London 2012 medal tally by use of capital punishment
At the end of the Olympic Games, people like to play around with medal tallies ordered or weighted in a variety of (dis)interesting ways. Here’s mine: Country has death penalty Gold Silver Bronze No...
View ArticleReplace caps lock with something more useful
I rarely use the easy-to-reach caps lock key, but I often stretch my little finger to get to the control key. And I never use the scroll lock key. So, in a fit of ergomania I made some changes to the...
View ArticleForce RGB mode in Mac OS X to fix the picture quality of an external monitor
Update: I have heard that 10.8.3 has solved this problem for some people, so I rolled back my changes and installed the update. No change on my monitor. Nevertheless, it’d be a good idea to update OS X...
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The N40L NAS with the Icy Dock DuoSwap
A recent tech buy was an HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer, which serves as a NAS, a Sick Beard/SABnzbd+/Deluge server, and as a backup server. I’ve added an IcyDock Duo Swap to the 5.25″ bay. I use its...
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The Silverstone SG05 “steambox” and HTPC
I’ve long wanted to set up my idea of the trinity of home computer hardware, and I finally got around to doing it a couple of months ago. I previously posted about procuring a small server for...
View ArticleThe Dvorak-QWERTY Layout for Windows
This post is pretty much just to shill this tool, since I like it a lot: Dvorak-QWERTY Layout for Windows. I’ve been using a Mac a bit lately and, since I type with the Dvorak layout, I like that Mac...
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Fix the Triple J Hottest 100 voting system
The upcoming compilation The twentieth anniversary of the Hottest 100 inspired a “best of the last twenty years” version, the winners of which were announced last weekend. As always, there was much...
View ArticleFavourite songs of 2013
Here are my thirty favourite tracks of 2013. I won’t say ‘best’ because that’d suggest knowledge and objectivity. Spotify playlist YouTube playlist (some are live recordings rather than the album...
View ArticleUse Getflix or Unblock-Us servers selectively with Dnsmasq
I subscribe to Getflix, which is quite similar to Unblock-Us in that it allows users to access geo-blocked content. The basic method to use these services is to set one’s device to use their provided...
View ArticleFavourite songs of 2014
My top thirty tracks of the year. Starts with my top ten, the rest are ordered by (Spotify) track length. Spotify playlist YouTube playlist “I’m wearing Win Butler’s hair There’s a scalpless singer of...
View ArticleDelete old tweets selectively using Python and Tweepy
For some time I’ve used an online service to delete tweets that are more than one week old. I do this because I use Twitter for levity, for throwaway comments and retweets on issues of the day, and I...
View ArticleFavourite songs of 2015 (excluding Hamilton)
My top thirty tracks of the year that aren’t on the Hamilton recording. Spotify playlist YouTube playlist Starts with my top ten for Hottest 100 purposes, the rest are ordered by (Spotify) track...
View ArticleAnzac Day speeches of Governor Underwood
The Anzac Day addresses of the late Peter Underwood, former Governor of Tasmania, are among the most thoughtful and important speeches made on Australia’s commemoration of war and its effects. Friday,...
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A new tiebreaker for footy tipping
When people used paper to manage their workplace footy tipping competitions they needed a simple method to decide tiebreakers. The closest guess to the margin of the round’s blockbuster game was...
View ArticleFavourite songs of 2016
Mitski – Your Best American Girl Har Mar Superstar – I Hope Margaret Glaspy – You and I Radiohead – Burn the Witch Lucy Dacus – I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore Miike Snow – Genghis Khan ANOHNI – Drone...
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Travis, mate! Bet365 has kicked me out!
If you have an online gambling account that hasn’t been closed or severely restricted, the company believes you are a loser, and is treating you like a mug. Travis, cobber! You told me that the final...
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Get rid of the video umpire or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Post
Let’s get rid of video umpires by changing the definition of a goal. Today’s high-definition slo-mo replays put umpires under significant pressure to make the correct call. In earlier times, players...
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Favourite songs of 2017
Many amazing tracks have been missed, as always. My favourite songs are the ones I can listen to over and over again. Gang of Youths – Let Me Down Easy Perfume Genius – Slip Away Phoebe Bridgers –...
View ArticleTasmanian election 2006, I mean 2018
Majority government The major parties, business groups, and elements of the media have convinced the electorate that majority government is vital. In 2006 Labor won 14 seats by playing the line that...
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Favourite songs of 2018
I’ve only picked twenty songs for my list this year. There were some gems that I really enjoyed, but a lot fewer than in recent years. Childish Gambino – This Is America The 1975 – Give Yourself A Try...
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