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Photos from the Festival of the Bean are up, complete with titles. Enjoy! Read More

Photos are in a bit of a state of flux at the moment as I reimport them all into a new object structure.I found a problem with my auto-thumbnail system that related to migrating between the really old object type from the old site to the new one. I couldn’t… Read More

The photos section is now active once again. I’ve migrated all the existing folders across to the new codebase and fixed up a few access and listing bugs. I’m still working on a slightly better interface to the photoset, but that’s likely to take a bit longer as I decide… Read More

The Happy Poster Project is a lovely piece of British silliness that tickles my funny bone. Go ahead, print out a poster and make your coworkers smile and nod as they slowly back away from your desk! Read More

I read a quote recently over at 43 Folders: “If you don’t know what you want, you probably need a nap.” This really hit home for me, as that aimless wandering feeling strikes me fairly often when I’m at home on the weekend. If I don’t have something actually planned,… Read More

Church signs can be both poignant and hilarious, depending on your point of view. I tend to lean towards hilarious, but that’s probably because I read too many internet screeds from American Baptists. Now you too can play the evangelical pastor with the Church Sign Generator. I love the internet. Read More

The move to Plone 2 is on! I’ve managed to get the core site design migrated across to a fully templated structure as well as keeping the major stylistic conventions of the old site.I’ve updated a few minor style items that you may or may not notice. I think they… Read More

Today was the Melbourne Festival of the Bean at Federation Square. This was a celebration of coffee and chocolaty goodness. As you can see, my mate Matt loves his coffee: Not only did we get nicely hyper on caffeine and sugar, we also indulged in a variety of culture, both… Read More

I have fallen in love with mashups. They are just the coolest thing since .mp3 in my not so humble opinion. There have been a few famous ones, such as DJ Dangermouse’ Grey Album, but my favourite thus far is by DJ Earworm called No One Takes Your Freedom. It’s… Read More

Bach’s Air on the G String is, I feel, the most sublime piece of music ever written. This piece is the most melancholic piece ever written in my, albiet limited, appreciation of baroque music. That I am moved to write this at 3am should be justification enough that this sublime… Read More