Is Hand-writing Necessary?Is Hand-writing Necessary?
The Washington Post has an article about handwriting, apparently for some university entrance exams in the US 85% of students write their essays in block letters. The article claims that[...]
CAPTCHAs that don’t workCAPTCHAs that don’t work
One thing that I don’t like is blogs that provide no method of feedback. When I want to read something with little or no possibility of feedback I’ll read one[...]
Microsoft Hires University Drop-Out for Recruiting CampaignMicrosoft Hires University Drop-Out for Recruiting Campaign
news.com.au reports that MS has hired former Miss Australia Erin McNaught to sex up the computer industry’s geeky image and describes her as a “University Drop-Out” (later in the article[...]
The Principles of StupidityThe Principles of Stupidity
We always underestimate the number of stupid people The probability of a person being stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person A stupid person is someone who[...]
Plans for Future PostsPlans for Future Posts
I have created a new blog page for suggestions for future posts. If you want to suggest future topics that you would like me to write about (or vote for[...]
Tactical VotingTactical Voting
In response to a blog conversation on Planet Debian, Wouter Verhelst writes about voting tactics in which he claims that Instant-Runoff (wikipedia) (the method used in Australia to elect members[...]
Two Questions for All Serious Free Software ContributorsTwo Questions for All Serious Free Software Contributors
What do you think is the most important single-sentence of advice that you can offer to someone who wants to contribute to the free software community? I intentionally didn’t mention[...]
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Blog MemesBlog Memes
A common pattern in blog communication is referred to as a Meme. Here is one example of the commonly used definition of the term as applied to blogs. One common[...]
TranslationTranslation
I’ve created a page about translating my blog. Currently it has the following text: If you would like to translate any posts from my blog to a language other than[...]
Housing PricesHousing Prices
The Sydney Morning Herald has an article about pre-fabricated houses from Ikea and suggests that they could solve the housing price problems. The article states that in the UK the[...]