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tcpipIt appears that I have neglected my journal for just over a week, which is pretty lax for someone who typically updates at least twice a week. To be fair, three of the days were taken up almost entirely with Linux, HPC, and parallel programming courses, which had a good turnout and some pretty active participants. Of course, this has also necessitated a further review of the existing content, which slowly pushes the quantity of material I have to cover in each one. Apropos, I've made a bit of extra headway on my MHEd thesis and have resubmitted the abstract, post-reviewer comments, for the upcoming Higher Education Development Centre annual symposium at the University of Otago. Alas, I will only be able to participate virtually even if it is in my favourite little town, Dunedin. I am also fishing for additional interview subjects for part of my thesis, namely those who have some experience as learners, educators, administrators, or sysadmins for various online learning platforms, for their qualitative insights. If anyone comes to mind, please get them to contact me. I don't need many people, but I'd like a few more.
Over the weekend I went down an unusual path of spending "quite a few" hours playing Open Red Alert. It's several years since I've played this game, and of course, decades in the past when I was quite active in playing the original game (goodness, the late 1990s, and I still have the disks). I really impressed by how the contributors - some three hundred of them - have built something that is very close to the original in flavour and game-play but has made some default modifications to improve game balance and options. As a more social entertainment,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
caseopaya has introduced me to the 2016 TV series Maigret with Rowan Atkinson playing the eponymous character. For those more familiar with his comic roles (Black Adder, Mr. Bean), the serious Atkinson comes across well, although I have noticed he does retain some of his oft-amusing mannerisms. In the past, I have made no secret that I prefer the working-class French crime stories of Georges Simonen over the upper-class British stories from Agatha Christie. As a British series, the English voices are a bit jarring in context, and I'm less than happy with the fact there are only four episodes. Still, better than nothing.
I have been given some thought to this recent dive into past-times which is a little out of my typically driven character and have decided it must be at least in part due to my cathartic rant about the appalling public health bumblings of the New South Wales government. For all the marketing promotion of 70% or 80% as being magic numbers when we can "open up" again, the truth is a lot more complex (marketing people, of which many politicians must be counted, hate complexity). Whilst some political leaders are waving around claims that their proposed policies are based on research from the Doherty Institute, when one actually reads their report (how many can say they've done this?), one will discover their position comes with lots of caveats, including lockdowns. But don't take it from me, take the words of the Doherty Institute director, Professor Sharon Lewin who agrees that these targetted vaccinations alone could mean an additional 25,000 deaths: "The short answer is there is no freedom day here."
Over the weekend I went down an unusual path of spending "quite a few" hours playing Open Red Alert. It's several years since I've played this game, and of course, decades in the past when I was quite active in playing the original game (goodness, the late 1990s, and I still have the disks). I really impressed by how the contributors - some three hundred of them - have built something that is very close to the original in flavour and game-play but has made some default modifications to improve game balance and options. As a more social entertainment,
caseopaya has introduced me to the 2016 TV series Maigret with Rowan Atkinson playing the eponymous character. For those more familiar with his comic roles (Black Adder, Mr. Bean), the serious Atkinson comes across well, although I have noticed he does retain some of his oft-amusing mannerisms. In the past, I have made no secret that I prefer the working-class French crime stories of Georges Simonen over the upper-class British stories from Agatha Christie. As a British series, the English voices are a bit jarring in context, and I'm less than happy with the fact there are only four episodes. Still, better than nothing.I have been given some thought to this recent dive into past-times which is a little out of my typically driven character and have decided it must be at least in part due to my cathartic rant about the appalling public health bumblings of the New South Wales government. For all the marketing promotion of 70% or 80% as being magic numbers when we can "open up" again, the truth is a lot more complex (marketing people, of which many politicians must be counted, hate complexity). Whilst some political leaders are waving around claims that their proposed policies are based on research from the Doherty Institute, when one actually reads their report (how many can say they've done this?), one will discover their position comes with lots of caveats, including lockdowns. But don't take it from me, take the words of the Doherty Institute director, Professor Sharon Lewin who agrees that these targetted vaccinations alone could mean an additional 25,000 deaths: "The short answer is there is no freedom day here."
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Date: 2021-09-06 11:13 pm (UTC)I work with someone who is a code carpenter certified individual - let me know if you want me to pass any information on.
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Date: 2021-09-06 11:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-09-07 01:28 pm (UTC)will do. if you have not heard back from me in a week, an appropriate reminder would be appreciated.
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Date: 2021-09-08 12:26 am (UTC)message has been passed on.
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Date: 2021-09-08 07:04 am (UTC)