Goodness me, Pipka and I were married four years ago today. What an adventure! It’s hard to believe how much we’ve achieved together in the last four years. Some musings…
It feels like ages ago that Pia started a company, named in such a way that I would eventually have to join… and join I did. [...]
Time for a little perspective on the Open Source industry in Australia… Yesterday, the ABS shipped some findings about digital game development companies:
At end June 2007, there were 45 businesses in Australia involved in the provision of digital game development services. These businesses employed over 1,400 people and generated a total income of $136.9m which [...]
While I share some disappointment in the lack of technology practitioners at the Australia 2020 Summit, I’m tickled pink to be presenting today at a feeder event, organised by the very mavenly Senator Kate Lundy.
Foundations of Open: Technology and Digital Knowledge features some familiar faces, and some fresh ones — all in all, an awesome [...]
September 28, 2007 – 03:00
Very happy to read Rodney’s coverage of our “Meet the Open Source Industry” Roadshow breakfast event in Sydney this morning: Open source to help quell ICT trade deficit: Waugh.
However, I disagree with his suggestion that I am “flamboyant”. I have never punched a man or vomited into a piano while wearing a cravat.
But then, one [...]
September 24, 2007 – 19:18
Last week Pia and I launched the Australian Open Source Industry & Community Census, through which we aim to gather solid numbers about the local Open Source industry and community, and turn some perceptions around in the process.
If you’re an Aussie FLOSS contributor (no matter how far or how wide you roam) or if your [...]
September 13, 2007 – 02:02
Later this month Pia and I will begin a trek around the nation to host “Meet the Open Source Industry” breakfasts in every capital city. Yes, yes, all of them — Darwin and Hobart included!
While we’re doing this to promote our Australian Open Source Industry & Community Census project (which you’ll hear more [...]
I was looking for something zesty to personalise our 2007 business cards, and stumbled on the idea of putting hackergotchis on them. At first I thought it would suck pretty badly, but on changing the effective DPI of the image (meaning no interpolation or lossy scaling), I discovered that the average hackergotchi will be about [...]
Apparently, I’m looking for a device designed for a very peculiar niche. If so, I figure the lazyweb is the most likely place to find answers about it: I’m looking for a scanner with built-in fax functionality, but without the laser or inkjet printer element of the usual “multifunction” hardware suite. Yeah, yeah — faxes [...]
