tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:24:15 +0000songFenBob DaviesTaiwandecadalgashuku1990Limping to the moonMidmar Damgun controlvignetteAustraliaKaohsiungLucia OndrusovaMaureenTim HullBarak ObamaChen Yun-ChingDr William Lane CraigGodGreg SeymourJames LavettJedMilan DjurdjevicMiss you againSyriaasylum seekerbaguabeliefcalligraphyevolutionfermatfriendshiplovepoempositive thinkingsandy hookskoshitimewu-wei1971ACNALSAPT TaxAPTTAboriginal AustraliansAdam GoodesAldous HuxleyAlex JonesAll aboardAmwayAndrew WhiteheadAshleyBBCBeachwoodBelinda DjurdjevicBen WilsonBerriganBuddhismCatheter in the ryeChristopher HitchensClare St. ArnaudClaytonsCold WarCome raining down on meConcerto de AranjuezConey Island DayCosmological ArgumentDan DennettDan DjurdjevicDeny me not that I love theeDescartesDianne WiestEdgar FiegeFSBFinleyFranz KafkaGobekli TepeGood enough for youGregory HibbardGunter BohenskyHalcyon DayHarvest BreedHe never leftHenry ThoreauHow you sleep at nightHunter S ThompsonIsabella JeznoewskaJD SalingerJack KerouacJames SumaracJerry BagitaJoaquin RodrigoJohn ScottKGBKalamKaviengKen GulletteKevin RuddLancefieldLawrence KraussLeedervilleLeonard SusskindLincoln HumphriesLoretta Hui-shan YangLuby's MassacreMLMMartin MiddletonMatt SlickMike JonesMt HawthornMungo JerryMy maiden lies asleep tonightNSWNelson MandelaPanapae BeachPapua New GuineaPatrick StewartPaul McCartneyPerthPeter O'NeillPythagorasQishanRichard DawkinsRichard FlynnScott CliftonSouth AfricaSteve BradburyStingSuzannah Gratia HuppThe WeepiesThe solitude of writingThese handsTranscendentalUKUSUlster UinversityWaleed AlyWay back homeWayne LaPierreWilliam ShakespeareYesterdayYodaalgebraapartheidapologyart fairatheismautomated payment transaction taxbai shibarbedroombibleborder protectionbullyingcapacitycausationchiropracticcongresscorrelationcowardcreationcyclistdesiredistancedomestic violencedoor knockersdrowned childdrunkseasyentitled twatentropyentropy made easyentropy made simpleespionageevidencefaithfeminismfinancial transaction taxflipping the scriptgoalgravitygrip reflexgun-related homicidegun-related murderhappinesshealthcareheat deathhomeopathyhomicidehumanismice bucket challengeintelligenceinternalinternational comparisoniridologyketaminelaoshilast theoremlifelimitationsmasseusemassuermastermelaleucamentalismmulti-level marketingmurdermysterynew image internationalnew year's resolutionnovelnunobjectiveoccupationomegatrendpost-traumatic stresspotentialproofpurposepyramid schemesquackquantum vacuumqueue jumperracial theoriesracismrealignmentrealityreceivingrefugeerefugeesroad ragerunningscamsecond law of thermodynamicssimplesituational reflexskepticismsnake oilsocialismsonnetsorryspystatisticsstop the boatssubluxationsuccesssynchronicitytaijitaxteenagertelemarketerstheorythrillertransaction taxtranslationtruthuniverseviolencewanting morewar veteranswishful thinkingwritingwrongxingyiWriter, Thinker, Artist, Fighterhttp://www.dandjurdjevic.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)Blogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-6779612912519027734Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:46:40 +00002026-10-10T15:51:38.482+08:00Do you want to wire your Strat to have 10 options that are truly meaningful but can’t afford a Freeway switch?Here’s a way to do it with a super switch (a quality one from AliExpress will set you back only ~AUD$10).How does it work?It takes the standard 5-way super switch wiring for a standard 2 pickup Telecaster and applies it to the middle and bridge. Then it wires your neck to a separate http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2026/10/10-way-stratocaster-wiring-diagram.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-2504723065829268901Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:00:18 +00002026-10-10T20:24:15.877+08:00 If you’ve ever wondered, you can actually get 5 incredible tones on a standard 2 single coil Telecaster.You just need an Oak Grigsby type blade super switch (a good quality one from AliExpress will only set you back ~AUD$10).What do you get? The following positions:Bridge Neck and Bridge in series but out of phase or “OOP” (a gloriously scooped, clear, and chimey tone that is easily myhttp://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2026/09/telecaster-5-way-gradient-switch-mod.