Anyone doing web development these days knows the importance of JavaScript. Those that know me, also know that JavaScript is one of my least-liked languages, and my opinion is well summed-up by my favourite Javascript quote: Develop by Netscape over a weekend. And it shows! Nevertheless Javascript marches on and is now also becoming used …
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Recently I was having a meeting and a number of the participants really had little to do with the project or its outcomes. I was reminded of the classic Chicken and Pig joke. If you’re familiar with Ken Schwaber‘s Scrum training then you’ve probably heard or, or seen this, before. If not then I hope that you get a …
It took him 15 hours to think about hanging up and calling back again? Why is the SMH bagging Qantas instead of calling this guy an idiot? http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantas-phone-customer-put-on-hold–for-15-hours-20120802-23id8.html Another example of the degradation of SMH’s journalism standards. The guy’s call got lost in the phone queue. Technology, like life, is not perfect. Hardly cause for a front …
Interesting article in the New York times about even people at Facebook trying to lessen the amount of time they spend online. This reflects my own personal experience and also the experience of many of my friends and colleagues. There seems to be a growing view that too much time can be wasted online especially on …
This is an opportunity to ask the Prime Minister Julia Gillard your most burning questions. http://oursay.org/hangout-with-the-prime-minister Post a new question or vote for your favourites. The PM will answer the most popular questions live on Saturday July 21st. This is a great use of technology as a social enabler and also some pretty good PR …
I recently attended a lecture on Stem Cells in Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges at the University of New South Wales. The main presenter was Professor Alan Trounson, President of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine in San Francisco, California, the state’s $3billion stem cell agency. Dr Bernadette Tobin, Director of the Plunkett Centre for Ethics at St Vincent’s Hospital, also spoke …
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I’ve been consolidating the number of computers I have by moving them with VMWare vCenter Converter to a server running vSphere Hypervisor. I ran into some issue when trying to copy an old Windows XP machine and I’m posting this here in case anyone else runs into the same issues. In general I found this guide useful. Issue 1. …
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