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Stars Uncharted. Character-oriented space opera. A chase through space. All Nika and Josune want to do is survive, but the Company is after them, and in this universe, the Company always wins.
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Answers to “Can you recognise this book, movie, …”
How did you go with last week’s quiz, where we asked you to identify the book, movie, television series, play or poem based on a few words 1. 42 Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy a novel by Douglas Adams. The number 42 was the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything.... Read more →
Can you recognise this book, movie or play from a couple of words?
Whoa. This year is zooming by. This post comes to you an hour earlier than normal, courtesy of daylight savings, which started last night. We were just saying this morning how lovely it was to wake to full daylight, too. (I’m not sure whether to be happy or concerned that this year all the clocks... Read more →
If you have to watch the ads, at least be entertained or educated
Good advertisements are entertaining and emotional. I’ve talked about Audible Australia, which takes famous songs, and ‘audibilises them”. They’re simply entertainment. There are the reaffirming ads. Like the Dove Real Beauty Sketches advertisement from 2013. Then there are the ads that truly inspire you and make you feel better about the world, like the recent... Read more →
Talking writing books in IT terms—Agile vs Waterfall
Sometimes I wonder if Agile methodology was invented by 3-M and Sharpie, because Post-It notes and Sharpies are staples I work in the computer industry (also known as IT industry, where IT stands for Information Technology). There are a number of basic methodologies for developing software in IT, but the two big ones are Waterfall... Read more →
My clock is fighting back
This is not a picture of my new clock. This one is a lot more futuristic, but I swear the AI inside my clock loves soothing world music. My alarm clock died. It was an old am/fm clock radio I’d had for years. Probably at least ten. I mean, how often do you think to... Read more →