July 2009
“I’ll be right back,” Godot. http://cli.gs/2na3t8
twitter.govt.nz | NPSC Blog →
Some thoughts on the UK Cabinet Office Twitter Strategy template, and what it means for NZ govt agencies…
Fonts - ArchWiki →
Packages for smooth fonts…
Some thoughts on the UK government’s Twitter Strategy template http://bit.ly/3A27bc
How To Connect To A WPA Wifi Using Command Lines... →
This tutorial will explain how to connect to a WPA (1-2) wireless network without installing any graphical tool.
Moving my NetNewsWire synching across to Google Reader; apparently Google owns the web now…
Google Reader mobile is a particularly crappy experience…
Replaced Thunderbird with Claws on the EeePC: leaner & faster…
William T Vollman, “the PEZ dispenser of career-capping mega volumes,” http://bit.ly/qx2LK
“Data glasnost”
The Matrix, but with money: the world of... →
“If you look under the hood of the markets in 2009, you’ll find that the trading floor has been replaced by electronic networks; the frantic, hand-signaling traders have been replaced by computer…
My advice just included the phrase, “use a mod_rewrite rule.” That’s why I love my job…
Albums that changed lives http://bit.ly/Bzc1x Mine was ‘Bitches Brew’
The @CabinetOffice Twitter guidelines are good http://bit.ly/Wo11k but the clearance req is disappointing…
DOC staffer's dodgy Wikipedia edit - Web 2.0 - NZ... →
Christchurch man Alan Liefting, who set up the “1080 usage in New Zealand” page last September, resurrected the information within 30 minutes. He told The Press debate was being “stifled” by…
Succumbed and went with the Mad Men avatar - only becuase the likeness is uncanny…
Official Issues Paper Released | Government 2.0... →
Australian Government paper
Template Twitter strategy for Government... →
UK guidance on using Twitter…
breviary stuff » that’s breviary stuff, that is »... →
A couple of python scripts for migrating mail and filter settings…
When did the NYT implement the ability to look up any word in one of their articles? Very. Cool.
Scientists start panicking at the thought of The Rapture http://bit.ly/lPUwm It must be real!
Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man -... →
THE SINGULARITY. “âSomething new has taken place in the past five to eight years,â Dr. Horvitz said. âTechnologists are replacing religion, and their ideas are resonating in some ways with the…
Carl Sagan conducts a tour of Flatland http://bit.ly/xbekb Break out your skivvy…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-26) →
Gil Scott-Heron (1)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1)
Eric B & Rakim (1)
The Last Poets (1)
Eric B. & Rakim (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
There is going to be a freakin’ stampede when these trains arrive. Expect mayhem. And carnage…
Openbox:Pipemenus - Openbox →
Scripts for the root menu…
Among all the jeremiads about the Internet killing journalism, this is quite good http://bit.ly/uk43J
Monday morning !desktop: St Jerome (patron Saint of bureaucrats?)… http://flic.kr/p/6J9mpx
Have spent enough time learning Conkeror to uninstall Firefox: mouseless browsing FTW! http://conkeror.org/
The News About the Internet - NYRB →
Of all the dismal and discouraging numbers to have emerged from the world of newspapers—the sharp plunges in circulation, the dizzying fall-off in revenues, the burgeoning debt, the mounting losses—none seems as sobering as the relentless march of layoffs and buyouts. According to the blog Paper Cuts, newspapers lost 15,974 jobs in 2008 and another 10,000 in the first half of 2009. That’s...
Ditching Thunderbird’s (ugly) notifications in favour of Jaunty’s libnotify http://bit.ly/UoOBf
The term ‘blogosphere’ is already something of an anachronism…
Who was the genius that brought the glockenspiel to Motown?
Miles Davis Quintet on skateboards http://bit.ly/Ntysr Wow.
Watching Media7 on public relations http://bit.ly/1bs1Uy PR in the Veitch case…
Thunderbird Configured to Open Links in Firefox →
Should work for Conkeror as well…
Arch Linux Forums / What small tweaks did you do? →
Some handy hints here for tweaking Arch…
Anyone else using Conkeror as their primary browser?
My hCard
Jason Ryan Manager, Communications & Records Management State Services Commission
E: jason.ryan@ssc.govt.nz P: +64 4 495 2850 C: +64 272 447 081 Jabber
More on hCard on the Microformats Wiki.
Another Friday afternoon looking at CVs: fluctuating between despair & indignation…
Why does the term Community Manager inspire pages of technical prowess - I’m interested in what you do with PEOPLE.
“I’m passionate about the product.” I’m so sorry to hear that, have you considered sterilization?
In a good seminar on managing conflicts of interest. (Twitter _doesn’t_ count…)
Pkg: xfce4-notifyd →
Perfecting Openbox with keybindings and a tint2 panel… http://flic.kr/p/6Hh1bq
RT: Favourite bit of feedback re #blackout: “I’m seeing 100% fewer fat linux neckbeard pics in FB. Keep up the good work” (via @hollowaynz)
It’s belting down outside and Rahsaan Roland Kirk is steaming up my windows…
This is delicious: Copyright group prosecuted for failing to pay artists http://bit.ly/pHsf
Moved from Xfce to Openbox on my EeePC… http://flic.kr/p/6GWisZ
Just told one of my team to “play with the <blink> tag.” I’m an evil, evil man…