No, I’m not talking about Passion of the Christ, nor the kind of passion that attracts those Google referrers making hardcore porn one of my most popular referring search terms. I’m talking about passion for what you do. On Saturday I had a wonderful session with Jason Hobbs, brainstorming a new project we’re working on… Continue reading Passion
Month: February 2005
Tectonic magazine
My copy of Tectonic magazine arrived in the post today. Neil described it as a thing of beauty, and I was pleasantly surprised too (perhaps that shows our predisposition for Ubuntu, from which the cover art is taken?) Many of the articles are taken from the website, and so are old news, but there’s something… Continue reading Tectonic magazine
Blood(y) landlords and slimy diamonds
The landlord of the building where I work has just fired the security guard (technically he hasn’t renewed his contract). Apparently he has a tendency to hire a guard on contract for 3 months, then terminate the contract on very short notice (in this case Monday is the last day), and avoid paying UIF etc,… Continue reading Blood(y) landlords and slimy diamonds
20Twenty still not supporting Open Standards
I’ve just heard (from a friend attempting to apply) that 20Twenty still aren’t accepting applications on anything but Internet Explorer. If they can spend gazillions on shiny new Microsoft licences surely they can afford the 10 minutes it would take a developer to fix their form. Looks like their backend tech is almost as bad… Continue reading 20Twenty still not supporting Open Standards
The Future of Food
Just got an invite to a SAFeAGE showing of The Future of Food at the Labia. Will paste the details below for anyone in Cape Town and interested. SOUTH AFRICAN FREEZE ALLIANCE ON GENETIC ENGINEERING (SAFeAGE) INVITES YOU TO A SHOWING OF THE FILM THE FUTURE OF FOOD By Lily Films ON WORLD CONSUMER DAY… Continue reading The Future of Food
Unethical vegan parents and the art of headline skimming
The label pseudo-science is an interesting one, so often used by the mainstream to discredit new findings, or directions of exploration. What it really should be used for is to label all those researchers paid by a vested interest to suppress a finding they’re unhappy with. Or just plain bad research methodologies. I’m applying it… Continue reading Unethical vegan parents and the art of headline skimming
Margarine and Meat Juice
Since stopping eating meat, and even more so since having a son who we’ve agreed will follow a similar diet, I’ve been studying up on nutrition. And a good thing too, because if I’d relied upon some of the ‘experts’, I’d have been taking the advice of the clinic and force-feeding Dorje margarine in an… Continue reading Margarine and Meat Juice
Why I like Telkom
I have a soft spot for Telkom. Without them, I would never have mastered controlling my temper to the same degree. Who else could aggravate me to such an extent as South Africa’s favourite monopoly? I remember my first encounters with them. I had a room in a house in Observatory, with my own phone,… Continue reading Why I like Telkom
Being a good parent, the World of Birds and the horrors of Nedbank
On becoming a parent, I’m told, there are four things to do. Own a green card, giving access to all Cape Nature Conservation sites, such as Cape Point and Boulders, an Aquarium card, a Botanical Society card and a World of Birds card. I’m not doing too badly, scoring 75% as a parent, the aquarium… Continue reading Being a good parent, the World of Birds and the horrors of Nedbank
MySQL: Linux versus FreeBSD (and others)
Finally someone has done what I never got around to doing. Tony Bourke, in a Newsforge article, does some reasonably extensive benchmarking of MySQL on various OS’s. Of course there’ll be the endless analysis of the various setups (read the comments for some IQ-lowering fun), but at a glance Linux 2.6 wins out, with FreeBSD… Continue reading MySQL: Linux versus FreeBSD (and others)