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-3618521831892689193Mon, 22 Sep 2025 02:06:00 +00002025-10-11T23:21:03.639+08:00 /* General page styling */ body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px; padding: 0; color: #222; } h3 { font-size: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; } p { margin-bottom: 1em; } ul { padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; } ul li { margin-bottom: 0.5em; } blockquote { border-left: 4px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0; padding-left: 1em; font-style: italic; color: #555; } img { http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2025/09/free-online-utility-guitar-pickup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-1699038843954899513Sat, 10 Feb 2024 04:45:00 +00002024-02-10T20:53:40.472+08:00Broadly, when we talk about “overdrive”, distortion” and “fuzz”, we are talking about wave clipping, which happens when the signal exceeds the headroom of the amp. Soft clipping is normally called “overdrive” and mimics the gain on your amp being turned up.Hard clipping is more aggressive, cutting the peaks flat. This is called “distortion”.When the wave form is so clipped that it turns a http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2024/02/overdrive-distortion-and-fuzz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-1087749111143711133Sat, 13 Jan 2024 09:09:00 +00002024-01-13T17:09:36.075+08:00It's been 10 years since my debut novel The Mirror Image of Sound was first published by Pikkeljig Press.I'm proud to annouce that, as of today, the special anniversary Second Edition is now live on Amazon and available for purchase! Please note that it replaces the First Edition.You may wonder why a second edition was necessary...  Over the years I have had small errors (typos, etc.) http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2024/01/tenth-anniversary-special-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-1479741481370669346Fri, 22 Dec 2023 05:43:00 +00002023-12-22T14:13:27.946+08:00Cold WarDan DjurdjevicespionageFSBHarvest BreedKGBnovelspythrillerMy first novel since 2016 has finally been published today! Harvest Breed is a psychological thriller that also explores the human condition through the lens of 2 characters who are both survivors of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe. It is part murder mystery, part espionage tale, part character study that has been 15 years in the making.The novel's blurb reads as follows:"A probationer monk http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2023/12/harvest-breed-new-novel-published-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-1496271347092366894Thu, 25 May 2023 09:32:00 +00002023-05-29T14:21:17.444+08:00cowardcyclistentitled twatLeedervillePerthroad rageMost people know the “angry cyclist” stereotype. I’m starting to wonder if it’s more than that.My family and I suffered a road rage incident today. My wife was taking me to a bus stop so I could get to the hospital for a day procedure - and she could get to work on time. My daughter works at the hospital so I was going with her. We were driving through the morning crush - peak hour traffic http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2023/05/a-cycling-cliche.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-4120278377656703649Sun, 13 Nov 2022 11:09:00 +00002022-11-13T21:46:46.135+08:00I had the dubious pleasure of reading this article by Nate Silver on Fivethirtyeight in which he tried to muster a lukewarm argument against critics of poll-based electoral predictions. Reading it, I got the feeling that it was an attempted response to recent arguments by various observers about the growing irrelevance of Silver, his poll algorithms (which have been more miss than hit since the http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2022/11/the-uselessness-of-polls-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-5892026261406414135Mon, 25 Jul 2022 03:09:00 +00002022-09-06T18:25:37.356+08:00The Fermi Paradox is the conflict between the lack of clear, obvious evidence for extraterrestrial life and various high estimates for their existence. Numerous hypotheses have been offered to explain this paradox. I’m left wondering whether we aren’t just missing the obvious. What if we and other sentient, sufficiently advanced, life forms simply exist in time spans that never overlap? Consider:http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2022/07/message-in-bottle-is-fermi-paradox-just.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-3768530992273487644Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:30:00 +00002022-04-01T08:56:56.529+08:00 Q+A host Stan Grant asked a young pro-Russian audience member to leave the studio after he made claims regarding the Azov Battalion. It’s a shame he did this without giving the young man and the rest of the audience a few myth-busting facts.Yes, the far-right “Azov Battalion” in Ukraine does exist. However it comprises only 900-2500 individuals - i.e. less than 1% of forces fighting the http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2022/03/the-need-to-dispel-propaganda-rather.