OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

Counting Windows

Once I dreamt that someone told me a very funny riddle. […] “Cool,” I thought, “Independent verification! It really is funny!”

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Why I am not an Electronics Engineer

There’s a very good reason why I am not a fully-qualified Electronics Engineer. The reason is that electricity doesn’t work.

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Modelling Relationships

A theory about long-term relationships

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Million Dollar Idea: Google Vote

Here’s my pitch to Google. We will offer a new service to millions of Internet users of voting age – Google Vote!

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Roadworks Explained

The Truth About the Lane Cove Hole

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Changing Views

Over time, experiences like the one this week have been evolving my views on several computer related topics.

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Making Yourself Heard

Speech-enabled IVR technology is in the growth phase. I see a business opportunity here that no-one else seems to be seizing.

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Old schemes

Reminiscing about a programming language

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Categories: Geek,Humour,Insufficiently Advanced Technology,S/W Dev
Tags: programming language, Scheme, software

Pots and Puns

Do you remember in the ’80s when they started putting digital watches in everything? Hand-held games, pens, key-rings, telephones, toilet roll holders. My grandmother bought a saucepan with a built-in clock. But it never boiled.

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Categories: Humour
Tags: Humour

The Printer Episode

An old war-story about faulty printers

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