Archive for March, 2009
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
The Web Site is Down
Well it finally happened, my site got hacked.
Like the builder whose home is an ongoing DIY construction disaster area, my own website violated every rule of good IT practice. If I applied the same habits at work it would likely be grounds for dismissal. I may have been guilty of:
Insecure passwords (which have never been [...]
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Recession Rage
It’s Wednesday evening, and I’m on my way home. I wander down Great North Road, pondering the format of excel pivot charts and SQL joins. I proceed to cross Ruru Street, as I have done 100s of times before.
I look to my right for any turning traffic, the road is clear, and I proceed to [...]
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
Return to Sender
Nearly 18 months after moving into our house we still get mail for previous occupiers. Often it is of a serious tone, involving agencies such as the likes of BayCorp.
Despite our dutifully returning these letters back to sender, stating that Mohammed, Sanjay, Ruth, Peter, and Mandy no longer live at this address, businesses seem unable [...]
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Still Baby, Still
In 1996 the National Government did something revolutionary. They passed the Custom and Excise Amendment Bill.
By doing so, New Zealand became one of only four countries in the world where it is legal for people to produce and distil alcohol for their own personal consumption
The process of making alcohol is a relatively simple one and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Domestic Excitment by michelle
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
The world’s manliest shaver
We received a promotional shaver in the mail.
It’s the latest model by Gillette.
Apart from it having an extraordinary six blades (the sixth on the reverse side as a high precision trimmer), what really intrigued me was the packaging.
Surely, this wasn’t accidental?