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>the personal blog of david n wallace
[aka Dave the Lifekludger]

• on train. my cubicle awaits. #
• cubicle aquired. have twitter. (and outlook :-/) #
• Lifekludger New post: Whamberry Handsized Keyboard/Trackpad http://cli.gs/YuALb #
• home again after day of outlook n orifice. *hugs his mac* #
• funny how you win ebay auction when you aren't trying hard yet the times you *really* want something you always miss out. What's that called #
• @The_Rooster Morning Sir. in reply to The_Rooster #
• @NickHodge No wonder it's the only browser I use! in reply to NickHodge #
• Writing. Writing. Doing Lifekludgerish stuff. #
• @jobsworth Gluck. knock em dead. in reply to jobsworth #
• meeting central – trying to extricate myself #
• successfully extricated – on way to get my boy #
• catching up on the twitter action on #lifekludger #stickytape #tinker while I been hid away at the orifice #
• A big hump day nearly done. Thankfully. #
• Bills and paperwork is no fun. baahhhh #
• Lifekludger New post: One problem with Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens http://cli.gs/8jDnn #
• Fantastic. #
• 10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0907657/ #
• @WoollyMittens You lucky thing. He's damn good. in reply to WoollyMittens #
• Coming up for air & a bite in the orifice #
• hmm. new train for ride home; neat #
• Yaay. Survived first week back at work. Glad to be out of air conditioning actually. #
• @kerryank It's interesting. It'll be good. Not too challenging at first, but that's an attraction at this stage. in reply to kerryank #
• Can't believe I missed this and the phenomenon it became in such short time YouTube-Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv #1 http://j.mp/dj8Hzi #
• @knightwise Only that you probably started it! in reply to knightwise #
• Listening to "Tim O’Reilly: The University as an Open iPhone Platform | Open Culture" http://j.mp/9ZUSXa #
• "Platforms expose capabilities" | Open Culture" @myen #openculture #
• Lifekludger New post: Modded xbox controller http://cli.gs/Xn5tD #

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Okay. That’s it. I’ve had enough of seeing this message in iTunes that makes no sense every time I’m in my Podcasts area.

It seems a couple versions ago someone decided at Apple that we never actually listen to audio podcasts anymore. No folks, that’s just not allowed. How uncouth. Don’t you know that since youtube we all watch videos. And podcasts are only ever video. I mean, come on, get with it.

So now when you’re in iTunes and go to mark a podcast feed to indicate you’ve listened to them all you’re greeted with the menu selection “Mark as Watched“.

Excuse me? Since when do you watch an audio podcast? Why doesn’t it say “Mark all as Listened”?

What happened to Apple finesse?

For years Apple prided itself on the little finishing touches that made us feel that things were just okay with the world. Often unseen things were simply just right, like dates changing format with column widths and context etc. But now it seems things just get changed on a whim.

Come on Cupertino. Don’t just settle for flashy wow innovation on new devices. Wow us with the finesse and continuity of thought and attention to detail we are used to.

• @fang feeds out of sxsw hard to find this year (unusual for them) in reply to fang #
• @shwood 257600 #pidaymagic #
• @shwood No. not 7. close though. #
• @starsnostars Mine doesn't. 24" in reply to starsnostars #
• @Irena_Morris Hugging anyone is best medicine. in reply to Irena_Morris #
• @digitalkitty In black or white? Does the black come with that neat green hair! in reply to digitalkitty #
• @fang No sign of dana's sxsw audio.. but here's her notes http://bit.ly/9JmHBi – text to speech? lol #
• @starsnostars Would make a lot of sense. Check this http://store.apple.com/au/product/MC434ZM/A in reply to starsnostars #
• @NickHodge Yes.. hence the & lol – read! oh no… in reply to NickHodge #
• Going through old papers turning up lotsa gems like info on OS/2, $3.5k 486dx laptops, dos cards for Macs and modem orders lol #
• @Wolfie_Rankin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYjgh-znxB4 in reply to Wolfie_Rankin #
• Well that's a morning of sorting 10+years of papers and still didn't find the one thing I had in mind #
• @Wolfie_Rankin Yeah. And now you have it stuck in my head! in reply to Wolfie_Rankin #
• I have nothing to say. (oops, just mucked that up) #
• @The_Rooster Fantastic news mate. Rockon. in reply to The_Rooster #
• I hate traffic. Hear me? Hate. Hate. Hate. #
• @mickyj Don't you have a chair? in reply to mickyj #
• @mickyj RT @sillysillyson: @dnwallace if I had a chair .. it's not for sitting .. its for throwing. Silly router #
• Wheelchair controlled by Electroencephalography – Catalyst, ABC: http://bit.ly/aqvpnn [that's Thought Control btw] #lifekludger #fplk #
• @Tuna "Inclusive" is the word. And the response you get is called "Tokenism" – We need to move past a 'compliance' culture. in reply to Tuna #
• @Tuna Maybe need to start promoting 'Universal Design' beyond the physical – the web is an environment, a space, too, where people hang out. in reply to Tuna #
• @Tuna @scenariogirl This definition is too narrow in that case – IMHO http://bit.ly/c2mtlo in reply to Tuna #
• @scenariogirl you have a Sony running OSX? in reply to scenariogirl #
• Wondering what @fang is up to .. is he near a telingbone? #
• Good Skype hookup and demo today with some Biomed students from FlindersUni http://bit.ly/9tuLKV #
• RT @gleonhard: Nice read: A rare peek inside Google's HQ | Technology | The Guardian http://ow.ly/1fuiM #
• @SilkCharm Best put on your happy pixie face! Knock em dead. in reply to SilkCharm #
• SXSWi=Dead: "..the crass commercialization of non-tech sponsors is turning SXSWi into another generic mega-conference http://j.mp/csBYx8 #
• good sunday everybody! #
• @Mediamum Go on … do it! in reply to Mediamum #
• @mpesce Wave to me as you fly over. in reply to mpesce #
• @fang That & the Tram in reply to fang #

