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30 Days of Geek: 14 – Favourite Computer Conference

Oh. You probably won’t be surprised to hear this one, but the answer is Linux.conf.au the Australasian Free and Open Source Software Conference. I’ve been attending since Melbourne 2008, and have since “been” to Hobart in 2009 and travelled to … Continue reading

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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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In Melbourne Tonight (LCA Sunday)

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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Hello Planet LCA2008!

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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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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