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If you use Debian as much as I do you may have been searching for a utility or function with apt and dpkg that can tell you which package provides a particular file. The utility is called apt-file and it is an absolute life saver. It is not part of the apt system, it caches…

If you are anything like me you have read far too many opinion articles on what it is that caused the Cronulla incident. The choicest quote came from Cate Blanchett who gave us this gem: “It’s actually very clear and simple. Violence and racism are bad,” she said. “Whenever they occur, they are to be…

To celebrate here are some screenshots of my adventures.

New York Times article and an article by a guy who made friends with farmers. I met my first farmer the other day these guys are fascinating. He was the master looter but he still gave out everything fairly. I only knew he was a farmer because he all he ever said was “Go” or…

Our shame is our media, especially the Sydney Morning Herald who printed this article over the weekend filled with racist quotes and with the text message that told everyone to go to Cronulla. How many would have shown up if that article hadn’t been printed? Reading the article you can see how merely printing someone…

A company called Nethercomm thinks it can do 1Tb of data through gas pipes.

As a fellow Muppet fan, I know you’ll be upset to hear that the Walt Disney Company is trying to replace the Muppet performers with an interchangable bench of substitute puppeteers. You can help change Disney’s mind and keep the Muppets alive, just by signing a petition at savethemuppets.com. The site also tells you how…

Why hasn’t it happened?

Playing at Home on the 25th of November.

I used to use ordinary disposable razors. Sometimes I would have to shave the same spot twice. That was annoying but ok. Then along came the Mach3. Never again would I have to go over the same place twice. Except after a while the first blade got dull, and then the second. And by a…