I can’t understand the fuss regarding a possible identity card for all Australians. Forget the “war on terror” and think about how practical such a card would be. Opening a bank account or seeking a credit card is a difficult process that involves digging out birth certificates, licences and various other forms of identification. We [...]
Dental visit not too bad
I had a filling today for the first time in about five years. It’s not that my mouth is a shining wonder of dental excellence, but more that nearly all my back teeth are already filled. Today’s filling and another in two weeks are repair jobs on old fillings, probably from 20 years ago. Dentists [...]
Mount Hotham air crash
There’s a good investigative report in The Age today about the plane crash near Mount Hotham recently. In essence, it confirms the aircraft had no anti-ice equipment and should not have been flying in that weather, which was forecast. Nobody wants to pre-empt the Coroner’s inquiry, but there must be some nervous aviation officials digging [...]
Password security
We’ve all read or heard the warnings about password security, but how seriously do we take them? It’s always a shrug and thought that it won’t happen to me. Well, my database scare this week has shaken my apathy and I’m going to be much more careful about passwords from now on. Apparently it’s becoming [...]
Return to Mepis
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 [...]
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