First time back at the gym doing a serious workout for … some time. A year or so? Annette and I used it once a couple of months ago, but I wasn’t doing any serious work. I was this time. And it didn’t seem so bad at the time,…
To Infinity! And Beyond! The following picture accompanied a newspaper article about ICONZ Wireless selling broadband connections into Bucklands Beach and the surrounding coastline. Pictured are myself, and and ICONZ Marketing Consultant. Note our fine socialist middle-distance stares! And me in my very best Hobbit-pants!…
[Scene: JSR is reading old Doonsbury cartoons on his computer] JSR: “It’s so amazing to read these old cartoons from the 70’s, you know? Like, they’re talking about the Equal Rights Amendment in this one! There’s stuff here that we just totally take for granted nowadays.…
Right, so. Coming back from Wellington, car full of ex-Weta Digital servers that I’m gleefully taking back to Auckland. The car in front of me is a bright blue hatchback, lowered, tinted windows, sticker on the rear window that says “Low Key” .. serious rice …and no licence plate at…
No sign of my new second-hand decks and mixer yet. I am anxious. HOW am I supposed to become a superstar Dee-jeahhh if my gear is endlessly delayed! Dammit! Current projects: Work: – Satellite based internet delivery to 65 schools – Plus all the usual work crap like complex customer solutions, product…
So – thegrort and lost_dryad are moving into my apartment building this weekend, and I just found out that Chris R and Helen are also moving into my building sometime soon – possibly next weekend. So exciting! I … I think this actually officially makes my building a ‘hood. Kickass! I’ve…
Today, I removed Megatokyo from my favourites list. And why? Because it’s pretty much turned to ass. It’s not _QUITE_ gone as downhill as .. say .. Sluggy Freelance or User Friendly, but it’s up here. You see, Piro is deliberately moving from a four-panel or one-page setup with…
So, this evening, I was unable to get to the forums hosted by my old friend Chris. I could reach other web sites, and indeed even ping his machine, but not browse to it. I sent him an sms stating that they were down, and then I noticed that I…