Favourite Blogs

Some of the links below are to the beginning of thoughts that generate later thoughts over a period of days. I do not always indicate this, so if a particular thread interests you, it's probably worth skimming, or reading a week or so past where a topic starts. Some topics, such as philosophy, climatology and computing, never die. The list starts in October 2000. You can jump ahead to 2001, 2002, 2003, or 2004.

Note that there's a separate Table of Contents to The House of Steel saga.

Description Category
My first blog was, unsurprisingly, about facts, truth and theory. Philosophy
Lunix Shop satirises Linux and freely uses Monty Python's Cheese Shop to do so. Humour, computing
(Not) buying a Mac. Computing
Making a living in Tasmania in the 1970s. Biography
Cottage Economy -- living in the country in "poverty" in the 1980s. Biography
Converting ordinary 72 pin SIMMs into HP printer memory SIMMS. Computing
Zero Point of the sea. Thomas Lemprier and The Island of the Dead. Climate change
Finding work -- real marketing is not what market-droids do. General
More on marketing -- we purchase a new second-hand car. General
The beginning of my struggle to come to grips with the idiosyncrasies of HTML. Computing
My thoughts on the death penalty as coloured by the Christy murders. Philosophy
Another rant on marketing. This time about ISPs and quality of products and services. General
More on HTML, commencing with an email from Bo Leuf whose contributions to my thoughts make a regular appearance in these blogs. Late in the week, I reveal my discovery about the origin of the differing character sets in different platforms. Computing
More thoughts on advertising, publishing, HTML and effective communication. General, computing
On Linux Office Suites and being a shill for Microsoft. Computing
A rant on computer filesystems. Far from the last... Computing
Installing the AIWA tape drive under Win2k. Computing
Installing the CanoScan 2710 on Win2k. Computing
How to disable ACPI when installing Win2k. Computing
Keith Stewart reminisces about Pegasus, an early provider of network services in Australia Computing
Aldus Manutius -- the man of the millennium History
2001
Starting with Popper, a recent discovery for The Git, comments on Anthropogenic Global Warming, homeopathy, biodynamic farming and more. This thread runs for several days. Philosophy, Farming, Science
The End... Science
Word Processors I have known, loved and loathed Computers
Computer viruses Computers
Girlfriends General
Christianity Spirituality
How the subconscious mind works Philosophy
I really don't want to play this game anymore General
Organically grown food an oxymoron Farming