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-3561461993162938499Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:36:00 +00002022-07-25T11:18:33.804+08:00Lately I’ve seen this video by JP Sears popping up on my Facebook feed (it was preceded by this video). Some people seem to think it’s awesome. I can explain exactly why it isn’t.* The problem is with the analogy.Life jackets are intended to save one person alone - and only when that person is immersed in deep water. By contrast, vaccines are intended to stop the spread of disease in societyhttp://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2021/12/analogies-and-covid-19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-8852257391827880860Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:04:00 +00002017-10-07T17:26:23.142+08:00Miss you again A short story B: Hey Sam. S: Hey yourself. B: I'm not stalking you - I promise. S: I know that, dumbhead. B: Geez. Now there's something I haven't heard in thirty years. S: What? B: "Dumbhead." You used to call me that back in the day. When you were mad at me. S: Or teasing you. B: Ha, ha. Indeed. So - everything good on your side? S: Yes. Mostly. And no... That's life eh? B: What's up? S: Ah http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2017/10/miss-you-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-2420042704056140428Mon, 17 Apr 2017 09:26:00 +00002017-04-18T13:38:14.145+08:00flipping the scriptKen Gullettementalismreceivingwu-weiHere is an excerpt of part of my interview (from around the 59:33 min mark) with Ken Gullette on his podcast. This excerpt deals specifically with the use of "uke" - ie. "receiving", not only in the sense of receiving techniques, but also in the sense of a wider meaning of "receiving intent" in order to diffuse conflict. Enjoy! *   *   * On receiving generally - "I win if I http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2017/04/receiving-intent-art-of-flipping-script.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-1956757538393400300Fri, 07 Apr 2017 02:24:00 +00002017-04-07T23:25:19.559+08:00 I was very honoured to be a guest on veteran US television and radio journalist Ken Gullette's Chicago-based podcast show a few weeks back. The interview ranged over a wide variety of topics and ran for 90 min. I didn't expect Ken to include all of it in the podcast, but he did! And I'm even more amazed that people are still downloading it and giving me positive feedback a week later! Most http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2017/04/my-podcast-interview-with-ken-gullette.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-4917591857107358945Thu, 06 Apr 2017 04:56:00 +00002017-06-05T09:30:44.971+08:00In the arts, writing - particularly fiction - seems to stand alone as something for which (apparently) no particular training is required. As far as the many members of the public seem to believe, it's something you can either do, or can't do. After all, most of us can "write" stuff - can't we? We all write emails, reports, notes, CVs, requests and applications... Well I hate to break it to you:http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2017/04/writers-learn-your-craft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-5418483369024994235Fri, 06 Jan 2017 02:20:00 +00002017-06-04T22:19:46.139+08:00 I've written four novels, all of which are experimental, and none of which are remotely alike or fit any easy genre classification. Every book I write has been, and will be, different. Every time I write, I take a risk: I throw myself in the deep end. I never let myself get comfortable. Because it is only when you are treading water, unable to touch the bottom, that you stand a chance of doinghttp://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2017/01/never-play-to-gallery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-7399713056740453006Sat, 31 Dec 2016 06:01:00 +00002016-12-31T22:46:45.090+08:00I was 18 when my father died. He was 48. It makes for easy arithmetic - 30 years between us, almost exactly. This year I'm 50. I'm now 2 years older than my father was when he died. And I've come to a realisation - a powerful one I can only relate via analogy. But first, some background: My father was mysterious figure for most of my childhood: a man who was just as likely to say something http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2016/12/following-fading-footprints.