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  • Views from the train

    I have a new blog called Views from the Train. I'll be SMS'ing observations from my daily work commute on the train as well as any other time I have a mobile link but no internet access. Telstra recently decreased their prepaid mobile credit expiry periods meaning that I'll have to recharge my credit more…

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  • Upgrade to Drupal 4.7

    I’ve just upgraded the site to Drupal 4.7.0. I had to make some changes to the theme and deactivate some modules. There will probably be other issues that crop up.

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  • The scouge of Naked Numbers

    Naked numbers are dirty! If there are pure mathematicians, does that mean that applied mathematicians contain contaminants? Should they have warning labels?

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  • Autumn leaves and an evening sky

    The new office’s windows overlook a courtyard of golden yellow autumn trees with a hedge of gardenias. It reminds me of Paris. It will look bleak in winter, but at least the view will change, unlike the eucalypts outside our previous location. Whispy white cirrostratus herald the grey and red tinged cloudbank approaching from the…

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  • Sick in bed

    Sometimes, when I am sick, I feel deliciously relaxed. It’s the kind of mood that allows you to watch the extended edition of Dances With Wolves and not get bored. Othertimes my head just feels all munged up, unable to concentrate on anything, and I get bored. Today was like that. Thanks to my notebook…

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  • Associations (Rambo)

    I’m listening to Jerry Goldsmith’s soundtrack to Rambo III (Intrada edition), which I picked up during last year’s stay in Paris. It’s one of my favourites, Goldsmith is brilliant at combining ethnic sounding sythesised music with a symphonic orchestra. I had never owned a copy of the soundtrack before, although I had taped highlights (complete…

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