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Sysadmin, developer, web dude in a science research agency. WordPress, Japan, planes, trains, karate, Arduino, Raspberry Pi/Pico, puns, dad jokes, etc.
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LIFE to be decommissioned
Australia's first website was life.anu.edu.au, later moved to life.csu.edu.au when the maintainer David Green shifted from the Australian National University to Charles Sturt University (he is now at Monash University). A notice on the Life site states that the server is about to be decommissioned. Professor Green gave me my start on the web in…
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The other side of Tokyo
There is no shortage of quirky sights in Tokyo. The Sydney Morning Herald describes some more places to see in that crazy city.
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Frilled Shark – a living fossil captured alive
Reuters is reporting that the Awashima Marine Park in Shizuoka, Japan, captured a rare frilled shark. These primitive sharks are considered living fossils, looking more like eels than the more familiar shark types and may be found over a kilometre deep. While frequently caught in bottom dredging nets the frilled shark has rarely been seen…
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This way, that way or maybe over there…
I can't make my mind up about our trip to China. I thought I had our plans fairly settled, but the more I read, the more places I want to see. Take Jiayuguan. The Lonely Planet China says that "… the city and its surrounding sights are not so amazing as to merit a special…
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Weird
I do not understand most of haxi.org, but I think therein lies the appeal. The related site BEST BEFORE _/_/_ (click on their image to enter) is modern art online. I like it.