When The Lord restored my fortunes, I was as surprised as anyone. My mouth formed a strange upward shape long unknown. Then my colleagues would say: “God has been kind to him.”
AFL: Grand Final (Redux)
Nineteen sixty-one, seventy-one, six, and eight,
AFL: Grand Final
Freo timed their peak just right for the Grand Final. Worthy runners-up.
AFL: Preliminary Final
It is one hour since the true Grand Final match up. My hands, they still shake.
AFL: Bonus Round
One week to prepare for a must-win match against our arch-nemesis.
Nine-twelve
It was twelve years ago to the minute. I worked as a graduate on the control systems for Australia’s DVN – digital video network – for your classic Aussie, battle-hardened technical boss. He’d personally designed or built much of Australia’s media infrastructure to that point. I recall walking into scene of open mourning in our… Continue reading Nine-twelve
AFL Finals Calculator
In case you’re wondering how on earth the AFL Finals system works, I’ve created a handy-dandy spreadsheet you can use. Download it here:
AFL: Final 1
The Swans aren’t rubbish. We’ve won with one hundred points twice in a fortnight.
iPhone 5X pricing predictions
Totally made up of course: 5C (8GB) – US$320 5C (16GB) – US$420 5 (16GB) – US$520 5S (16GB) – US$620 5S (32GB) – US$720 5S (64GB) – US$820 5S (128G) – US$920 – only gold & graphite [ Update: precisely none of my predictions is correct. 🙂 Full line up of new iPhones here.… Continue reading iPhone 5X pricing predictions
Above The Line
Last week we voted early in the Australian federal election. I am a firm believer in below-the-line voting, as it enables the voter to explicitly state their personal preferences on issues that matter to them. Unfortunately for me, two things conspired against my plan: 1. I had 6 min left on my parking, and 2.… Continue reading Above The Line