Archive for May, 2006
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
Something is better than nothing / Evaluation by committee
I’ve learned a few things in my time in IT.
One of those things I’ve just noticed though, is the process undertaken to evaluate software. (helpdesk/ documentation tools / project management).
The more people you involve in the process, the greater the requirements list becomes as everybody adds their little chunk of ‘value’ to the process.
So [...]
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
Samuel Marc Barnes Siddall
Lowlights:
“Police were told the baby had spilt liquid on herself and the man put her in the clothes dryer and turned it on.”
“the toddler should make a full recovery “
“Samuel Marc Barnes Siddall, 21, of suburban Beldon, appeared in Perth Magistrates’ Court today charged with causing bodily harm or danger.”
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/05/30/1148754978203.html?from=top5
Is this man
An [...]
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
Bathroom, day two
Well, the plumbing is in, some of walls are up and the bath is installed.
But we have one small issue: We have a leak in the roof of the house.
This explains the strange dampness which used to appear in the bathroom sometimes (it was never clear if there was a leak in the roof or [...]
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
The bathroom is GONE
Day one is complete, day two is in progress
You can track the progress via photos here:
http://photos.herod.net/v/the-house/bathroom-renovation/
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Monday, May 29th, 2006
NSW State Government is a well oiled machine…
I sent this:
From tomorrow, according to the new train timetable issued by CityRail, I will add a further 26 minutes to my existing 4 hour and 40 minute daily commute to Sydney
I would just like to make it clear, in no uncertain terms, that I hold the State Government responsible for this impact on my life [...]
No Comments » - Posted in australia by Steven
Sunday, May 28th, 2006
Socks, socks, socks…
Hmmm… lateral thinking at work, 10socks.com
Still not certain, if I have 10 identical pairs of socks… why would I need to have them numbered to pair them? They’ll all go together just fine.
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Sunday, May 28th, 2006
Big Brother’s voice lie detector
For those watching BB06 on Australian TV you’ll be seeing the housemates put through a voice based lie detector….
Apparently, its 90% accurate according to Gretal.
But the American Polygraph Association begs to differ
The common theme: Chance-level detection of stress. Chance-level detection of lies.
No Comments » - Posted in australia, tv/movies/media by Steven
Sunday, May 28th, 2006
DYPM 3.0 / foreign languages….
Okay, after taking a week off from checking my gmail I was surprised to find about 7 messages waiting for me about dypm. 4 of them were ‘when are you going to fix the mis-counting thing?!?’ and the other 3 were translations.
Additionally, I had a slightly rude/grumpy comment left on the same subject, so, [...]
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Saturday, May 20th, 2006
The Da Vinci Code
Enough! Stop! Halt! Desist! No More!
I can’t take it!
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHH
No more posters, ads, news stories, reviews, book shop displays, history channel specials, protests, anaylsis or discussion.
1 Comment » - Posted in Technology by Steven
Thursday, May 18th, 2006
‘Stealth’
I had the misfortune of watching ‘Stealth’ the movie on the train this morning - I think I was lucky the DVD was so scratched it stopped working.
This review sums it up:
“ There’s no denying it, Stealth is ridiculous. It’s a big, sloppy, fur ball of stupid, wild action sequences punctuated by lame military pomposity. [...]
