Monthly Archives: April 2006

Tin Roof… Rusted

We picked up our LoveSac today. The soft and scrumptious mocha corduroy cover has been taunting us for a few weeks now, so it was very satisfying to finally get our hands on the innards. All the massaging, fluffing (not that kind!), kneading, rolling, stomping and diving provided some much needed physical activity and entertainment […]

Ubuntu Boot Camp

Dirk Olbertz installs Ubuntu on his iMac — Ubuntu’s Human stylin’ is the perfect camouflage for Boot Camp.

Flying Cars are Next

Holy shit! These awesome looking Australian-made DomeShells have been tested against the Building Code of Australia, and have a C1 cyclone rating. Pretty sweet specs given recent experiences in Queensland and the USA. Oddly enough, the project comes out of the Queensland University of Technology.
I totally want one. Two, actually — I’d attach a 7 to a […]

Ghosts

The Ghosts of Conferences Past is the nickname given to previous linux.conf.au organisers who volunteer to mentor and help future teams. Every year the new team, the immediate past organisers and some of the veteran Ghosts meet to pass the torch, provide advice and share their experiences.
What a weekend!
We began on Saturday morning with the […]

Another Busy Day at Pants Palais

Hi!”
“Hello again.”
“Um, what are you up to at the moment?”
“Just having coffee with a couple of the folks here.”
“Whereabouts?”
“Hobart…?”
“Oh… Oh yeah.”
“Ha ha ha.”
“So I guess that, say, nipping around to the Ghosts hotel with your credit card would be somewhat challenging, right?”
“Ha ha ha. Yeah, somewhat.”
“Okay. It’s alright, I still love you.”
“Love you too. kthxbye.”
Pia […]