Month: July 2009
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Fantastic Mr FoxThe trailer for the upcoming Fantastic Mr Fox movie is out… and I kinda liked it! (I’m as surprised as you are.) It bears very little resemblance to the original story, but to be honest it was never one of Dahl’s best works anyway. (It also underwent extensive revisions, as the original was…
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I had a weird and busy day away from the computer, but I need to say a public “Happy birthday” to my best friend and favourite human being. Many happy returns of the day, Snookums.
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Link List: How To Interview When Gathering Requirements Building a Requirements Foundation Through Customer Interviews 6 Tips To Double Your Requirements Interview Effectiveness Mining project requirements – techniques to use before and after an interview Use these interviewing techniques to gather project requirements Can you guess what I’m doing at work this week?
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USE IT UP – WEAR IT OUT – MAKE IT DO! Love it! Of course, I make the Snook take his pants off before I mend them.
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Running/Walking ChallengeSince I know some of you have been inspired to hit the roads and get healthy lately, I’ve just created a “NSW Knitters Challenge” over at Runner+. The challenge is to get in as many miles in August as you can. There’s no prize for winning; just the encouragement of the group to keep…
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Infinite JestI’m sad to report that I’ve fallen so far behind that my Infinite Summer is destined to be a failure. I’m still reading a few pages here and there, but nowhere near the rate I need to keep up.
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My buddy Michael, Chippendale’s local sustainability expert, is quoted in an article in today’s Sydney Morning Herald about road design and urban warming. He gave a presentation last week on how the Chippendale road gardens represent a way to change the way our city works. (I hope the tree thief reads it and chokes on…
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What a difference a week makes! This week: 28.8km (18mi)Last week: 12.5km (7.8mi) I know that’s a ridiculously large jump, more than double. But 18 miles is what I should be up to on my plan, and the only reason the past few weeks were less was because of my stupid cold. The big difference…
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More pictures of yesterday’s tea party are up at JP’s site…
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Jeez. The knitting world has been rocked by this post over at Yarn Harlot, where she details the harrassment she’s been dealing with from a reader/commenter who doesn’t like her. If you’re visible on the Internet and you dare to utter an opinion on anything, there is someone who will take extreme offense to it.…