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linux.conf.au 2013 plans

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Jethro Carr

It’s nearing that important time of year that the NZ-AU open source flock congregate that important and time honoured tradition of linux.conf.au. I’ve said plenty about this conference in the past, going to make an effort to write a lot … Continue reading →

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Australian National Maritime Museum

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Jethro Carr

As part of my daily walk to work in Pyrmont, I pass the impressive Australian National Maritime Museum – considering they have both a Destroyer and a submarine parked in the harbor outside, I could hardly resist a visit for … Continue reading →

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MOTAT Visit

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Whilst I’ve been in Auckland for about 8 months now and driven past it a number of times, I had yet to visit the Auckland Museum Of Transport And Technology (MOTAT). However this month (June) there’s free entry for all visitors, … Continue reading →

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Rangitoto Island Adventures

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Due to excessive homesickness for Wellington’s hills lately, I decided that it would be nice to visit the next best thing and go climb the local volcano -  Rangitoto Island. Rangitoto makes up part of the Auckland Volcanic Field, erupting … 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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Great Ocean Roadtrip

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Jethro Carr

The weekend before linux.conf.au, I decided to go on a roadtrip with @chrisjrn down south of Melbourne for a roadtrip through the rural areas and along the Great Ocean Road. I started the trip with a pickup from @chrisjrn from … Continue reading →

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AirNZ 747, yay!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Jethro Carr

For my trip to linux.conf.au in Melbourne/Ballarat I had rescheduled my flights from Wellington to Auckland due to the fact that I had booked my flights before my lovely lady dragged me up to Auckland to live with her. It’s … Continue reading →

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Xmas Break

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Jethro Carr

I’m now back in Auckland after a week and a bit of tripping down to see Lisa’s family in Hawkes Bay and mine in Wellington, as well as catching up with friends along the way. In some ways it was … Continue reading →

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Xmas & New Years Plans

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Jethro Carr

Time is rushing by in Auckland and already making xmas and new years plans. I’ll be heading  down to Hawke’s Bay for the Xmas period with Lisa’s family and then down to Wellington for a few days to see my … Continue reading →

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Kiwicon in Wellington

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Jethro Carr

Having only just moved to Auckland, I’ve only just started reassembling my computer setup and unpacking boxes, yet already back down to Wellington attend the 5th Kiwicon Hacking & Security conference. Looking forwards to it, it’s always an interesting conference … Continue reading →

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