Comparing Telcos AgainComparing Telcos Again
Late last year I compared the prices of mobile providers after Aldi started getting greedy [1]. Now Aldi have dramatically changed their offerings [2] so at least some of the[...]
Links March 2014Links March 2014
Typing Animal wrote an interesting article about the dangers of stainless steel in a medical environment [1]. Apparently silver and copper are best due to the oligodynamic effect. Instead of[...]
The Aspie AccentThe Aspie Accent
I am often asked about my “accent”. The most common guess is that it’s a “British” accent, while I lived in London for about a year I don’t think that[...]
Nexus5 Armourdillo Hybrid CaseNexus5 Armourdillo Hybrid Case
I’ve just been given an Armourdillo Hybrid case for the Nexus 5 [1] to review. The above pictures show the back of the case, the front of the case, the[...]
Aldi Deserves an Award for Misleading EmailAldi Deserves an Award for Misleading Email
Aldi Mobile has made a significant change to their offerings. They previously had an offer of $35 for “unlimited” calls and 2.5G of data in a month for which they[...]
BTRFS Status March 2014BTRFS Status March 2014
I’m currently using BTRFS on most systems that I can access easily. It’s not nearly reliable enough that I want to install it on a server in another country or[...]
Less WorkLess Work
I previously wrote about the idea of a Basic Income for Australia [1], that post was mainly to show how it could be introduced with little real change. That is[...]
DepressionDepression
Andrew Solomon gave an interesting TED talk about depression [1]. I’ve had problems with depression at various times through my life, about 18 months ago I recognised it as depression[...]
Links February 2014Links February 2014
The Economist has an interesting and informative article about the lack of reproducability of scientific papers and the implications for scientific research [1]. Regina Dugan gave an interesting TED talk[...]
Electric Car Charging in MelbourneElectric Car Charging in Melbourne
This morning I noticed some parking bays reserved for car charging in a car park at the corner of Sydney Rd and Glenlyon St in Brunswick (near Aldi). One of[...]