Monthly Archives: May 2009

NCIS OSP “some super cool toys”

Posted on May 28, 2009 by visibleprocrastinations

NCIS Season 6 Episode 22 – Legend Part 1 Date:26/05/2009 (Australian air date) The murder of a marine sends Gibbs and McGee to Los Angeles for a joint investigation with the NCIS office of special projects (OSP). I like the … Continue reading →

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Tour of Belgium 2009

Posted on May 27, 2009 by visibleprocrastinations

Tour of Belgium (Ronde van België) 2009 May 26th – 31st, 2009 The Tour of Belgium (Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique) is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium. It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, … Continue reading →

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MPG (MPGV/a52) issues

Posted on May 27, 2009 by visibleprocrastinations

Today I ran into a video codec issue with a MPG file (video:MPGV/audio:a52) will play in VLC. Unfortunately, the client wants to use from Quicktime and the files don’t play in Quicktime/iTunes. It looks like this type of file originates … Continue reading →

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The Centralization–Decentralization Debate

Posted on May 26, 2009 by visibleprocrastinations

Four documents I have been referring to multiple times over the last month or so. Access to these documents is restricted via subscription/login. [1] Frederick, Lawrence W. “Recasting the Centralization–Decentralization Debate: Advancing the Innovation Support Cycle” (Research Bulletin, Issue 10). … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2009-05-25)

Posted on May 25, 2009 by visibleprocrastinations

Nightlife talks Social Networks (ABC Radio) If you like to Tweet on Twitter, or can’t get enough of Facebook then that probably makes you a social networker.Tonight on Nightlife we explore the pluses and minuses of all the different social … Continue reading →

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Towel Day 2009

Posted on May 25, 2009 by visibleprocrastinations

Towel Day: A Tribute to Douglas Adams Douglas Adams will be missed by his fans worldwide. So that all his fans everywhere can pay tribute to this genius, I propose that two weeks after his passing (May 25, 2001) be … Continue reading →

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Video collaboration conference

Posted on May 25, 2009 by visibleprocrastinations

Video collaboration conference Integrated and converged video conference systems and how to improve the user experience Monday 25th May, 2009 Sponsored by: Monash University, AARNet and Integrated Vision. Following highly successful AARNet Roadshows in 2008, Monash University is proud to … Continue reading →

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Thursday 21 May, 2009 – Why staff are on strike

Posted on May 21, 2009 by visibleprocrastinations

Thursday 21 May, 2009 For over a year, university managements around Victoria have used excuse after excuse to delay negotiating a new collective agreement for staff. Now they have run out of excuses, and staff have run out of patience. … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2009-05-18)

Posted on May 18, 2009 by visibleprocrastinations

Social Networking As Pedagogy Social nets – a communication tool or a distraction. AV TECHNOLOGY (May 2009) Modern Crusades … On its Web site, GQ has published a slide show of cover sheets that accompanied intelligence updates produced by Rumsfeld’s … Continue reading →

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