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Linux.conf.au — Wrapup

LCA officially finished yesterday with the Open Day being a massive success. Here’s my attempt to wrap up everything that I’ve done since Tuesday: Wednesday Keynote was Bruce Schneier, he gave a speech which was not terribly revelatory, but was … Continue reading

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Cool stuff for Python Coders

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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NCSS Part 1 (Sydney part 2)

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

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

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

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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Travel Plans

Hello, World! My flights interstate have been booked: I’ll be in Sydney for NCSS from 8AM on Thursday the 3rd of January, and leaving at 7:30PM on Wednesday the 16th. My trip to Melbourne (for linux.conf.au) will be from 7AM … Continue reading

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NCSS 2008 (First Post)

Well, after a three-months-and-a-week delay, I’ve finally been invited to be a tutor at this year’s National Computer Science School, which is held at the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney (in Sydney). I was a student … Continue reading

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