Monthly Archives: February 2008

As Snug as a Rug

Posted on February 12, 2008 by michelle

Beau has discovered the perfect gift. Just think, I’d no longer have to wear my mittens, beanie, and trusty merino top to work, I could just keep a selk bag underneath my desk. And I might also need another for … Continue reading →

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The Sadistic Wasp

Posted on February 11, 2008 by michelle

We visited Simon (of asciimation, jet-powered beer-cooler, life-size Bender Beer Brewer, and TARDIS MAME Console Interweb fame) for a gathering over the weekend. And yet, the strangest thing we saw that day was not Simon’s latest project, but rather a … Continue reading →

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Next time, must take gloves

Posted on February 10, 2008 by michelle

We were heading past St Lukes, and I suggested to Beau dropping in at Plant Barn to see if they had a Jacaranda tree. Of course I was being rather crafty, my real reason for wanting to go to Plant … Continue reading →

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Saved by Regular Expressions

Posted on February 8, 2008 by michelle

Spotted on reddit: ls -R | grep “:$” | sed -e ‘s/:$//’ -e ‘s/[^-][^\/]*\//–/g’ -e ‘s/^/ /’ -e ‘s/-/|/’ Or broken down: ls -R Do a recursive directory listing, listing all sub-directories, and files. This command on its own is … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Dodgy Parking Signs, Part Deux

Posted on February 7, 2008 by michelle

The dodgy parking signs are no more. Their prompt removal may be related to aforementioned post appearing in Sideswipe today. I can’t help but feel partially responsible.

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Goldie’s Bush

Posted on February 6, 2008 by michelle

As Waitangi Day was a bonus day off, we (Brian, Dave and I) went for a walk through Goldie’s Bush. It’s a mostly flat, and a very scenic loop track along a stream to a waterfall and back to the … Continue reading →

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Happy Waitangi Day (tomorrow)

Posted on February 5, 2008 by michelle

A colleague, new to NZ, asked me about Waitangi day. I explained that “It’s basically celebrating the colonization of New Zealand, when white man drafted up this document in a half-assed attempt to make taking over the country legal” “You … Continue reading →

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