Random thoughts and observations
Something prompted me to think this morning about Australian sayings which are no longer in common usage. He’s got Buckley’s hope Owes its origins to convict William Buckley who landed with David Collins’ expedition to found a settlement on Westernport Bay in Victoria. Buckley escaped, the settlement was abandoned and he spent the next 32 [...]
I don’t know if it’s a symptom of the modern age, or a peculiarly Australian phenomenon, but the average citizen isn’t very culturally aware. I like to think that I have a broad general knowledge and a moderate IQ, somewhere between Einstein and George Bush on the scale, but I have to admit that my [...]
I’ve just launched my blog into space on Mind Comet. This is where blogosphere meets atmosphere: The free service beams web feeds of blogs into deep space via a powerful satellite broadcast. In my site description I entered: “The daily life and personal opinions of Michael Gorey: A resident of Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia, Earth.” The [...]
I flirted with Fedora as my Linux option of choice for a couple of months, but I’ve now returned to Mepis. I first used Fox, which is a promising Fedora derivative. I’ll revisit Fox when they move out of beta mode and improve their English version. It has a great look and feel, and the [...]
