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ben

  1. And my sync speeds are poor compared to what they were on Thursday :( /cc @Internode 9:17 PM May 25th via web
  2. Still waiting for response from @Internode regarding my naked DSL transfer which was supposed to occur yesterday. I've lost Annex M also :( 8:52 PM May 25th via web
  3. “@Joanmarie: Evening plans: Hacking.” I will apply the same philosophy to my weekend, if I can find the time. 3:33 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone
  4. Been doing some data centre consolidation today and I'm starting to feel sore :( 4:55 AM May 17th via web
  5. National Lampoon's Vacation on TV. Fun. 4:54 AM May 17th via web
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. @MCC_Members Working now - thanks! 10:11 PM Mar 22nd via web in reply to MCC_Members
  9. @ben @MCC_Members Yes, not working. Trying to sign up 4:36 PM Mar 22nd via web in reply to ben
  10. @MCC_Members Tried Safari, Firefox, Chrome on Mac. Not working. 4:30 PM Mar 22nd via web in reply to MCC_Members
  11. @MCC_Members still problems signing up... sent email as requested. 4:14 PM Mar 22nd via web in reply to MCC_Members
  12. @MCC_Members footy tipping signup on your website isn't working :( 5:32 PM Mar 20th via web
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Have you seen my keys? twitter.com/ben/status/181… 1:52 PM Mar 17th via Photos on iOS
  16. Oracle's ZFS bashes NetApp: theregister.co.uk/2012/03/15/ora… 1:32 PM Mar 15th via web
  17. Holy heck there's a lot of formulae on Homebrew now! /cc @mxcl 2:25 AM Mar 13th via web
  • 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.
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