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More reason why I don't have comments on my blog
61.238.244.86 - - [30/May/2007:06:55:35 +0100] "POST /blog/index.cgi/me/Comment_less_Blogs.html HTTP/1.1" 200 7516 "-" "-" This is someone randomly trying to post spam to a post I wrote ages ago about…
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I'm all for the resumption of whaling
Last night on the news the Japanese delegation to the International Whaling Commission proposed a compromise that would see commercial whaling start up again. They want to allow coastal whaling in Jap…
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Stuffed
Just spotted while riding through Sydney Uni: a big bearded bloke wandering along Western Avenue carrying a stuffed and mounted chicken. Hmmm...
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Agile: NOT!
Today's DailyWTF is The Great Pyramid of Agile which is really an attack on crappy analogies rather than agile methodologies. I don't have a lot of experience with agile development. I have a lot of e…
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Dawkins is right, if a little abrasive
There's been a lot of criticism of Richard Dawkins and his anti-theist, with him being compared to fundamentalists and proselytizers. Yes, he can be a bit abrasive and he can certainly offend people,…
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Matt and Maz wedding photos
We went to Matthew and Marion's wedding last weekend. Loads of fun. After the reception, lots of people ended up at our place for the after party, including the bride and groom. Much fun had by all. P…
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Fajita
Last night I made fajita for dinner. Apparently it's supposed to be the diaphragm muscle of a cow, but we had some rump steak in the freezer that needed using, which I cut into strips. I marinated the…
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Telstra moaning: the media finally catch up
It seems the media has finally caught up with the real story behind Telstra's rants and raves. If I were a conspiracy-minded person, I'd suspect that the proprietors were waiting until Telstra had boo…
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TAFE needs to lift their game
I want to learn how to weld, as I think it's a useful skill to have. So I go to the obvious place for tertiary education, TAFE NSW who provide exactly this kind of thing. Sure enough, they have what l…
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Real estate dictionary
We're looking at houses and we've encountered plenty of real estate jargon. Here's some handy descriptions to benefit others. cute and cosy: tiny easy maintenance courtyard: concrete courtyard stroll…
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This is just nuts
My colleague just pulled out one of these health food bar things called Just Nuts. I was skeptical as it looked like more than that. When I turned over the package, the first item on the ingredients l…
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A better explanation of the HILF statements
Huw Lynes has a much better justification for MILF, sorry Hilf's comments: In my more charitable moment I imagine Bill dragged around south-east asia by a brutal MSFT minder, forced to say things he d…
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Hilf is right about one thing
The community if abuzz about Hilf's provocative comments. Let's be realistic, comments like "The Free Software movement is dead" are solely designed to get headlines. Nothing more, nothing less, and a…
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Matt's bucks night
We went out for Matt's bucks night on Saturday night, and a good time had by all. We started in the Australian Youth Hotel in Glebe, then headed to the dogs at Wentworth Park. After the races we had a…
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The Truth About Weapons of Mass Destruction
I've built a web site for my mate Hanesy's film, The Truth About Weapons of Mass Destruction. Check it out. I'm still working on getting the blog embedded inside the design properly. And Hanesy hasn't…
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Telstra's astroturf campaign backfires
Telstra's Astroturf campaign has had a bit of a hiccup. When they ran a poll asking "Who do you think is blocking high-speed broadband for Australia?" the result came back an emphatic "Telstra" with 9…
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Private health insurance redux
James Hamilton points out that the government has a new site for comparing health funds, kind of on the road to what I described. The problem is, the information it gives you is extremely limited, and…
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Budget speech as tag cloud
Crikey has rendered last night's budget speech as a tag cloud which is a very clever thing to do. Interesting to see that the word "reform" doesn't even make it into the cloud. Nor "environment" or "g…
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How out of touch is the Treasurer?
One of the most jarring points made by smirk-meister Costello in last night's Budget was his comments about part-time workers. It really shows a man out of touch with the real world. People who are wo…
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Lost galah
Now here's something you don't see every day. This lost galah poster was spotted on Australia Street in Newtown. So if you see a galah answering to the name "Choppie"...