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30 Days of Geek: 01 – Why do you consider yourself a geek?

Right, so for those of you who missed my announcement a couple of weeks ago, I’m taking part in the 30 Days of Geek blogging challenge throughout November. This is the first of those posts. So this first of those … Continue reading

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Academia, gogo!

In today’s exciting post I describe a rather amusing series of events and the end result of it: The events: In August I submitted a paper to a Computer Vision conference being held in New Zealand in November. This is … Continue reading

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30 Days of Geek challenge

My friend Jethro Carr has just suggested another 30-day blogging challenge, and unlike the last one, this one doesn’t require me to be highly introspective and emotional, which I can gladly cope with . Instead, the topic this time around … Continue reading

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One week left for LCA2011 Miniconf proposals

In case you’ve missed it in other channels, the linux.conf.au 2011 miniconf CFPs close on Friday October 22 (for the most part). For my part, I’m still looking for more presentations for the Open Programming and Research & Student Innovation … Continue reading

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A Miniconf for Researchers and Students

Because my insanity knows no bounds, I’m helping out with a second miniconf at Linux.conf.au 2011 in Brisbane. It’s called the FOSS in Research and Student Innovation Miniconf, and I’m running it with my fellow ex-UTAS Honours Student, Peter Lyle. … Continue reading

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Open Programming strikes again

I’m very pleased to announce that the LCA2011 organisers have accepted my proposal for the Open Programming Miniconf to be run at Linux.conf.au in Brisbane in January.  This is a new, improved, shorter-titled successor to the wildly successful Open Programming … Continue reading

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AUC /dev/world/2010 — I’m Presenting!

AUC /dev/world/2010, the Apple University Consortium’s conference for developers working on or with Mac or iOS devices is on again this year, on the 28th and 29th of September, in Melbourne.  Last year I presented a talk, and ran the … Continue reading

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Honours Etc

Ooops, I appear to have forgotten to update my blog (as usual), and forgot to mention anything at all about my Thesis or my Honours work otherwise for the past four months. I truly can’t be bothered writing about it … Continue reading

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Welcome to Wellington (Or: Incoherent early-morning brain dump)

I’m taking what scant morning time I have away from the conference today to let you know what I’m doing during it, isn’t that nice? Naturally, I’ve written this at 6:30AM, which is like 4:30AM Sydney Time: a fact that … Continue reading

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Summer of Etc!

Once again, I’ve left this site for faaaaar too long without letting you all know what I’ve been up to of late (oops). Needless to say, a fair bit has happened in the past few weeks, and it’s probably worth … Continue reading

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