“The UX of LEGO Interface Panels”
Absolutely gorgeous analysis. https://www.designedbycave.co.uk/2020/LEGO-Interface-UX/ Piloting an ocean exploration ship or Martian research shuttle is serious business. Let’s hope the control panel is up to scratch. Two studs wide and angled…
Roundaboat – Noosa Marina
Noosa’s latest eco-friendly water activity! Just as it says, it’s a round boat that seats up to 10 people, a BBQ in the middle, Bluetooth music and steps to have…
How to Build a Successful Career in Information Security | Daniel Miessler
How to build an information security career from start to finish. From building your lab, education, certs, networking, and building a brand… — Read on danielmiessler.com/blog/build-successful-infosec-career/ (You’re going to need…
Supporting the narrative – “Why I stopped using multiple monitors”
LOL I don’t write much these days heh. Anyway. https://hackernoon.com/why-i-stopped-using-multiple-monitors-bfd87efa2e5b Many developers believe multiple monitors improve productivity. Studies have proven it, right? Well, keep in mind, many of those studies…
I wrote this up because… reasons.
Saturday night, I’m in Brisbane City, for a Buck’s night. A combined Buck and Hen’s night; the “Bucking Hens night”, if you will. I’m the best man, so I had…
The standard by which all others shall be judged
The Manhattan; in Manhattan. Arrive early at the One World observatory; top of the new World Trade Center. Set up camp; with a view. Sunset isn’t that far away. The…
Hong Kong on 70mb per day
I recently travelled to Hong Kong for ten days. This has traditionally meant a reliance on hotel WiFi for communications; on a local SIM for voice calls, with usurious call…
Problem: Unable to configure Office 365 Lync on MacOS
How to install configure Microsoft Lync, part of the Office 365 download, for MacOS 10.8 Mountain Lion and 10.9 Mavericks: particularly if you have the error "Lync installer can't be…
Aussie National Record 2012
It’s like awakening from a dream… So many friends. So much beer. And before that, such an obscene quality of skydiving. Wake before sunrise, life giving coffee and American-influenced breakfast.…
Difficulty of various games for computers
Thank you, XKCD 🙂 I refer you back to “The King of Computers”
Luke Oliver: Speed Event; World Cup of Canopy Piloting, Klatovy, Czech Republic.
Photo by Lisa Perdichizzi
The Continuous Client
I have a dream. Not really a dream, I see it happening. When I walk into a room, the lights turn on. (Probably my phone talking to the lightbulbs –…
Something really cool happened
I’m off to represent my country in Canopy Piloting. Pic by Rosemary Smith
Vale Lucas Oliver
Brazenly taken from the Brisbane Times News page. Base jumper dies in leap from tower January 31, 2011 – 3:29PM AAP The family of a Perth base jumper who died…
Jump For The Cause World Record Women’s Skydive
The YouTube Channel: YouTube.com/jftc2009
Breakfast at Perris
A lift capacity of 120 woke us up. Unedited video. Can’t wait for the main event to start.
Stratosphere “Scream” ride
Went twice. Back row, at lunchtime, as shown. Then again, front seat, at night. When I shat myself. Closed my eyes. Cried like a baby. They should sell underpants in…
Five thousand skydives, one bungy jump
A few words about the Christmas Party first. I’d been at my new job a week when I got the invite – for myself and partner. Nice start. We booked…
HP 41c on iPhone
I still have an operable HP41cv. Now I have the i41CXp as well. It’s in the iTunes store. Love ’em both. Today I’m a lucky man 🙂 Other emulators are…
The Inaugural Tim Bates Award (2008)
In the presence of the rest of Tim’s family, Anne Bates and Rebecca Infanti took the stage to discuss this prestigious award and make its inaugural presentation. The award recognises…
Lamborghini
Low mileage Diablo I think. Not one, but two half-naked schoolgirls in the co-pilot seat. Sucks to be him, I guess.
Who’s Ya Daddy
Our finest moment. Other than that gold medal. It’s the Australian National Championships in four-way skydiving – and “Who’s Ya Daddy” are there. The most experienced person in the team…
Flash!
