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allroundniceguy

  1. Hey Twitterverse, looking for a mid-weight PHP developer for 1 month Melbourne #contract #job at my work. RT me before I put it 'public'! AB
  2. @neerav add in eHarmony, and you'd have an even more complete data mining database... : )
  3. The corporatisation of social media: I get more replies to my snappy rants from the companies "protecting their brand", than from my friends
  4. Avalon airport is upgrading nicely: they finally got rid of the "welcome" sign which I swear had the "" marks was set in comic sans & arial
  5. Slight chaos at Sydney Airport. Unsure if it's normal Friday night chaos, Friday the 13th chaos or Qantas strike chaos. Time will tell...
  6. Me today (in Sydney) "where is your installer?" Optus "you have to ring to book them separately - today was new line activation day"
  7. Optus #epicfail - horrible miscommunication for a communications company: me yesterday "confirming Friday is the install day?" Optus "yes"
  8. Arrived in sunny Sydney for the day - might shed the thick winter coat... soon. Not *quite* yet.
  9. Uh... super-strong gas smell in Port Melbourne... Fire engines with sirens blazing (away from where I am, thankfully!) Everyone heading home
  10. @contentwriteroz Yep, you're right - my Google Profile is the number one result for my name. Vanity searches never looked so good.
  11. So glad I studied Manufacturing Engineering - it's 'production line' time here at the Ballard family, making toasted sandwiches en masse!
  12. Here you go kids, this is what the internet looked like in '98: http://bit.ly/ijXMAK complete with WordArt, fire effects & animated gifs
  13. I kid you not, The Economics of the Death Star: http://bit.ly/mNfq2Z References to Kubrick, Lenin & the Romans. Clearly, overthinking it!
  14. Final instalment of #omxsyd #smx Sydney photos: Day 5 - Speaker's Dinner, SMX Elite & @acatinatree with her eyes open http://bit.ly/hkCets
  15. RT @paulvoulas : iPhone keeps record of everywhere you go http://gu.com/p/2zhtf/tw with Mac app to prove it. Interesting, to say the least
  16. @renailemay Hosted in Sealand? http://bit.ly/hNiJBr
  17. Love the Trickle iPhone app, http://bit.ly/g8FiTy with iPhone in dock on my desk - just the *right* level of Twitter distraction for work...
  18. @ME_MEDIA Glad to hear my theory of 'keep shooting, and eventually you'll get a photo of everyone' (aka poisson distribution) still works!
  19. @TheNextCorner Absolutely - republish at will! Link to rebusiness.com.au or simply to @allroundniceguy on twitter. Need hi-res? Just holler.
  20. Huge thanks to Daryl @ireckon for letting us bunk in on the chauffeured ride to the airport in the Blue Glass corporate limo - appreciated!