Tag Archives: opinions

Packets Citizen!

Posted on 2013-06-09 by Jethro Carr

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks of developments in the technology freedom space, with the information about PRISIM in the USA coming to light, ASIC over extending it’s interpretation of law and blocking 250,000 websites in AU and the … Continue reading →

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Don’t abandon XMPP, your loyal communications friend

Posted on 2013-05-28 by Jethro Carr

Whilst email has always enjoyed a very decentralised approach where users can be expected to be on all manner of different systems and providers, Instant Messaging has not generally enjoyed the same level of success and freedom. Historically many of … Continue reading →

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Holy Relic of the Server Farm

Posted on 2013-04-23 by Jethro Carr

At work we’ve been using New Relic, a popular software-as-a-service monitoring platform to monitor a number of our servers and applications. Whilst I’m always hesitant of relying on external providers and prefer an open source solution where possible, the advantages … Continue reading →

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Marriage Equality

Posted on 2013-04-18 by Jethro Carr

New Zealand has passed legalisation for allowing same-sex marriage this evening! I’m so happy for my many LGBT friends and love the fact that no matter whom any of us love, we can get the same recognition and rights in … Continue reading →

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Launch Paywall!

Posted on 2013-04-01 by Jethro Carr

So far my time working at Fairfax Media AU has been pretty much non-stop from day one – whilst the media companies are often thought of as dull and slow moving, the reality is that companies like Fairfax are huge … Continue reading →

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Google Play Region Locking

Posted on 2013-03-29 by Jethro Carr

Sadly Android is giving me further reason for dissatisfaction with the discovery that Google Play refuses to correctly detect the current country I’m in and is blocking content from them. Being citizens of New Zealand and living in Australia, both … Continue reading →

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Android 4.2.2 Issues

Posted on 2013-03-29 by Jethro Carr

Having just flown from Sydney AU to Christchurch NZ, my Galaxy Nexus suddenly decided to finally offer me the Android 4.2.2 upgrade. Since I got the phone in 2012, it’s been running Android 4.1 – I had expected to receive … Continue reading →

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Black Mirror, Cloud Atlas and other awesomeness

Posted on 2013-03-17 by Jethro Carr

It’s not often that I blog about video content, however I’ve seen a few really good items lately which has been a welcome relief from the murky sea of trash typically produced by networks. Black Mirror Firstly, Black Mirror – … Continue reading →

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Ebook Debate

Posted on 2013-01-14 by Jethro Carr

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 →

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Invasion of the body scanners

Posted on 2012-12-25 by Jethro Carr

I’m currently sitting in Sydney international airport having passed through security – I must say that I highly recommend travelling on Christmas day, the airport is deserted compared to it’s normal volume of travellers. There’s been a few changes since … Continue reading →

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