’tis better to have loved and lost…
Once Again, Machine Beats Human Champion at Chess
Today’s outcome may end the interest in future chess matches between human champions and computers, according to Monty Newborn, a professor of computer science at McGill University in Montreal. Professor…
World Record Day
Note: If you haven’t read “Taken out” yet, you should; this tale relies upon it. Alarm-Shower-CNN-Breakfast-Bus. By now, it’s a well established routine. I walk through the lobby and check…
Taken Out
One load on the sked today – 0640 pickup for a 0900 wheels up. The planes remain the property of the King, and missions need to be run. Up early.…
Tim Bates
Two mates through parallel circumstance, we measured our life by the minute; from four kilometers over the earth, smoothly sliding from the side of a perfectly good airplane into the…
The one point RW camp
First published in ASM, 4 May 2005 The plan was simple – a one point skydive. To set a world record, you need the place, the time and the people.…
Skydiving and Digital Photography
Many folks have been keeping their eyes on digital photography with a view to skydiving for some time. Historically, Digital Cameras have suffered from four problems – the relatively low…
Who wants to be a millionaire?
I do. I’ve always believed that freefallers and canopy pilots should be afforded the same treatment as rock stars and Formula One drivers. 100 extremely fortunate people had the opportunity…
Pauline Richards
Impacted in competition. Terrible day. But a very spirited wake, and much respect shown by those present at Corowa.
An apocryphal tale regarding Sony’s PC1 camera
This may well be an apocryphal tale; the book where I originally read it is out of my collection, and now out of print. But it’s too good a story…
You wanna put a camera where?
First publication “Australian Skydiver Magazine”, 2003 You don’t have to go back to far in this sport to the point where air to air video was a pretty amazing thing…
Lee Loncasty & Rob Hollis
Opening collision at Nagambie. Watching two friends die was awful. The amazing, the incredible, the phenomenal Lee. The perfumed starcrest hands of Rob. No more.
Peter Gagliardi
At Nagambie DZ this morning, Pete “Gags” Gagliardi impacted the ground in a turn, and did not survive the impact. Gags was a mature age jumper, who found skydiving after…
POPS Record 32 Way
POPS are the “Parachutists Over Phorty Society”, which tends to be well represented at dropzones and boogies wherever they go. Criteria for membership is to have done one skydive –…
Subaru Impreza WRX
’tis better to have loved and lost… (Statute of limitations has well expired on this one. Photography performed in controlled circumstances. Just one gear to go…)
How to do a nude skydive
This is a “how” discussion, rather than a “why” discussion – I’ll assume you already have a good reason (or have decided you don’t need a good reason). To get…
Porsche 928
The Landshark. V8 rear wheel drive. Still lustful after all these years.
Another brush with fate
In which I discover a susceptibility to bee stings and get a chance to manage it. It’s Friday, June 1, 2001. I was driving to Bendigo to visit on business.…
Ford F250
Retired NSW ambulance. 5.7l V8, I swear when you tromped the accelerator you could see the fuel gauge move. Rear interior set up as a lounge room – double divan,…
The King of Computers
There’s been a frenzy of discussion following the defeat of World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov by a machine, namely a purpose-built IBM Chess computer named “Deep Blue”. Kasparov defeated an…
Cold? Wet? Blown out?
Posted to rec.skydiving, 11 Feb 97 Well, all I’m getting from most of you in my mailbox – given the high content of USA based subscribers to r.s – is…
“Good Afternoon Gentlemen”
“I am a HAL 9000 Computer. I became operational at the HAL plant in Urbana, Illinois, on the 12th of January 1997. My instructor was Dr Chandra, and he taught…
Night Jumps (indulgent)
I jump at a Dropzone about a three quarter hour drive from Adelaide in Strathalbyn, South Australia. It’s a farming locality, but becomingly increasingly famous for its wines, with the…
Suddenly: a hundred freefalls
I’d first heard about naked skydives when I was going through AFF. I spoke to my instructor, and asked when I’d be able to jump without my helmet – 100…
Assertive Spotting for “C” License
I jump at a Dropzone about a three quarter hour drive from Adelaide in Strathalbyn, South Australia. It’s a farming locality, but becomingly increasingly famous for its wines, with the…
Escort Panel Van
About 1750cc worth of naturally aspirated excitement. During ownership, I replaced every single part of the drive train – including a hand-build of the motor with Macca, having had his…
EK Holden
Image courtesy PearlCraft You never forget your first. Or its stupid, permanently-dripping-expensive-fluids automatic transmission.