1) Did some good journalling. I really thought my “+1” piece was quite well written – to me it conveys most of what I was trying to say, without dissolving into a puddle of digressions, context-less rants, and other such gunk that all-too-typically pervades my more emotional writing. Really, it’s why I started writing this… Read more
Back in high school I was part of a big group of people called the “geektree”, named after the tree around which we congregated in the school yard, which was named after us… Richard Stallman would be proud. ;) [Sidenote: I really should document the famous geektree at some point; remind me in a few… Read more
The conference proper kicked off with the welcoming reception at 5:30 or so on the Sunday night. Everyone gathered in the foyer area of the conference section, and Stephen Young said a few welcoming words. There was a whole host of assorted drinks going around, along with (from memory) some nibbles. Ashley, Brett & I… Read more
While it may appear at this point that I haven’t posted for two days, very naughtily, I think you’ll find appearances are deceiving. I’m sure the missing posts will magically appear over the next day or two. They’re shifty like that. In current news, I put a nice big dint in my Powerbook last night.… Read more
1) Emailed two of my past employers to ask if I could use them as references on my paperwork to Apple. I could have been sneaky, as I’ve been in past, and just listed them without notifying them, but of course that can be awkward if they actually are contacted. Plus, it’s generally seen as… Read more
Raaaaaaaarrr! Fear the fearsome men of our household, who single-handledly almost killed a spider! It was a huuuuuuge two centimetres long if it was an inch! We are most certainly the bravest warriors in these here parts.
There’s an interesting article on ZDNet here, quoting some supposed big-wig security guy – Howard Schmidt – asserting that programmers should be held personally responsible for bugs in the code they write. It’s a very controversial topic, especially amongst the programmers themselves – let’s face it, we all know how much our code can suck,… Read more