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WTF is this Plaxo crap?
I just received a message from some social networking crap called "Plaxo". Subject: John added you as a connection on Pulse I'd like to connect to you on Pulse. Pulse is the easiest way to stay up-to-…
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Liberty and Democracy Party: some enthusiasts respond
So my previous post about the Liberty & Democracy Party got some responses. I had a long conversation with one Terje Petersen and he seemed pretty rational, a nice guy really. We disagree on a number…
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Planet Feed Reader bug
I've been trying to post to Planet's development mailing list because I've found a bug. It moderates posts from non-subscribers, and I can't see any other way to report a bug. So I'll report it here,…
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Got access to a photocopier in London?
The Australian federal election is coming up and this time around I'm not in London to coordinate for The Greens when the 20,000 or so people vote at Australia House in London. Instead we've got the v…
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Who's this Liberty and Democracy Party?
So anyone got any details of this new Liberty & Democracy Party? They push themselves as libertarians, but that often tends to start sounding like LaRouche nutjobism. So do these people talk about vas…
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Long Tail not that long
This really tickled my funny bone. In case you're wondering, The Long Tail was something a certain business nerd stick mag was trumpeting a few years back. The basic premise of it was that, with minim…
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Parties should show their commitment
Glen Turner has good things to say about political parties showing their comittment to a cause. Why aren't they out there building houses, paying doctors' bills, rather than just promising to use our…
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Wikipedia fundraiser annoyance
This morning Wikipedia started displaying an annoying animated request for donations. I block out ads because their animation annoys me when I'm trying to read content. Non-profits don't get an exempt…
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Howard: the grumpy old codger
I didn't see last night's "debate" (how can you have a debatge when they agree on almost everything?) as we went to see the absolutely amazing Control, about the life of Ian Curtis of Joy Division. Th…
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Crazy Egg rocks
Part of my job involves maintaining some of the reporting bits of various web sites. We use a combination of Google Analytics and WebTrends. I've just now discovered an amazing, but very narrowly targ…
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Crikey: I won't be renewing
I just got my renewal notice for Crikey, a daily email newsletter about Australian politics. I won't be renewing, even though there's an election coming up. My main problem with Crikey is Christian Ke…
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Scott 24 Hour mountain bike race
Last weekend Holly and I drove down to Canberra for the Scott 24 Hour mountain bike race. It's been described as the Glastonbury of mountain biking, and it's pretty amazing. Hundreds of riders all on…
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Disappointed with the Nexus internal hub gears
I bought my commuter bike specifically to have minimal maintenance. In the last month I've been unlucky enough to cop two punctures in the rear tyre. The problem with this is that removing the wheel a…
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Gutters and tanks
Dear lazyweb, we've just got a quote for some Colorbond guttering to replace the rusted-through guttering on our new house. I'm exploring other options, given aluminium and PVC don't rust, and shouldn…
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Flight of the Conchords
After a throwaway comment made by Steve about this band and tv show, I thought I'd download it and check it out. It's absolutely brilliant! Holly and I have watched the first couple of episodes and it…
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Torch as bike light
I'm doing the Scott 24 Hour mountain bike race this weekend with some mates. To mountain bike at night, you need decent lighting. The proper lighting kit is massively expensive and could easily be mor…
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T-shirt spotted on King Street
John Hunt is a Coward. I like it!
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iPhone is very impressive
One of the gadget freaks with too much spare money at work bought an cracked an iPhone to work in Australia. I just had a little play with it and have to say it's mighty impressive. Simple things like…
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Gen Yers: pah!
Those of you from Gen X will be as shocked as I was when I discovered that many Gen Yers haven't even seen the best of John Hughes' filmic output. How you could think of yourself as a well-rounded ind…
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Suddenly it's Summer
All of a sudden we've gone from bundling up with a blanket in the lounge room to full-blown Summer. 29 degrees over the weekend and 32 forecast for tomorrow! Just in time for a visit from Beth, who ar…