http://www.fairding.com/mt/ BONWAG: Bits Of Net What Are Good en-us Copyright 2009 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:49:57 +0800 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:06:58 +0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.36 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Charli and her partner Nick have returned from the National Capital DanceSport Championships with a few trophies in their hand luggage: they scored a 4th, a 3rd, a 2nd and a first place in only their second competitive outing on...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/9-W0zMN77k4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/9-W0zMN77k4/charlis_dance_a.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/06/charlis_dance_a.shtml Life Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:49:57 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/06/charlis_dance_a.shtml Welcome to the world , Sebastian David Robinson-Cook, born 2:15PM today. Mum and bub are happy and healthy. UPDATE: News and Photos are here&#160;&#160; - bookmark it!...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/u1mMp5bte_8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/u1mMp5bte_8/sebastian_david.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/05/sebastian_david.shtml Life Fri, 08 May 2009 16:53:18 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/05/sebastian_david.shtml For a good overview of the Hurlstone Saga, ABC's Landline sent some cameras out to the school. Sean Murphy has more. Most sides of the argument are represented, with only one - the Government's - in support of the proposal...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/R7TK9JPbtuI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/R7TK9JPbtuI/the_hurlstone_d.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/the_hurlstone_d.shtml Hurlstone Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:11:09 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/the_hurlstone_d.shtml It seems like Caleb and Olivia's time in the spotlight has ended. Only to be replaced by Anthony and Allanah on the Front page of 'Online Danceline'....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/NmuzVYNy5iU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/NmuzVYNy5iU/dance_like_ther_1.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/dance_like_ther_1.shtml Life Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:22:34 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/dance_like_ther_1.shtml Many more more people are waking up about the looming 'Digital Dark Age' - the Sydney Morning Herald warns of a cultural 'black hole' spanning the mid-90s up to about now, where most of our memories are being archived on...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/vWzOSnms-3o" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/vWzOSnms-3o/is_the_digital_1.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/is_the_digital_1.shtml Geek Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:12:46 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/is_the_digital_1.shtml Good job, guys. Posting a major spoiler for the Hancock movie right there on the front of the DVD. Very thoughtful....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/0oY08KAQIdc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/0oY08KAQIdc/way_to_spoil.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/way_to_spoil.shtml Life Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:25:02 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/way_to_spoil.shtml Caleb and (new partner) Olivia have been featured on the main page of 'Online Danceline' following their successful debut at the Metropolitan Championships on the weekend. Great photo - and great results for their first comp - two first places,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/e2suHLq-70k" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/e2suHLq-70k/dance_like_ther.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/dance_like_ther.shtml Life Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:19:07 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/dance_like_ther.shtml Only a few weeks to go before WA votes on the final, yes definitely, never again referendum on whether to keep observing Daylight Savings after its three year trial. The ABC has set up a useful site to explain how...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/Nbfk-Hjgn3U" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/Nbfk-Hjgn3U/spending_your_s.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/spending_your_s.shtml Life Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:20:42 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/04/spending_your_s.shtml The more we learn about machinations behind the NSW Government's intentions to sell off Hurlstone Agricultural High School, the sillier it looks. Alan Jones summarises the insanity on his show this morning, with fellow SHEAPer, David Moore. The Sydney Morning...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/QYTgIK2zU6w" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/QYTgIK2zU6w/lessons_from_th.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/03/lessons_from_th.shtml Hurlstone Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:39:17 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/03/lessons_from_th.shtml New Scientist has a great article on a topic close to my heart - Mathematics: The only true universal language - which speculates that were we to meet with extra-terrestrial beings, we'd be better off talking to each other in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/26SpcGRjnhw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/26SpcGRjnhw/maths_rules_the.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/02/maths_rules_the.shtml Geek Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:05:55 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/02/maths_rules_the.shtml Marketing Colleagues - if you're interested as to why I describe my marketing job as 'robot wrangling', there's an ADMA conference coming up in Sydney and Melbourne in which I describe it all in living, breathing 3D....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/fZief5Qjf2c" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/fZief5Qjf2c/robots_and_mark.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/02/robots_and_mark.shtml Geek Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:08:53 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/02/robots_and_mark.shtml If you're here looking for the group photo from today's Dancepower picnic at Heathcote, it's here!...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/L4NEUoSp2Rs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/L4NEUoSp2Rs/dancepower_at_h.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/02/dancepower_at_h.shtml Life Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:08:15 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/02/dancepower_at_h.shtml It's hard to get your head around the impact of the Victorian Bushfires, especially for those of us in other parts of the world. Leaving aside the terrible human tragedy, with hundreds of lives lost, the fires of the last...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/4wtv8IZJHhM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/4wtv8IZJHhM/mapping_the_dev.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/02/mapping_the_dev.shtml Life Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:00:10 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/02/mapping_the_dev.shtml Came across this great essay from the BBC's H2G2 site (Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy) which explains Australia fairly accurately to the novice outlander. Some attribute it to Douglas Adamas, which I don't believe (I'm an admirer of DA's style...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/TzoZ-pj_tYk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/TzoZ-pj_tYk/australia_stran.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/01/australia_stran.shtml Life Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:54:21 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/01/australia_stran.shtml You know, I was going to post a long and rambling commentary on today's audio wasteland known as 'ambient' music, when this wonderful technological advancement was revealed. It sated my bloodlust and expressed the disdain on my behalf most eloquently....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bonwag/~4/rmZYdCIcFkE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bonwag/~3/rmZYdCIcFkE/new_ambient_syn.shtml http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/01/new_ambient_syn.shtml Geek Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:42:58 +0800 http://www.fairding.com/mt/2009/01/new_ambient_syn.shtml