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How not to land a design job
I'm looking aroung my Linked in network vaguely looking for a graphic designer to work on a project I'm pitching for. Anyway one of my network knows someone who calls himself a designer. I go to his s…
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$5 steak!
Now this makes being back in Sydney quite worthwhile. Last night we went for dinner at The Lansdowne and I ordered a $5 steak. Could you imagine what a £5 steak would be like? Well the $5 steak was de…
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ABC redesign looks good
The ABC launched their redesigned news site today. Poor timing as there was downtime around 13:00 on the day of a really big story but first impressions look good. You can add a bunch of "tags" to a "…
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Tip for people thinking of returning to Australia
If you're thinking of moving back to Australia from London after an extended stay, check the El Nino-Southern Oscillation and if it looks like we're headed into a La Nina phase, stay in London. It'll…
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Why are worm farms so expensive?
Worms farms are pretty simple pieces of equipment. You have a few layers of trays where you put your veggie scraps and worms, separated by a perforated mesh that the worms can move through. The top an…
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J2ME Jabber client that doesn't suck?
Now that I can do GPRS at only mildly extortionate rates ($0.0058 per kb from Exetel, thanks to Graeme's tip) I've been playing with Jabber clients on my mobile. It can be kinda handy, and it's kinda…
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Safari for Windows: that didn't last long
I just downloaded Safari, Apple's web browser, and installed it on the Windows machine here at work. It didn't stay on my hard drive long. First problem is it doesn't support proxy servers. Presumably…
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A lesson on why you should use free software
Much of my work uses Skype for instant messaging and since the development is in completely the wrong timezone, I have to run it. This meant I installed it on my laptop at home. Recently though it's b…
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Did I miss the memo?
When did web site become a single word?
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Church sticks nose into state
A delusionary man who believes in fairies has stuck his nose into NSW politics threatening our representatives with "consequences" if they support a law expanding stem cell research. Evidently this th…
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Spotted
Spotted on the corner of St Johns Road and Ross Street, a little poster advertising " Chester drawers ". Brilliant!
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Telstra could use existing infrastructure
Things are hotting up with the FTTN (fibre to the node, a technology that puts a fibre to the end of your street and uses high-speed copper for the rest) debate in Australia. It's quite worrying becau…
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Fuck you Virgin Mobile!
Where on this page does it say that you can't get 3G internet access with this company's pre-pay SIM cards? That's right, it doesn't. I churned over because $5/month for 50 megs would be much cheaper…
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This does not inspire confidence
Just tried to transfer some money from one of my bank accounts to the other using St George and got this message: Your transaction may have been unsuccessful. Please logout of Internet Banking and log…
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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…