TV ad warnings

Lately I have seen ads with warnings about their simulation of real life events. In short, they alter their ad to show a quicker product in action. Samsung are a recent subscriber to this advertising brainchild. Their new phone has a drawing app which must be slower than the ad tends to show as the warning at the bottom of the screen says "simulation is faster than normal use".
Another is for Transitions lenses in eyewear, it shows horses in a field and a graduated dial, the image is dark and the warning says "for simulation purposes only". A hand reaches to the dial and alters the light and the viewer can now see the horses better. Thank god they put that warning there because I thought the glasses would allow me to turn a giant volume knob to alter the light of the planet, physically changing the intensity of the sun.
I've seen car ads with "overseas model shown" as they drive by the camera. Assuming they are either too cheap to re-shoot the ad or the overseas model looks better. What crap are they sending instead of that beautiful European sedan I see on my telly?
Warnings are for the ignorant, they are there to avoid confrontation when people are misled. But these same ignorant people won't read the warnings. Leaving it up to the lonely salesman to break the news.

Nb. By the way how's my grammar here boys?

New Privacy Threat

Recently I was sent some photos of a fridge, tv and some furniture that was for sale second hand. It was passed onto me and I have never met the person, however after receiving the photos via email I could distinguish where the person lived. This was because the persons iPhone geo tagged the photo with a gps marker. It was spot on with the address as I ended up going there to help with picking something up.
What concerned me was the level of accuracy in which i could identify where the items where located. This could spell trouble for people using iPhones and other geo tagging phones and cameras to share photos. As there locations are free to view if the user is unaware the setting is switched on.

Adelaide to Melbourne

I'm on the home stretch of a journey that has taken me from Adelaide to Melbourne by car. I did the reverse leg by plane in around an hour. Yet by car this trip chews out 10 hours of your life.
If the road journey had some spice or flair to it I might enjoy it more but it doesn't. It's a straight road of 800+ kms and for the most of it you are restricted to 100 kph.
Sure there is the giant koala outside Ararat, which named its town that even though it's within 30mins of Ballarat. Maybe to rise it's big brothers coat tails.
There is the border sign, oh joy that's not even a big thing, it's a sign on the side of the road. No rock, no big gate and no fun at all. Hell even the time goes back 30min there but no mention of that either.
The road to Melbourne from Ballarat goes quick as you are so close to home that you just want to get there.
No wonder people spend the money flying, as driving is so long winded. So much concentration is required in order to stay alive. And to those of you who believe you can drive it non stop one way? Don't because the road is boring enough as it is, I don't need to die hitting your sleepy car.
Just fly.