Monthly Archives: January 2008

Cool stuff for Python Coders

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Christopher Neugebauer

Today at Day 2 of LCA, I attened the Distro Summit for the first half of the day, and the Gaming Miniconf for the second part, this particular post is going to focus mostly upon the gaming talks, since it’s … Continue reading →

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In Melbourne Tonight (LCA Sunday)

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Christopher Neugebauer

LCA Observation of the Day I can safely say that I’ve never been in a room full of people making unfortunate computing analogies in order to describe people bunching up closer together. I now notice the similarity between defragmentation, and … Continue reading →

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News, Movie Release News

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Christopher Neugebauer

Big news overnight is that the Bond flick to be released this year is to be titled Quantum of Solace, after one of Ian Fleming’s short stories from For Your Eyes Only. The film gets its release in the US … Continue reading →

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Hello Planet LCA2008!

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Christopher Neugebauer

Hello! This would be my customary welcome/test post for Planet linux.conf.au 2008, and if this shows up there, then it would indicate that everything is working as planned, in which case: Hello to you all! In relation to setup, it … Continue reading →

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NCSS Part 1 (Sydney part 2)

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Christopher Neugebauer

So here begins my comprehensive wrap-up of all things Sydney, since I conveniently neglected to do so whilst I was there. Come on, Aussie! Friday’s main purpose was to watch Day Three of the Second Test between Australia and India … Continue reading →

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Back home

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Christopher Neugebauer

Well, I’m back home (and have been for the past few days now) after my trip out for NCSS. The trip was fantastic, I made heaps of new friends, revisited lots of old ones (some unexpectedly), and otherwise had a … Continue reading →

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The All-nighter

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Christopher Neugebauer

It’s 5:36 on a Sunday morning during the closing hours of the customary all-nighter. Dawn was 15 minutes ago. I do believe I’ve made it!!!! A more comprehensive wrap-up of the week when I can be stuffed — sleep depravation … Continue reading →

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Sydney Day 1

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Christopher Neugebauer

Get me a ticket for an aeroplane… Thursday began with an unusually early wake-up time for myself, due to my need to get myself to the airport by 6AM. Once I got there, the general airport trudgery began, with the … Continue reading →

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In with the new!

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Christopher Neugebauer

And so 2008 begins! May it be successful, prosperous, and a whole lot of other adjectives that people find desirable when discussing new years. I’m starting 2008 off by heading up to Sydney, unfortunately not in time to see their … Continue reading →

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