This is a very controversial topic in Australia, and everyone seems to have an opinion on it: asylum seekers. I limit the scope of my rant here to people arriving in boats, so called “boat people”. Such folk are variously referred to as “illegal refugees”, “illegal boat people” etc, when they are doing nothing wrong and seeking… Read More Time for a party
I could write out a long essay on live streaming video from BP’s ROV’s working in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as whether or not you should always be getting the latest software to hit the shelves. But instead I shall make you listen to me… ABC 630 North Queensland – Morning Show with… Read More Deep sea vision and bleeding edge software
Email has come a long way in the last 24 months or so. A big step forward came with Google’s introduction of Google Apps, which allowed you to use your own domain name with a GMail account. This meant that you were no longer stuck giving out an unprofessional sounding [email protected] address at interviews, when… Read More Email of the future
Chips for the end of a long, stressful week (with a little help from Nigella): 4 or 5 scrubbed potatoes 60 ml vegetable oil Salt A freezer bag Place a potato in the freezer bag, place on bench. Take a medium saucepan and use its base to pound the crap out of potato in freezer… Read More Chips for stressed people
He’s been at it again! There is a running joke amongst friends that restaurants and pubs visited by me on any regular basis end up going out of business. Penang Spicy, the Shamrock and the Metro in Fortitude Valley all spring to mind. It now seems that I’ve moved into the media with my dubious… Read More “The IT Man”