Yesterday I attempted to try out a game that was created as part of a graphics programming assignment for some uni students, I think from Stanford in the US. Their software apparently uses the SDL library for some graphics, so I attempted to install one using Debian’s apt-get. Unfortunately, it… Read More
It looks like I’m going to have to buy a new bike. I’m pretty much hooked on cycling now, and the current borrowed road bike is several sizes too big for me. Unfortunately, I’ve acquired a taste for nicer bikes than my workhorse MTB that I use for my daily… Read More
Today I explored some of the extra items to the left of the rhythmbox GUI. I use it because it supports all my tunes and I can create playlists out of fairly complex search criteria. It also automatically detects new songs as I rip them into the directories I’ve told… Read More
I completely ignored this website for the last week, mostly on purpose. I’ve been attempting to get things in order for the year ahead, given that it’s going to be a fairly big one for me. I’ve got a few photo things that need to go up, which I’ll attempt… Read More
I’m currently sitting at my parent’s house in NSW, connecting over their wifi to home. It’s pretty sweet that my standard setup worked with only a few configuration tweaks to support the WEP keys they’re using. Wifi laptops rock! Christmas is shaping up to be a fun time up here,… Read More
My life currently rocks. I must have been a very good boy this year because Santa appears to have dropped off my presents a bit early. I hope I don’t jinx it by having a wee bit of a gloat here. Without going into too much detail in order to… Read More
Photos from the Great Victorian Bike Ride are finally online! I took lots, so it’s taken me a while to go through them all and take out the really bad ones. I’m very happy with a a few of them, but they’re mostly just shots of the thousanfs of people… Read More
Grr. I’ve managed to get my DSL service working properly again, but it wasn’t without its hassles. My DSL provider, Aspark, apparently decided to turn on filtering of inbound connections while I was away on holidays. All inbound packets to ports < 1024 were being silently dropped upstream, effectively rendering… Read More
I just returned from nine days of cycle touring on the Great Victorian Bike Ride. 600+ kilometres of sun, rain, wind, cycling and fun in just over a week. I’ll post a proper entry in the next day or so as I’m still processing the photos, doing washing, cleaning tents… Read More
Yet another example of why the internet is better than TV. Check out this video . It’s a few highschool kids from the US playing a medly of the songs from Super Mario Bros. on a Marimba and drums. As a recovering percussionist, it’s awesome to see something that would… Read More
