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Archive for August, 2007

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LOLCODE goes Wikipedia

Friday, August 31st, 2007

After passing all the rules for Wikipedia, and being marked for deletion, LOLCODE is now a permanent entry in Wikipedia.
A big thanks to Long Zheng for reporting my Microsoft presentation. Long has been busy: this is his 4th wiki-link.
Also, a shout out to @atl for giving the world something we can LOL about.

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Online, can you see the real me?

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Who are you? What does a photo say about the real you that text does not?
Feel free to find a Flickr photo of yourself, tag and write. Think, express, connect and empathise.
http://flickr.com/photos/tags/iworkontheweb/

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Going Postal over Bandwidth

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

I work online. I live online.
I am a customer of Internode (home ADSL, VoIP, via Telstra copper-wire) and Telstra NextG (USB card for remote working). There are two Foxtel digital units in my house. Hosting for this web site is somewhere in the US with Dreamhost. My superannuation fund is a minor Telstra round 3 shareholder. [...]

MINI Cooper S, Wakefield Park

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Robbo, driving the MINI in the video above, thinks SCRLTT almost performs as well as his car.

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Australian Blogging Conference

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Yes, I'll be at the Australian Blogging Conference.
http://www.freedomtodiffer.com/blogoz/
And Microsoft is a sponsor, too. Which is way cool.
People I hope to meet there include Duncan Riley. See if he's found out who Fake Steve Balmer is.

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SCRLTT loves (legal) speed

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Avril in SCRLTT doing a track day (non-competitive, training) at Wakefield Park.
New brakes, wheel alignment. New rims and tires soon.
Photo from minigolf.

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LOLCODE.Net

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Time to pitch in!
http://blog.notdot.net/archives/33-I-am-teh-famous,-LOL!.html

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Web Directions South : Tickets Going Fast!!

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Web Directions South is going to have about 600 attendees this year according to John Allsopp. Wow. This internet thing must be good.
Discount pricing of $895, $100 off, ends this Friday at midnight. Hurry up and grab your tickets. http://www.webdirections.org/
Nominations for the second McFarlane Prize for Excellence in Australia Web Design also end Friday http://mcfarlaneprize.com/

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Blogging from a Corporate Perspective

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Questions my AIM Presentation Last Week:
 
A big thanks to Stephen Collins of acidlabs for his detailed response. As an expert who speaks to senior decision makers daily on Web 2.0 and social-networking, he's an excellent resource.
 
1. Susan asks: Does Microsoft have a Corporate Blogging Policy?
For me, it's encompassed in this simple phrase: "Don't be Stupid"
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Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Assoc -Conference

Monday, August 27th, 2007

As Simon Higgins came down with the 'flu over the weekend, and I had not been anywhere need a TAB or horses, I volunteered to present. ASCCA here we come!

Hmmm, 45 minutes on Vista. I think I am going to show some interesting things in Windows Vista plus do some vox-pop on Seniors. See if [...]

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