I was talking to someone tonight about stuff to eat, and that got me thinking.  What sort of stuff do I normally have on hand for quick cheap and easy meals?

I guess it depends on the time of year but here's my list.

• Lots of small tins of fish.  I get the John West or Coles brand tuna or salmon tins in the 95g or so size, the type you get which are ( Read more... )

Carrier Sense, Multiple Access / Collision Detect.

Well it's moved on a bit since then at the topology/packet transmission level, but fundamentally it's still the same principle.  Ethernet networks, that sort of network that your computers at home are connected together by and also the network that is the main and primary communications channel ( Read more... )

Since I've gotten into another political s**tfight, here's where I stand on such issues in case anyone's interested:

• Climate change is real, it's here, and it's happening now.  There may be a lot of noise in the press saying "oh but wait some climate scientists think it's not all bad" and "there's this guy in Milwaukee who reckons that it's all ( Read more... )

This week I decided that my fat and lazy abs needed a bit of a work out so that they could match the muscle tone of the rest of my body (you there! up the back! stop laughing and STFU!).  I do have a six-pack, it's in the bag with all of the other groceries ( Read more... )

sigh.

Another facebook trojan doing the rounds, no doubt aiming to steal passwords, and another few friends had their accounts tumbled into.  Here is what to do to stop it happening to you.

First, the simple rules.

Rule 1.  The people trying to hack your accounts are either l33t h4x0rs (rarely) or pimple-faced geeks with nothing better to do (most ( Read more... )

Although I appreciate your friendly concern and understand the difficulty an organisation such as yours has in raising funds, I am sorry to inform you that I am unable to contribute to your treasury at this point in time, or at any other point in time I might add ( Read more... )

So here's my current strategy for wrangling my contact lists ( Read more... )

My flight from Toronto to LA has been delayed but with cheaper wi-fi here in Toronto than LA and plenty of time at LAX to change flights I'm not complaining. My bags are checked through all the way to Sydney so the worst thing that can happen is I get home late ( Read more... )

Moon and Sixpence. Murray St. Saturday 21st Feb. Probably start somewhere out the front depending on the heat. Hope to see you there. Be there or be somewhere else.

Addit: Around 3pm as previously advertised on faceplant.

Various environmentally aware friends of mine (plus those of us with detergent allergies) might be interested in this:

http://arjen-lentz.livejournal.com/128791.html