/31/morgster/feed/ 0     Iron Baby http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/28/iron-baby/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/28/iron-baby/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 02:41:23 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2231 You simply must watch this right now.

    Click here to view the embedded video.

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/28/iron-baby/feed/ 0     Creepy Robots. http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/26/creepy-robots/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/26/creepy-robots/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 16:05:40 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2227 BigDog

    Click here to view the embedded video.

    How incredibly creepy is its movement around the 1:29 mark? Is far too much like a real animal struggling on the ice. If you watch any of these vids, let it be BigDog. This thing is amazing.

    LittleDog

    Click here to view the embedded video.

    I love the LittleDog. I want one.

    Mabel

    Click here to view the embedded video.

    BigDog Beta

    Click here to view the embedded video.

    Not creepy but pretty cool, autonomous mini quadrocopter, automatically follows its own miniature roving aircraft carrier around.

    Click here to view the embedded video.

    HexaCopter, neither creepy nor autonomous, and this video is far too long, but the chopper is just friggin' incredible.

    Click here to view the embedded video.

    Incredibly creepy crawling business man robot.

    Click here to view the embedded video.

    Robot that is apparently designed to be nothing but creepy.

    Click here to view the embedded video.

    Probably because this guy was involved, he's a pro when it comes to building creepy robots. Welcome to the uncanny valley.

    Click here to view the embedded video.

    (That one is particularly interesting because, as well as being creepy, it seems to be more realistic the closer you look.)

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/26/creepy-robots/feed/ 0     When you see it… http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/25/when-you-see-it/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/25/when-you-see-it/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 09:39:25 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2223 … you"ll shit bricks.

    Score one for the bulls. If only it happened more often.

    (Via FilmDrunk.)

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/25/when-you-see-it/feed/ 0     Lust. http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/25/lust/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/25/lust/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 16:14:29 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2221

    I could do without the embroidery on the chest, but aside from that I am seriously jonesing for one of these hoodies, quilting on the arms, zip up mask, integrated gloves, and minus the billowiness that comes with most hoodies.

    Gods damn that is a sweet mother of a hoodie. Unfortunately everyone else who ever saw one thought the same thing, and they're sold out from stores all over the globe. Bummer.

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/25/lust/feed/ 0     Like a boss! http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/19/like-a-boss/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/19/like-a-boss/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 02:22:57 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2217

    Like a boss is right. Just look at that, this dude is awesome.

    (Via Gamma Squad.)

    Here's the original from agfertl's photostream on flickr.

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/19/like-a-boss/feed/ 0     Bill & Steve http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/19/bill-steve/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/19/bill-steve/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 01:59:59 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2212

    Bill Gates & Steve Jobs aren't very similar.

    (This is my little contribution to a silly meme that cropped up.)

    ]]>     http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/19/bill-steve/feed/ 0     Do not do this. http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/13/do-not-do-this/ http://www.the-monkey.net/2010/05/13/do-not-do-this/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 15:57:50 +0000 The Morgan http://www.the-monkey.net/?p=2209 Once upon a time Germans were a nightmare of technological sophistication, which they applied to perfecting mass-murder factories and weapons of terror and vengeance. Thankfully now they're known more for liking beer a bit too much, and producing really weird porn.

    This is not porn, but it seems to be at least partially beer driven (also lunacy and testosterone).

    Click here to view the embedded video.

    Who could possibly have predicted this outcome. (Hint: anyone with a brain.)

    I wish the guy with the camera hadn't filmed so much grass at the end there, I want to know what happened to that amateur backwards-Superman cum potential Darwin Award winner.

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