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-8863042210378044910Wed, 21 Dec 2016 03:36:00 +00002017-04-10T20:02:28.505+08:00 "Girl in the Attic", my fourth work of fiction, has been published by Pikkeljig Press! The blurb is as follows: Rose lives with her mother Valerie in a run-down cottage in an old part of town. Rose steals things. Valerie drinks. That's just the way it is. Whenever Rose gets caught, Valerie banishes her to the cramped, dusty attic - often for weeks at a time. Then one day Rose decides she's http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2016/12/girl-in-attic-nears-publication.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-6764937992565841519Sat, 17 Dec 2016 04:12:00 +00002016-12-18T12:26:52.582+08:00I've finished my fourth work of fiction "Girl in the Attic", netting a record number of online readers and very encouraging and enthusiastic messages from fans. Thank you everyone who has joined me on this journey over the last two months. If you haven't gotten into it yet, now is your chance - click on the image below or go here. The blurb is as follows: Rose lives with her mother Valerie http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2016/12/girl-in-attic-completed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-4001043273276035779Sat, 12 Nov 2016 06:45:00 +00002016-11-12T15:23:01.693+08:00I've just started my latest project - the online young adult mystery novel "Girl in the Attic". Three posts in, it is already starting to attract a loyal following. As with all my books, it'll be taken down shortly after the last installment is posted, so read it here while you can! Don't forget to follow me on Facebook! http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2016/11/girl-in-attic-new-online-young-adult.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-6952440386344745590Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:12:00 +00002016-07-04T14:45:22.762+08:00The world's refugee crisis has resulted in some 60 million displaced people mostly due to conflict - in particular in Syria but also in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Albania, Sub-Saharan Africa, Iran and Ukraine.  The Western world has become the destination for many of these refugees, fuelling a sense of panic, resistance and hostility towards them in many of its countries. We in http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2016/07/we-cant-take-them-all-defending-our.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-4012108418658742516Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:28:00 +00002016-07-03T16:27:40.714+08:00Well the Brexit fallout is now upon the UK and prominent "Leavers" like Nigel Farage are attracting their fair share of criticism, indeed "demonisation", both by "Remainers" and those suffering "Regrexit". Is this fair?  Given how the Leave campaign was conducted and the possible (indeed likely) consequences, I say yes. In the video below, Professor Michael Dougan outlines (precisely and http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2016/06/brexit-and-demonisation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-8178677590320792776Sun, 24 Apr 2016 08:04:00 +00002016-04-24T16:04:48.574+08:00The Shadow of Dusk has now been published by Pikkeljig Press and is available for free download on Kindle for the next 5 days! http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2016/04/the-shadow-of-dusk-5-day-free-download.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-4891896646253050825Sun, 24 Apr 2016 07:40:00 +00002016-04-24T15:40:41.429+08:00Following the release of "The Shadow of Dusk", Pikkeljig Press has announced a corresponding new cover for "Nights of the Moon".  I love it! http://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2016/04/new-cover-for-nights-of-moon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3648291449947109344.post-5419835370800862096Sat, 02 Apr 2016 10:50:00 +00002016-04-03T15:21:09.151+08:00Nights of the Moon has now been officially published by Pikkeljig Press! The special introductory price is only US$10.23 through my website store (see link below). It will appear in Amazon and other online stores within the following week. For the Kindle Edition, click here. Enjoy! The synopsis is as follows: Leila is a dreamer.     She dreams of a successful career, ahttp://www.dandjurdjevic.com/2016/04/nights-of-moon-is-published.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dan Djurdjevic)0