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Karma 0.3 Already
Well, Fletcher has been flying away at the karma plugin we discussed and has got a version 0.3 going already. This one has the following features; Show number of visits/votes Show positive and negative...
View ArticleMore Dramas With Curtin
Well, after the usual 15 transfers and multiple “we don’t deal with thats”, I have finally gained access to the WebCT system which runs all of the online courses at Curtin — only to find out that...
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Meeting e-Classmates (.com.org.net.au!)
Last night I dropped a message on Alysha‘s blog. I found her details on the listing available through the OLA class listing for both REA11 and NET12, so it looks like we are going to be classmates for...
View ArticleDomain Offline… Again
Up until recently, I would have recommended phpwebhosting.com with flying colours for their fantastic, very cheap web hosting service. Unfortunately, over the last couple weeks, I have had a few days...
View ArticleChecking Out REA11
Ok, so I finally got access to both of the units that I am enrolled in, after having problems with my account, and then with the units that were available to me. I had a look at both of them today, and...
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A Cool New Word
Rael Dornfest (editor of the Google Hacks book, amongst other things!) mentioned a word on the blosxom mailing list which I have heard a times now, and which I think will become more popular; mindwidth...
View ArticleBlogs: What Are They Good For?
NOTE: This post was written in 2003 and in places is now out of date. WordPress is now the dominant self-installed blogging platform, and continues to gain more of the market. Updates have been...
View ArticleIs Open Source Software Development Objective?
I’m reading some of the notes for REA11 and I am coming across the idea that objective people "don’t care about the answer as long as it is accurate". This got me thinking — is open source software...
View ArticleAIfIA Translations Project
Was talking with Peter, the organizer of the AIfIA Translations Project and it looks like they are into beta mode. It’s a great project which aims to identify key texts in the IA field and translate...
View ArticleThe Coherence Engine
This looks like it could be a good read – it’s a blog called Coherence Engine and it says that it’s about “Social software, human interfaces, online games, biological models of computing, intellectual...
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Sophie’s World
Well, as part of REA11, I am reading Sophie’s World, which so far is ok, even if it’s a little dry. I’d much rather be reading this than a text book any day. One interesting question I’d like to ask...
View Articlewebpad 3.0 Under Development
I don’t know what the heck prompted me to actually start this project now, but I have started coding/planning on version 3.0 of webpad. The first release will be webpad 3.0 Personal Edition, which will...
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AvantBlog Having Problems
Thanks to changes in the Blogger.com API, AvantBlog appears to be failing to post on all blogs now. I plan on re-writing the Blogger API code that I have available for download which will be used to...
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Too Much Wisdom
As measured in teeth anyway, apparently. I was at the dentist today and she tells me I am going to need to get all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out. I was given 3 options as far as the actual surgical...
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AvantBlog OK Now
Looks like the Blogger.com API is back online (now running on a cluster of servers, according to Ev, in this message on the bloggerDev mailing list. This means that AvantBlog is now running properly,...
View ArticleDano = AvantBlog-friendly
Slight update on my post about AvantBlog working now – it appears that only blogs which have been converted to the new Dano system are working, if you are still running an older version, then you will...
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When Too Much Objectivity Is Not Enough
Well, I have just finished my first (real) assignment for this study period, a 500-word essay on the subject Objectivity is Impossible. For those of you who have never actually tried; writing an essay...
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