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And my sync speeds are poor compared to what they were on Thursday :( /cc @Internode about 13 hours ago via web
Still waiting for response from @Internode regarding my naked DSL transfer which was supposed to occur yesterday. I've lost Annex M also :( about 13 hours ago via web
timonus An HTTP request walks into a bar and says "GET Beer". The barman gives him 200 8:30 PM Mar 17th via Tweetbot for iOS from Millbrae, CA Retweeted by ben and 454 others
“@Joanmarie: Evening plans: Hacking.” I will apply the same philosophy to my weekend, if I can find the time. about 19 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Been doing some data centre consolidation today and I'm starting to feel sore :( 4:55 AM May 17th via web
National Lampoon's Vacation on TV. Fun. 4:54 AM May 17th via web
Dropbox A guide on how to get more free space with Dropbox! bit.ly/twQLKP Retweet for a chance to get +100GB! 12:12 PM Nov 21st, 2011 via web Retweeted by ben and 61067 others
One of the buildings nearby has it's evacuation alarm blaring. It's 3:30 in the morning. 10:43 AM Apr 15th via web
I wish I knew #atheistcon was happening, I'd have been there faster than Moses across the Red Sea 9:47 PM Apr 14th via Twitter for iPhone
@MCC_Members Working now - thanks! 10:11 PM Mar 22nd via web in reply to MCC_Members
@ben @MCC_Members Yes, not working. Trying to sign up 4:36 PM Mar 22nd via web in reply to ben
@MCC_Members Tried Safari, Firefox, Chrome on Mac. Not working. 4:30 PM Mar 22nd via web in reply to MCC_Members
@MCC_Members still problems signing up... sent email as requested. 4:14 PM Mar 22nd via web in reply to MCC_Members
@MCC_Members footy tipping signup on your website isn't working :( 5:32 PM Mar 20th via web
Time Machine saves the day! Two days in a row! It's like ZFS, but on a Mac. Oh wait... whatever happened to that? 1:54 AM Mar 19th via web
finished A Game of Thrones Enhanced Edition: Book 1 of A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin amzn.to/wBSidr #Kindle 4:57 PM Mar 17th via Kindle
Have you seen my keys? twitter.com/ben/status/181… 1:52 PM Mar 17th via Photos on iOS
Oracle's ZFS bashes NetApp: theregister.co.uk/2012/03/15/ora… 1:32 PM Mar 15th via web
Holy heck there's a lot of formulae on Homebrew now! /cc @mxcl 2:25 AM Mar 13th via web
rstevens You can be anything you want to be, provided you are bitten by a radioactive version of it. 8:05 PM Mar 11th via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by ben and 299 others

Name Ben
Location Melbourne, or somewhere nearby
Web http://unixben.com
Bio Generic Humanoid Carbon Unit trying to sell Solaris 11 and SPARC. My views are my own, not those of Oracle.