July 2010
32 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-25) →
Regina Spektor (13)
Bon Iver (9)
Manitoba (7)
Burn Notice (1)
Chris Quilala (1)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-18) →
John Williams (45)
Peter Gabriel (28)
The Go! Team (22)
Ryan Adams (16)
Kevin Drew (16)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-11) →
The Tallest Man on Earth (23)
John Williams (23)
Lykke Li (17)
Page France (15)
Broken Social Scene (15)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-4) →
Peter Gabriel (82)
The National (35)
James Taylor (33)
The Go! Team (26)
Big Scary (20)
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VIVID SYDNEY 2010 (by Marcus O’Brien)
I love vivid Sydney. Didn’t get to see much of it this year. Next year I think I’ll have to make it a priority.
Also this video is fantastic.
Guidelines for choosing a good password →
The number of people who have ridiculously insecure passwords still surprises me. Having worked in a job where I was supposed to collect all the users’ passwords (I refused, creating a whole lot of extra work for the help desk and myself), I’ve seen a fair few when it wasn’t communicated to users that was in fact not going to collect their passwords.
I don’t understand...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-27) →
The Tallest Man on Earth (27)
Katie Noonan and The Captains (26)
Coldplay (23)
Kevin Drew (18)
Katalyst (18)
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June 2010
23 posts
Blues Brothers a "Catholic Classic"? →
“As a former altar boy from age 6 … but a somewhat lapsed Catholic, I was delighted with the endorsement,” Aykroyd said in a message to The Post yesterday.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-20) →
John Williams (39)
Jonathan Boulet (16)
The Who (16)
Genesis (15)
Radiohead (15)
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In 7 weeks, I'm going to run 14km...
That’s right. For some reason I decided to enter this year in the City2Surf – a big fun run from the Sydney CBD to the iconic Bondi beach.
I’ve signed up with work, and we’re fundraising as we do this. So here’s the deal: If you go here and click “Donate Now” and nominate me as the team member for your donation, I will match any donation up to $100.
Anything...
I've been considering...
How much longer I will continue to have dreadlocks. I have to say, it has been a fun ride, but the constant maintenance, assumption that I’m a drug user/dealer, being a magnet for Greenpeace spruikers in the city, assumptions regarding my personal hygiene habits, have become a bit much, and I’ve had them for a good two years, which is a fair while for me to be committed to anything.
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I got a vuvuzela app for my iPhone →
I have to say, I find it quite fun — I now understand why the fans at the game do it :)
n+1: World Cup Preview →
In case you’re not quite sure how all the teams fit, here is a brief summary. Some select quotes to tempt you.
On Australia:
It is tempting to describe the Australian team as a bigger, better version of the New Zealand team. I am going to succumb to that temptation.
Serbia:
Their fans are really scary and hardcore and some of their players are too, especially Nemanja Vidic, who...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-13) →
The Tallest Man on Earth (34)
Jonathan Boulet (33)
Carole King (32)
Genesis (26)
The Who (16)
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