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Just because it's Caturday ...
Sometimes we just need to slow down and allow the cuteness to be!
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Buy nothing day 2008
According to AdBusters it is Buy Nothing Day on either 28th Nov (US) or 29th Nov (Int'l). Perhaps after the GFC (Global Financial Crisis) outbreak it is time to think about how we spend and what we spend it on? Worth thinking about at least ... Here's
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Buy nothing day 2008
According to AdBusters it is Buy Nothing Day on either 28th Nov (US) or 29th Nov (Int'l). Perhaps after the GFC (Global Financial Crisis) outbreak it is time to think about how we spend and what we spend it on? Worth thinking about at least ... UPDATE: Thanks to
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Internet filtering in Australia
Download diffusion2008-11-17.mp3 I found it mildly ironic to walk past a church in the central business district of Sydney yesterday to see a banner protesting against the great firewall of China when Australia is about to implement the same thing. A number of bloggers are writing and taking various
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Sometimes Twitter frivolity memes are catching
Occasionally a completely frivolous meme goes viral on Twitter for no apparent reason and then dies away just as suddenly. And since, as is often said, all origins are obscure nobody really knows what sparked it (although some might have theories). A good example of this phenomenon occurred this afternoon
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Using public transport
One of my goals this week was to use public transport to travel to the city and back more than once. So I'm in the middle of my first trip now. The train was a few minutes late, but for a cost of $7.60 it is a
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One person deciding to make a difference
A buddy has really impressed me with his desire to create community and do something positive for the environment. He did a letterbox drop of 200 homes with the message below. This is a really great example of thinking globally and acting locally. I think I've almost persuaded
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Imagining Technology Futures - wireless sensors
A technology that is pushing the boundary of what is possible is wireless sensors. We are moving into a time of pervasive applications that will continuously monitor the surrounding environment and react to changes. This will be supported by wireless sensor technologies that are capable of tracking and transmitting real
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Tasty Budget Meal - Oven Cooked Sausages
This was a tasty & easy to prepare dinner last night. * 1 parcel small beef chipolata sausages (approx 500g @ $5.60) * 1 jar roasted vegetable pasta sauce (generic brand 100g $3.00) * Salad - mixed up from whatever was left in the fridge Cook the sausages in a large baking
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Uncertainty ...
"The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do." - John Holt How do we decide what to do during times or moments of uncertainty? It is not often that
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Imagining Technology Futures - part 1
Technology is moving so fast, we tend to forget that the internet has only been available to us for less than 20 years. And technologies such as Wikipedia and eBay, which are now such an integrated part of our lives, had not even been imagined. Most of us have had
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Why work in IT? 17,500 jobs slashed at BT, Sun and Yahoo!
It was reported on ITWire 16-Nov-08 that 17,500 jobs are gone: "this has been a bad week for technology workers. As the economy continues to squeeze technology companies, staff are set to get crunched by swathing job cuts at BT, Sun and Yahoo!" This just goes back