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Wed, Jul 1 2009 11:12

40,000 days since the beginning of ‘time’

Next Tuesday feels like a significant day. Not only is it 7/7, and the fourth anniversary of the London bombings (in 2005), but it’s 40,000 days since the beginning of time. Well, not proper time, but since the start of the 1900s. SELECT DATEDIFF(day...
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Mon, Apr 6 2009 19:30

New business cards via Click

For over six months I’ve been meaning to get business cards. Work has been busy though, and I just haven’t prioritised it. Last week I finally got around to it, and I was really quite impressed with the process. I’d been playing around with layout for...
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Fri, Aug 8 2008 9:26

The Pope and sneezing

I flew into Sydney recently, around the time the Pope was leaving after World Youth Day. I figured if I saw him, I could go and stand near him and sneeze. (Don't ask me how I'd make myself sneeze - I hadn't worked out that part of the plan...
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Tue, Dec 11 2007 11:57

Welcome, Charlotte

In the early hours of Monday morning (Dec 10th), I was in Melbourne, ready to teach a course in the morning. I made it back in time to help my new daughter Charlotte into the world, but this is what I wrote from the airport: "Welcome to the world...
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Fri, Nov 9 2007 20:56

Bath University's description of my grandfather

Some people asked me about what Grandpa achieved. This from Bath University News : The University is saddened to announce the death on Saturday of Professor Martyn Farley, a member of University Court since 1983, representing the Royal Aeronautical Society...
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Thu, Oct 25 2007 0:11

A tribute

It seems my hero may not last the day. Martyn Graham Farley, my grandfather. When I was a child, I thought he knew everything. As I grew up and realised that nobody knows everything, there was a part of me that considered that if anyone came close, it...
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Sat, Jul 21 2007 22:00

My views on Arsenal comings and goings

(completely non-tech) I've had quite a few people ask me my opinions on the Arsenal transfers this summer (well, winter here in Australia, but summer for Arsenal). The big question of course is around Thierry Henry. Our champion who left for Barcelona...
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Wed, Jul 4 2007 23:17

Transformers movie - worth the rating?

My almost-ten-year-old son wants to see the new Transformers movie . It's rated M, which means that it's not recommended for kids under the age of fifteen. On that point alone, my answer is no. But I was curious about the movie - I remember the...
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Tue, Jul 3 2007 18:28

An Adelaide icon waves goodbye

The State Bank building was built in Adelaide in 1988, and remains the tallest building in Adelaide. When the bank (not the building) collapsed in the early 90s, it became Santos House , and got branded with the Santos logo. It was like this when I first...
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Thu, Jun 21 2007 21:50

Number three due in December

A few months ago, after almost an eight year gap, we decided to try for a third child. Now we only have about six months until the new baby arrives. It's very cool - we're just hoping that the baby is born before Christmas.
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Mon, Jun 18 2007 12:50

Isoccerhedron

At school my son is looking at polyhedra (that's the proper word for polyhedrons - like cubes, tetrahedrons, etc). The other day he came home with pictures of a dodecahedron (that's the one with 12 pentagon sides) and an icosahedron (20 triangle...
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Wed, Mar 21 2007 17:40

Getting married today

Roslyn & I are getting married this afternoon. Again. But this time, for pretend. Her mum is getting her celebrant's licence, and needs to conduct a pretend-wedding so that they can be sure she knows how to do it. So Roslyn and I are getting all done...
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Tue, Jan 30 2007 4:10

Offensive movies on a plane?

I was on a plane recently and saw the new Helen Mirren movie The Queen . It was a well-done film, although in many ways it was just a curiosity about how they would show the events, rather than wondering what would happen next. One thing got me though...
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Thu, Jan 4 2007 13:21

England are charitable to Warne

England have let Warne be Australia's top batsman in his final test . Very nice of us. And just to demonstrate that it was charity, we got him out less than ten runs after he beat the next best Aussie.
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Tue, Jan 2 2007 9:15

Five things

Nick tagged me . Thanks Nick. Turns out you are still here. Hmm... Five things about me you might not know. 1/ I'm a Christian (and proud of it). I have been all my life, and don't remember not ever being a Christian. I actually come from a long line...
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Tue, Dec 19 2006 16:19

The only way to do a handover

Over the years I've seen a few people quit their job, and typically as soon as they hand in their notice, panic sets in as the person's replacement is identified and a handover is done. And how is a handover done? Essentially by pair programming . It...
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Mon, Nov 27 2006 10:19

My brother - not quite a Hawk yet

Well, my brother hasn't quite joined an AFL side yet, but maybe he'll get in through the Rookie Draft on Dec 12 . He's not one of the big names expected, but then again, a few months ago he wasn't expecting to even be training with Hawthorn.
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Sun, Nov 12 2006 12:21

Not glandular fever

I do have something - although I'm nearly better now. But my blood test showed that my white cell count wasn't up, so therefore, it wasn't glandular fever. I had most of the symptoms though, and the doctor said it was some virus similar to the glandular...
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Tue, Nov 7 2006 8:49

My twin's birthday

Today is my twin brother's birthday. He's 32, poor guy. He'll probably call me later on today, which will give me the opportunity to wish him a happy birthday. But if he reads my blog, he'll see me wishing him happy birthday here. Happy...
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Mon, Nov 6 2006 16:46

Mono = Glandular Fever

Tomorrow I get birthday presents and blood test results. I'm sick at the moment, have been for more than a few days. Today I had blood taken out, which is being tested for glandular fever. I told an American friend of mine (in Phoenix), and he said...
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