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“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” -- Henry Miller


[ i did what i could
looking back now i realise
you've got to go while the going's good ]

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10.2.02 02:31pm:there is *never* a convenient time to migrate laptops or purses.
10.2.01 05:13pm:my new company *encourages* employees to blog.. welcome to the current century, self.
10.2.01 10:15am:downloading + playing with spring-roo .. cause, like, it's named after an aussie animal, eh?
10.1.29 02:54pm:wow.. the nice thoughtworks ppl but together a dainty build machine image: http://buildix.thoughtworks.com/ - NO EXCUSES NOW!
10.1.27 10:28am:i love The Oatmeal! guaranteed to reduce stabby feelings. http://theoatmeal.com/comics/printers
10.1.26 07:54pm:i am lame and nerdy, but i really love HTML Tidy
10.1.26 01:51am:fading fast - darn you, sarah blasko, and your sleepy-making tunes - two in a row! .. grr.
10.1.25 10:42pm:i love eskimo joe! triplej hottest 100 broadcasting now: http://is.gd/732WV - happy australia day =)

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BLOGGED ABOUT

  • Jan 21
    2010
    3:26pm Finding the directories that are eating up the hard disk - By user home: du -k /home/ | sort -n | tail -10All. This generally takes forever: cd / du -k | sort -n | tail -10
  • Jan 12
    2010
    3:11pm exciting surprises - a day full of exciting surprises, a kinda-sorta new job, my free icoke glasses and new kindle arrived today! holy wow :) here?s hoping this ends the winter blahs! to anyone i?ve been too down to talk to recently, i?m really sorry.. i?m not good with winte
  • Dec 23
    2009
    12:16pm rum balls ? aussie style - this is the recipe for the rum balls i love making every christmas ? the secret is soaking the raisins in rum for at least a few hours! cup of sultanas/raisins rum, at least 2 tbsp 8-10 weetbix (aka weet-a-bix) bricks 2 tbsp cocoa tin of sweetened conden
  • Dec 04
    2009
    7:59pm domestic incident - december is never fun for me, the clocks slip forward and by the end of november - darkness comes so early.. it?s everywhere and everything gets dark in my mind too. i start to try and slow things down, avoid stressors, a breathe deep. wow.. do i have ra
  • Nov 29
    2009
    5:34pm tweet cloud - i made a tweet cloud! words in order of use: awesome, time, beer, wings, love, happy, tonight, rock, people, home, hockey, guys, maybe, internets, toronto, game, friend, weekend, look, totally, girl, night, watching, nice, coffee, super, hahaha, favorited
  • Nov 15
    2009
    10:16am i love toronto - hail the "daily dose of imagery" - For a long time I have followed the [daily dose of imagery] by Sam Javanrouh blog - a photoblog primarily showcasing the beauty in everyday spaces around Toronto. If you've ever wanted to see Toronto, the beautiful city I choose call home , check it out
  • Nov 08
    2009
    7:04pm Web Application Configuration - custom settings per target environment - The issue comes up in every new project - how to create a custom build or customized configuration for each environment. There will be different configurations for JDBC connections, SOAP endpoints, etc. loaded as ResourceBundles, Spring properties, and so
  • Nov 03
    2009
    2:50pm struts2 regex validation for a phone number - Struts2 bundled (built-in) validator regex type could really have some better examples! Here's a basic phone number regex sample for a standard North American telephone number e.g. 123-456-7890Key point is to use start/end pattern indicators ^ and $ - oth
  • Oct 24
    2009
    11:21am simon willison on redis - Proving again and old-school c is still fast and relevant, he talks about a "data structure" storage server (that which is not a database, but still a means to store data). Any programmer can see why this would be a valuable hook for the debugging process
  • Oct 11
    2009
    10:44am WebSphere Trust Access Interceptor - Background - What is a TAI?To correlate between external authentication (e.g. SSO with Oracle AM WebGate, IBM TAM, etc.) and the WebSphere Application Server (WAS) User Registry identity, use a Trust Association Interceptor within the WebSphere security l

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    • 20100203 6:13pm:
      Lollyphile! ? Caffeinated Maple-Bacon Lollipops!
      Source: www.lollyphile.com
      We invented the Maple Bacon Lollipop, and now we?ve improved it: we?ve made it the bacon-y equivalent of an energy drink, adding two cups worth of caffeine to the already time-tested wonder of organic, sustainably farmed bacon and delicious Vermont maple syrup.
      For years, mankind has looked up to the stars and asked, "Why is
      bacon so awesome? And can it be improved?"
    • 20100126 1:59pm:
      Creme That Egg!
      Source: www.youtube.com
      A Rube Goldberg machine that is used to squish a Creme Egg. It goes around the walls of our lounge. The music is by the Jews Brothers Band - they are awesome: http://www.jewsbrothers.com Here are some answers to questions people keep asking me: - the ringing ball comes out of the red flipping box....
      nerds with too much time :) credit to frobozz for making me watch dis.
    • 20100126 8:46am:
      pics.blameitonthevoices.com
      Source: pics.blameitonthevoi...
      personal favs are the morning-after pill and "with elderlies" .. elderlies still work in space, yo!
    • 20100124 12:44pm:
      TGGD #18: Leigh Honeywell, IT Security Expert - Toronto Girl Geek Dinners (Toronto, ON) - Meetup.com
      Source: www.meetup.com
      Toronto Girl Geek Dinners was founded with the goal to make technology accessible and interesting to all age groups and all people, particularly women. Toronto Girl Geek Dinners is an inclusive commu
      tomorrow - geek girl dinner featuring Hypatia!
    • 20100124 12:04pm:
      Abstruse Goose reverse traceroute
      Source: abstrusegoose.com
      First Previous|Next Current
      yeah, stephen colbert rocks.
    • 20100122 2:48pm:
      Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament Toronto Protest - Toronto Events
      Source: www.blogto.com
      This is it people!Time to show the government that it's accountable to US (the citizens of Canada) not the other...
      everyone loves a good protest! tomorrow - dundas square - 1pm.
    • 20100120 5:53pm:
      DRAWTHROUGH jr.
      Source: www.drawthrough.blog...
      Hi all. Thought it was time to create a blog in addition to my current Drawthrough website. I will post my quick sketches here, both book related and misc. Enjoy.
      love the stark simplicity of this illustrator's blog - scroll down for some wicked alien designs.
    • 20100120 5:45pm:
      forums.xkcd.com
      Source: forums.xkcd.com
      "you should be proud of what you have accomplished today, you've brought laughter to all of us!"
    • 20100119 3:58pm:
      Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
      Source: www.w3.org
      This document is also available in non-normative formats, available from Alternate Versions of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.
      the fact that this needs to be stated should make us all sad: "Do not design content in a way that is known to cause seizures."
    • 20100117 10:18am:
      If you're chased by an angry mob armed with infographics... : bioephemera
      Source: scienceblogs.com
      bioephemera is art + biology - everything from representations of science in art and literature to the neuroscience of aesthetics.read the first BioE postvisit the old BioE archiveNote: the contents of ...
      dataviz as a political tool... better start teaching the kids how easily charts can lie... especially the pretty ones.

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