http://geekscape.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Hacker At Large en Vox Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:01:01 +1100 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/interview-for-theage-article-robert-pirsigs-zen-and-the-art-of-the-motorcycle-35th-anniversary.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(geekscape) http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/interview-for-theage-article-robert-pirsigs-zen-and-the-art-of-the-motorcycle-35th-anniversary.html?_c=feed-rss http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/interview-for-theage-article-robert-pirsigs-zen-and-the-art-of-the-motorcycle-35th-anniversary.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:01:01 +1100 Along with some other local technologists (Rich Evans, Con Zymaris and Veechi Curtis), I was interviewed (via email) by Patricia Maunder for an article in today's edition of The Age newspaper ("livewire" section of the Green Guide, page 22). It d... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/interview-for-theage-article-robert-pirsigs-zen-and-the-art-of-the-motorcycle-35th-anniversary.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4672600020123ddb908be860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> zen motorcycle innovation pirsig hackerspaces http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/the-other-half-of-the-hottest-100-songs.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(geekscape) http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/the-other-half-of-the-hottest-100-songs.html?_c=feed-rss http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/the-other-half-of-the-hottest-100-songs.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:06:01 +1000 As many people have pointed out, the recent Triple-J Hottest 100 Songs of All Time had a baffling bias. Fortunately, Naomi Eve is proactively restoring the balance, with a Hottest 100 Songs by Women poll and list. My list of favorite women artis... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/the-other-half-of-the-hottest-100-songs.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4672600020110185f4341860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/hackerspaces-and-the-lunar-numbat-project-building-up-capability-and-practical-expertise.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(geekscape) http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/hackerspaces-and-the-lunar-numbat-project-building-up-capability-and-practical-expertise.html?_c=feed-rss http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/hackerspaces-and-the-lunar-numbat-project-building-up-capability-and-practical-expertise.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:10:34 +1000 Continuing on from the initial launches of a Class C rocket, the Lunar Numbat build team has been making steady progress towards launching more sophisticated avionics, along with an audio/video feed, as part of a Class G rocket. A crucial part of... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/hackerspaces-and-the-lunar-numbat-project-building-up-capability-and-practical-expertise.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4672600020110161e40f4860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> aiko glxp lunar numbat connected community hackerspace http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/lca-2009-day-one-mini-conferences.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(geekscape) http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/lca-2009-day-one-mini-conferences.html?_c=feed-rss http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/lca-2009-day-one-mini-conferences.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:59:59 +1100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a467260002010980cac7a1000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a467260002010980cac7a1000b-50si" alt="LCA 2009: Google and LinuxChix BBQ" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4672600020109811fec48000c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398a4672600020109811fec48000c-50si" alt="LCA 2009: Monty Taylor" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4672600020109811fec4f000c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e398a4672600020109811fec4f000c-50si" alt="LCA 2009: Paul Wayper" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4672600020109815faace000d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398a4672600020109815faace000d-50si" alt="LCA 2009: LinuxChix panel about Geek parenting" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4672600020109815faad7000d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e398a4672600020109815faad7000d-50si" alt="LCA 2009: System Administration lightning talks" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4672600020109d0ff8882000f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e398a4672600020109d0ff8882000f-50si" alt="LCA 2009: Rusty Russell" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4672600020109d0ff8891000f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a4672600020109d0ff8891000f-50si" alt="LCA 2009: Linux kernel hackers" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4672600020109811fec79000c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a4672600020109811fec79000c-50si" alt="LCA 2009: Linux kernel hackers" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a467260002010980cac821000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a467260002010980cac821000b-50si" alt="LCA 2009: Dinner at Sals" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4672600020109815fab01000d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a4672600020109815fab01000d-50si" alt="LCA 2009: Grilled vegetable tower" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4672600020109d07decf7000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e398a4672600020109d07decf7000e-50si" alt="LCA 2009: Playing GO in unit 8" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A brief summary of the talks I attended today ... My LCA 2009 Flickr photostream NDB / MySQL Cluster by Monty Taylor (Sun Microsystems) mordred@sun.com - URLs ... - https://launchpad.net/ndb-bindings - ndb-connectors@lists.mysql.com - http... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/lca-2009-day-one-mini-conferences.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a467260002010980cac7b8000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> lca linux.conf.au lca2009 http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/people-power-defeats-intrusive-advertising-this-time.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(geekscape) http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/people-power-defeats-intrusive-advertising-this-time.html?_c=feed-rss http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/people-power-defeats-intrusive-advertising-this-time.