Author Archives: Jethro Carr

Die Flash, Die!

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Jethro Carr

“I hated flash whilst it was still cool!” — Jethro Carr, Internet Hipster Adobe Flash has to be one of the more polarizing internet technologies out there, people either love it or hate it, but either way, it’s difficult to … Continue reading →

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Why I hate DSL

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jethro Carr

I’m living around 8km from the center of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, with only 8 mbits down and 0.84 mbits upstream in a very modern building with (presumably) good wiring installed. :’( The above is what happens to your … Continue reading →

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Makara Walk

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Whilst in Wellington for a weekend a few weeks ago, I went on a walk around Makara with my good friend Tom, only I got a little too distracted to blog it until now. Makara is a very small rural … Continue reading →

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Living Without Twitter

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jethro Carr

It’s been an interesting 10+ days since I took my twitter holiday and 4+ days since I deleted my account. It’s been interesting, not a total success yet, I do use my placeholder account from time-to-time to check out the … Continue reading →

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Free At Last

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Jethro Carr

By now I presume you have read my Infodrugs post where I recently decided to take a Twitter holiday. This has now progressed a step further, with me taking steps to terminate my Twitter account entirely. Twitter has been the … Continue reading →

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Sea Shepherd in Wellington

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Whilst wandering along Wellington harbor this week I came across the MY Bob Barker berthed, one of the things I love about Wellington is finding random bits of awesomeness like that. This is actually the second Sea Shepherd ship I’ve … Continue reading →

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Wellington 13th to 17th

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jethro Carr

I’ll be in Wellington from Monday the 13th till Friday the 17th of Feb on various customer work projects that can’t be done via a remote shell. Due to the nature of the work I’m not sure what evenings I’ll … Continue reading →

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Takapuna Beach Wanders

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Because I’m getting nowhere near as much exercise as I previously did in Wellington, I’m trying to get out and do regular walks in Auckland. My currently frequent circuit is around Takapuna and along the beach which is always enjoyable … Continue reading →

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Arthur’s on Cuba St Wellington

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jethro Carr

When I first moved into my flat in Wellington on Thompson St (the infamous #geekflat), the Wellington Bypass had already been completed, providing (depending on who you asked) an excellent improvement to Wellington’s roads or a major clusterfuck. I still … Continue reading →

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Shaky Isles Auckland

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Having tragically moved to Auckland I’ve been forced to hunt for new food places, which has been a bit harder than it should :-( There’s limited selection of food out where I live in Takapuna – about enough for one … Continue reading →

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