Entries from March 2006

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Date March 19, 2006

You know something has gone seriously wrong when you log in and see a message count like this:I tell you, you forget about one little cron job and look what happens…

The boy and his duck

Date March 16, 2006

I ranted about the Opening Ceremony last night, but bypassed one of the main issues that came up. That of a boy and his duck. Out of the billion or so people Ray kept tell us were watching last night, I’d say probably only a few hundred thousand actually knew without prompting what the hell [...]

Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony verdict

Date March 15, 2006

I am a hardcore cynic, I’ll freely admit that. I’m also a Melbournian. The combination of these does not bode well for an event such as the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. For months now, I have been practising my cringe for the ritual slaughter of local and national landmarks at the altar of [...]