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:33:30 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a46726000200fa9693d6fb0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e398a46726000200fa9693d6fb0003-50si" alt="advertising_at_the_petrol_pump" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A while ago, several BP petrol stations that I use, started trialing "PumpTalk". This was a highly instrusive and annoying form of advertising, that started blaring audio at you, as soon as you lifted the pump and began filling your car. My imm... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/people-power-defeats-intrusive-advertising-this-time.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4672600020100a7f43878000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/skiing-at-mthotham.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(geekscape) http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/skiing-at-mthotham.html?_c=feed-rss http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/skiing-at-mthotham.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a46726000200fad6a2165c0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e398a46726000200fad6a2165c0005-50si" alt="2008-08-07_keoghs_andy_tara" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a46726000200fad6a216e00005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398a46726000200fad6a216e00005-50si" alt="2008-08-07_spargos_tara" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a46726000200fa969082f60003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398a46726000200fa969082f60003-50si" alt="2008-08-04_snake_gully_tara_snowball" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a46726000200fa968fe1d30002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e398a46726000200fa968fe1d30002-50si" alt="2008-08-08_wongungarra_tara_snowalien" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a46726000200fad6a216550005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398a46726000200fad6a216550005-50si" alt="2008-08-07_swindlers_tara_snowing" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Just returned from skiing at Mt.Hotham. Close to perfect snow and weather conditions. As well as skiing, we covered all of the important activities, including snowball fights and making snowmen. Tara's skiing improved at lot this year. With t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/skiing-at-mthotham.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a46726000200fae8d47725000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> skiing mt.hotham http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/time-flies.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(geekscape) http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/time-flies.html?_c=feed-rss http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/time-flies.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:36:19 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a4672600020100a7edb1ab000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e398a4672600020100a7edb1ab000e-50si" alt="2008-08-01_magpies" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> One month into my new project ... and times flies when you are having fun. Lots of activity on the iPhone, social networking and home automation scenes. The iTunes application store brings the same seamless, instant gratification experience to ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/time-flies.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a46726000200fa968d521a0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> social networking automation magpie iphone http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/playing-with-arduino-and-zigbee.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(geekscape) http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/playing-with-arduino-and-zigbee.html?_c=feed-rss http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/playing-with-arduino-and-zigbee.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:28:25 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a46726000200fae8ccbf8d000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398a46726000200fae8ccbf8d000b-50si" alt="2008-07-17_arduino_zigbee" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Just received 3 Arduino Diecimila and 3 XBee shields (ZigBee), so now it's time for some recreational hacking with wireless mesh sensors :) Time to delve into 6LoWPAN. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/playing-with-arduino-and-zigbee.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a4672600020100a7e93487000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hacking arduino xbee zigbee 6lowpan http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/iphone-20-in-australia.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(geekscape) http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/iphone-20-in-australia.html?_c=feed-rss http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/iphone-20-in-australia.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:15:48 +1000 Since I'm developing a mobile phone application, I need to keep up with this ... Useful ... The Great Big, Constantly Updated, Australian iPhone FAQ v2.0 Sad, but no great surprise ... LEAKED: Telstra iPhone Plans -- and they'll break the bank ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/iphone-20-in-australia.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a46726000200fad69888b50005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> iphone http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/chillin-out-at-the-gypsy-bar.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(geekscape) http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/chillin-out-at-the-gypsy-bar.html?_c=feed-rss http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/chillin-out-at-the-gypsy-bar.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:30:00 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a46726000200fae8c90e23000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e398a46726000200fae8c90e23000b-50si" alt="Gypsy_bar" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a46726000200fa968479730002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e398a46726000200fa968479730002-50si" alt="christos_and_droo" /></a> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398a46726000200fad696b2d90005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398a46726000200fad696b2d90005-50si" alt="droo_with_vodka_shot" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Caught up with Christos and Droo at the Gypsy Bar (highly recommended, especially their Chocolate Torte ... the Salt-and-Pepper Calamari was also very good) ... Droo has a message for all his drinking buddies in Poland ... "This is an Australia... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://geekscape.vox.com/library/post/chillin-out-at-the-gypsy-bar.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398a46726000200fa96851eaf0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>