IT Work, Performances, Dr. Pell

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Made my pitch this week to the Victorian Boating Industry Association to redo their website using open source technologies (example) for a mere $5000. They decided to go with a more expensive proprietary solution, which was currently being used by two out the four decision makers. Damn. In other IT work related news have worked through some VB code to make Bendigo payroll and invoice payments automatic through an MS-Access interface. Started CCNA semester three; (re)learnt about VLSM (Variable Length Subnet Addressing). Borderlands' server died yesterday (after six months of me giving the CoM warnings). Fortunately I had another server on order (without the CoMs permission) and planning the build tomorrow. Perhaps now they will listen to me.

Last night travelled to Spotswood's old pumping station with caseopaya to see We Built This City, a multimedia documentary of the building industry and current IR legislation appropriately set underneath the site of a notorious building accident; the West Gate bridge. A combination of interviews, the Trades Hall choir, industrial sounds, some Aussie rock (with Mark Seymour!) film interviews, mini front-end loaders in synchronised movement (like Arab horses) and dancing cranes (I kid you not). Really was quite good fun.

The Catholic Archibishop of Sydney, Dr. George Pell, again proves he is a powerful moron. I have just written to The Age suggesting that the good Dr. check the Christian Bible and the history of the Roman Catholic Church for the advocacy and use of violence. He might find one or two ;-). lederhosen provides further insight to his mind.

GetUp have organised a new petition aimed at preventing the Government's plans to put children of asylum seekers back in detention. Once again youngsters US prove to be geographically illiterate. The World Conservation Union claims that the mass extinction rate is now includes hippos, polar bears and 1/3 of amphibians.

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[tcpip.livejournal.com]

LOL. They usually understand it better.

Or maybe Christians started reading it and thought "Hang on a minute! I like eating prawns!

[curufea.livejournal.com]

Too many folk assume knowledge and don't take kindly when their ignorance is pointed out.

The difference between them and me is - I'm often willing to find out and am far less likely to be offended when my own ignorance is pointed out.

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

*nods* I believe it is a sign of good character to be able to happily acknowledge when one is mistaken.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_fustian/]

It's not about good character; it's about good sense. I mean, who wants to stay wrong?

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

*snerk*

Most people with such an attitude believe they are always right.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_fustian/]

Oh, ye of little faith.

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

That's really quite beautiful.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_fustian/]

Yudkowsky is the guru of singularitarianism; a bit like a baby RMS with better grooming and slightly too much Egan. Although I don't agree with a lot of what he says (eg. I think his Friendly AI concept is a way to justify sci-fi idealism about artificial minds — which, as a Butlerian, I consider Abomination) he is a real advocate who has managed to pull together an institute devoted to completing the task humanity evolved to undertake. (Yes, I have accepted the Spike as my personal Lord and Saviour.)

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

*updates thesis*

Very interesting little organisation. It would nice to see an Australian chapter, but our Dedictible Gift Benefit rules are quite harsh when it comes to technological improvements of that nature.

[zey.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Last I heard, Mosley Jones III was still ranting away about Iraq's WMD and how Shrubby Boy found them ;-).

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

LOL! He's always treated a debate like a boxing match; if you don't give up, no matter how ridiculous your position, you inevitably "win".

What's most likely is that everyone goes "Oh, another nutter"