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A more beautiful life?
Yesterday I was rereading my blog entries on our 2005 trip to Singapore, Europe and Japan. On the day before returning to Australia I wrote "I decided that things need to change when we return to Australia. Time to think about the future." Have things changed? Inspired by the simplicity and elegance of Japan, one…
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Late nights, code and zucchini
Last night I lay awake in my bed writing PHP code until half past two in the morning. I write my best code in the wee hours of the night or sitting on a train. It's easier to focus, no emails, phone calls or any other social interruptions. By the evening after a late or…
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Weddings and work
My youngest brother married on Saturday. The whole family came up and down for the wedding. We had to drive up to Belrose from Menai, which felt as long as an interstate flight! Unfortunately, the ceremony was a evangelical Christian service with a little wedding and a whole lot of God praising and crap Christian…
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Catching up: Gold Coast, Symphony at the Movies,…
That damned cold knocked me out of action for two weeks. I'm still not feeling 100% yet after three weeks. Gold Coast I'm not sure whether the trip up to the Gold Coast helped or hindered my health. The Jetstar flight up was very smooth and comfortable. I like the interior decor. The Vibe Hotel…
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Darned cold
I'm really sick of being sick. This winter is awful! And due to my workload I end up working from bed when I should be resting. At least I have an enforced rest in a couple of days: a cheap Jetstar flight up to the Gold Coast. Hopefully the two of us will be well…
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Dumping Drupal for work intranet
After a year of trying to get a usable intranet with Drupal we finally bit the bullet and decided to use a custom solution. The problem is that we were trying to force Drupal to do what it wasn't designed for. Drupal, and many other open source content management systems are suitable for a single…
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