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Monthly Archives: January 2013
linux.conf.au: day 3
Having reached mid-week, my morning wakeup is getting increasingly difficult from late nights, thankfully there were large amounts of deep fried potato and coffee readily available. The day had some interesting talks, most of the value I got was out … Continue reading
Tagged css3, geek, html5, ipv4, ipv6, linux, linux.conf.au, linux.conf.au, open source, possum
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linux.conf.au: day 2
The second day of linux.conf.au has been and gone, was another day of interesting miniconf talks and many geeky discussions with old and new friends. The keynote was a really good talk by Radia Perlman about how engineers approach developing … Continue reading
Tagged angularjs, canberra, geek, linux, linux.conf.au, linux.conf.au, open source, possum, radia perlman, stp, trill, wig and pen
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linux.conf.au: day 1
First proper day of linux.conf.au today, starting with breakfast and the quest of several hundred geeks to find and consume coffee. After acquiring coffee, we started the day with a keynote by the well known Bdale Garbee, talking about a … Continue reading
Tagged canberra, geek, linux, linux.conf.au, linux.conf.au, open source, politics
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linux.conf.au: day 0
It’s time for the most important week of the year – linux.conf.au – which is being held in Canberra this year. I’m actually going to try and blog each day this year, unlike last year which still has all my … Continue reading
Tagged canberra, geek, lca2013, linux, linux.conf.au, linux.conf.au, open source, travel
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Presenting NamedManager
A while ago I had a project to build a DNS management application for a client, which has since been refined and improved further, and finally released as “NamedManager” now that I’ve had time to re-do the documentation for a … Continue reading
Tagged bind, code, dns, management, namedmanager, open source, php
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Sydney CBD to Manly
Since living in Sydney, I’ve been out to Manly a couple times, including for a walk around the North Head trails which showcase some of Australia’s military history and fortifications. Manly has a lot going for it, offering great beaches, … Continue reading
Tagged ferry, harbour bridge, manly, more pain, oh god the pain, outdoors, pain, spit point bridge, sydney, travel, walk
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Ebook Debate
Lisa and I recently decided to purchase a Kindle – having first moved to Auckland and then Sydney, we were unable to take many books with us, something we both regretted – as the plan isn’t to settle in Sydney … Continue reading