Monthly Archives: April 2012

This weeks links (2012-04-30)

In brief: * Skype replaces P2P supernodes with Linux boxes hosted by Microsoft (updated) (2012-May-01) [ARS Technica] Microsoft has drastically overhauled the network running its Skype voice-over-IP service, replacing peer-to-peer client machines with thousands of Linux boxes that have been … Continue reading

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Music Monday #101 – Iron Maiden

Following on from last week and keeping a foot firmly placed in the ’80s, this week we check out another band with a tremendous stage presence. Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed … Continue reading

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[photography] Bokeh

I was looking through the Photo a day 2012 Flickr Group and saw Day 27- Somewhere you went by Stacey Quinn, which then let me onto her photostream where she has several interesting bokeh images. What is this? How do … Continue reading

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Firefox 12.0

Firefox v.12.0, was offered to release channel users on April 24, 2012 Fixed in Firefox 12 [4] MFSA 2012-33 Potential site identity spoofing when loading RSS and Atom feeds MFSA 2012-32 HTTP Redirections and remote content can be read by … Continue reading

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Scavenger Hunter Gatherer

A new longer term photography project “Scavenger Hunter Gatherer” where the aim is to collect all 100 photos; The Challenges [2] Complete this scavenger hunt by taking a photo of each item on the challenge list. There are 100 challenges. … Continue reading

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[Trailwalker] Tales from the trail – The Final Episode – The Event at last

Episode 12 – The Final Episode – The Event at last G’day folklings, As this is our very last Tales from the Trail, we would like to sincerely thank all of you who supported us throughout the whole time – … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2012-04-23)

In brief: * Plunder downunder: How to read the iiTrial piracy verdict (2012-Apr-24) [IT News] * Top 10 Most Unforgivable Twitter Spelling Mistakes (2012-Apr-20) [BuzzFeed] * Create a State of Chaos … go and have a play with it 😉 … Continue reading

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Music Monday #100 – KISS

A special MusicMonday for #100. KISS was my first big concert back at Waverley in 1980, these guys own the stage! Kiss (often stylized as KISS or KIϟϟ) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January … Continue reading

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[Trailwalker] Tales from the trail – episode 11 – Hitting the road

Episode 11 – Hitting the road G’day folklings, As promised, I’m attaching the link to our team page so you can keep track of our progress during the actual walk. We start at 10 am on Friday, and anticipate getting … Continue reading

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**April Reading Challenge – Authors of the Month – 2012**

The Aussie Readers group on Goodreads has the April Reading Challenge – Authors of the Month; For a bit of a change, this month we’ll combine special authors with a bit of Easter/Anzac Day spirit. Our authors to choose from … Continue reading

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