allrite

allrite
allrite
@allrite@allrite.au

Irreverently irrelevant.

Sysadmin, developer, web dude in a science research agency. WordPress, Japan, planes, trains, karate, Arduino, Raspberry Pi/Pico, puns, dad jokes, etc.

Mastodon: @allrite@allrite.au

534 posts
3 followers
Blog

allrite.au

Profile

allrite.au

  • Looking for a new Zaurus

    When I bricked my Zaurus C700  my only consolations were that I owned an older SL-5500 model and that I would be visiting Japan later in the year. The SL-5500 is okay for typing up basic documents, but for coding I really miss the larger screen real estate and keyboard. Both models lacked speed and…

  • A new look for allrite’s webworld

    You may have noticed that the site has a new look. This pure CSS theme, cloudscape, is derived from a phptemplate theme that I created for an intranet at work. The vertically compressed photograph in the header is of a sunrise above Northwestern China, taken from a KLM flight between Amsterdam and Seoul. The background…

  • Rabies

    Prompted by last week’s episode of House and a GP’s comment that Rabies was the most painful vaccination to have (I think Smallpox might be worse) I did some reading on rabies. CDC Rabies website Recovery of a Patient from Clinical Rabies Bat Lyssa Virus (A relative of rabies found in Australia) Australian Bat Lyssavirus…

  • The difference between Science and PR

    Definition of a problem. Scientist: A problem is a challenge and should be solved. PR Person: A problem is a failure and should be hidden.

  • Wedding Advice

    We attended the wedding reception of one of B’s friends last night. It was amazing how the bridal couple managed to organise a reception for 400 guests in two months. I’m certain that they were exhausted by the end of it. The invitation card said 6pm, but we didn’t see any food until at least…