Category Archives: Downtime

Outback Tele-Conference

Posted on December 21, 2005 by James McParlane

There is something to be said for holding a tele-conference with the engineers and executives of two of the largest companies in Australia while standing on a fencepost, on a hill, in the back paddock of a farm somewhere in … Continue reading →

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Distinctly Told Not To Mow During The Day

Posted on December 21, 2005 by James McParlane

About 1km down the road someone decided to mow their subdivided block. In the kind of heat we get, a mower can hit a rock and cause a spark, or in this case just spontaneously burst into flames. Folk from … Continue reading →

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To ' href="javascript:f()" ' or ' href="#" onclick="f()" ' – That is the question.

Posted on September 28, 2005 by James McParlane

You see both of these methods being used so often that you have to wonder – which is correct? href=”javascript:f()” vs href=”#” onclick=”javascript:f()” The classic ill side-effect that can occur when using the javascript: within a href attribute is when … Continue reading →

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We Apologise For This Break In Transmission…

Posted on August 4, 2005 by James McParlane

I was up too late playing with the Great Satan that is cross browser JavaScript to have any brain power left to make an insightful or informative blog post. So instead.. here is a picture of dogs playing pool

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It's Nice To Be Appreciated

Posted on July 24, 2005 by James McParlane

 

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"Scotty" From Star Trek Died Today

Posted on July 21, 2005 by James McParlane

“Actor James Doohan, who transported the crew of the Star Trek television series through space on the command “Beam me up, Scotty”, died today at the age of 85.” He’s Dead Jim

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Son, This Is As Good As It Gets – Stuff Harry Potter, You Have A Wookie Suit!

Posted on July 18, 2005 by James McParlane

Saturday Morning – Harry Potter Zero Hour. Went swimming then breakfast shopped for a monster suit only to end up with the Star Wars “Chewbacca Deluxe Dress Up” kit and a cool Lego computer game. Omg! Then on a train … Continue reading →

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MGM vs Grokster – This Bong Is Only For Decorative Purposes

Posted on June 30, 2005 by James McParlane

There is something that has always made me feel uncomfortable with application of the the Sony Beta-max defense wrt the litigation of P2P software.  Sony was selling a device and medium. A direct comparison with software transferring data over the internet is not … Continue reading →

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Check Your Hard Drive At Least Once A Century

Posted on June 29, 2005 by James McParlane

Do The Math

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Partial Recovery

Posted on June 24, 2005 by James McParlane

I have recovered a majority of the important blog posts. Thanks to Damian, archive.org and google cache 🙂

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