Monthly Archives: May 2008

Towel Day :: A tribute to Douglas Adams (1952-2001)

You sass that hoopy Douglas Adams? Now there’s a frood who knew where his towel was. You are invited to join your fellow hitchhikers in mourning the loss of the late great one. Join in on towel day to show … Continue reading

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The Robertsons

With Nanna & Grumps on their way to Scotland, it’s a good time to see if we can pick up a Robertson modern Hunting Tartan kilt. This means a bit of an investigation into the Robertsons and Clan Donnachaidh.

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Elluminate-ing

Elluminate Live! allows participants in a live presentation to communicate in text and voice, , share an interactive whiteboard and desktop applications, see live video, synchronised web browsing and multi-media content. After playing with the three for free v-room we … Continue reading

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Dorfus Pottyboob

Dorfus Pottyboob … what the? Thanks to Goober Frickenbutt for this …

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Geohashing

XKCD comic #426 contains an algorithm that generates random coordinates across the country every day. These coordinates can be used as destinations for adventures, à la Geocaching. They can also be used for local meetups. — XKCD [2] -38, 145 … Continue reading

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48 hours trapped 100m underground at Wombeyan Caves

48 hours trapped 100m underground after a significant underground rock fall at Wombeyan Caves, west of Mittagong; A diabetic man trapped in Wombeyan Caves Park last weekend faced an excruciating wait for two days with his legs trapped in a … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2008-05-19)

apt-get wife Workshop: Virtual Classrooms in a Web 2.0 World (2008-May-16) Virtual classrooms in a Web 2.0 World. This session offers Victorian educators a chance to learn about and participate in a virtual classroom, and to talk to Web 2.0 … Continue reading

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Skype 3.8 for Windows

The main improvements can be found under the hood of the audio engine. In the real world, this translates to significantly reduced background noise, less delay, fewer call drops, and fewer cut-outs. And if you change your headset, headphones or … Continue reading

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VK3F— or getting a Foundation

The Foundation Licence is the entry level for Amateur Radio in Australia. The syllabus and related examination for the Amateur Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency (Foundation) {AOCP(F)} correspondingly reflects the minimum level of knowledge, skills and experience required to safely assemble … Continue reading

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PWS-QQRob

An interesting detection via our VirusScan Alert Manager this afternoon. I must say that I haven’t seen this one before, although it was first detected back in 2005 (2005-Feb-25). The file F:\笭猁訧蹋.exe is infected with PWS-QQRob Trojan. The file was … Continue reading

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