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Some interesting thoughts in an article titled “Social Media’s Effect on Learning” over on a WSJ Blog.

Some snippets:

“Bilingual people aren’t cognitively smarter, but they are more cognitively flexible,”

“Practice at constant switching improves an aspect of their cognitive abilities.”

“This is much like what people do when they’re updating their Twitter status, instant-messaging friends, or answering text messages and emails while they’re doing something else. Dr. Kuhl said this multitasking, where people are stimulating new patterns of sequential processing, could then reap the same benefits as bilingualism.”

“If not .. then networking online is at least acting as a brain innovator.., promoting new paths of discovery and interactivity in the brain.”

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apana-award.jpg

Originally uploaded by dnwallace

Going through some old papers turned up this ‘pseudo-award’ the APANA (SA) people gave me back in 1994 when I was hosting their server at work feeding APANA with newsgroups from Adelaide uni via SLIP. Was probably Leigh Hart, Mark Newton, Adrian Corston or John Lindsay inspired. Heady days.

• Getting my #macheist nanoBundle. Great deal. http://www.macheist.com #
• Good Tuesday everyone. #
• Off to see the Doc. #
• @fang Not unless she sigs it outloud! #copyright in reply to fang #
• Lurking… checking out tinychat in operation. very impressive http://tinychat.com/androidsuperusers #
• Productivity Commission undertaking an inquiry into a National Disability Long-term Care and Support Scheme. http://bit.ly/b8lvmd #
• Just setup http://packrati.us to bookmark all you wonderful tweeps @ replies to my delicious account http://delicious.com/dnw #
• @cameronreilly This could interest you sir http://bit.ly/cg9N9z in reply to cameronreilly #
• Think I could setup one of these on my wheelchair and sell advertising per tweet http://bit.ly/bPNGCL ? #
• hitting the SL metaverse to fix up for @cait the mess I made this morning #
• @delin Yeah. I got so much automation happening with status posts I'll need a flow diagram soon. in reply to delin #
• "An open book for microeconomic reform" http://j.mp/9p6ebf #egov #gov2.0 #
• @StephenYarwood How'd the #wifi push go with the council Monday? in reply to StephenYarwood #
• @Tarale You're just living in the wrong geography in reply to Tarale #
• @digitalkitty berkelium tastes like cobalt infused with cheesecake #nsfwshow in reply to digitalkitty #
• Time to head off to see the boy #
• the road systems to go North<->South across #adelaide is atrocious! #
• wish the govt. of the years past had enough guts & 4sight to do MATS plan #
• @kerryank Start 22nd. Ramping up. in reply to kerryank #
• RT @StephenYarwood: $60k In draft 10/11 budget! RT @dnwallace How'd the #wifi push go with the council Monday? @fang #
• Lurking. #
• @PremierMikeRann Pity we can't drive across town without massive traffic congestion due to no North-South corridor. in reply to PremierMikeRann #
• Filling out forms. Life's like that. #
• Three word sentences. They're very good. I like them. You know any? #3words #
• @Tarale Oh, try harder. #3words in reply to Tarale #
• SL. Photohunt. Yessah. #
• & Gungahlin isn't alone! We need it here too. RT @KateLundy: New post: NBN urgently needed in Gungahlin http://bit.ly/csVCfk mediarelease #
• @piawaugh cant dm email you're not following me. in reply to piawaugh #
• @RoyBlumenthal Thnx mate will check it out. in reply to RoyBlumenthal #
• Reading and sending secrets. #
• @fang FYI "Joho the Blog » [berkman] John Wilbanks on making science generative" http://j.mp/a99SYG see also http://bit.ly/bjyCBp #
• "Australia One Step Away From Becoming An “Internet Enemy”" http://j.mp/d1odMQ #

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Waiting scenes – pickup

Originally uploaded by dnwallace

Picking up the boy. Can’t see much I know, but sometimes waiting is like that.

Dave in waiting

Scenes while waiting – homemade style lemonade

Originally uploaded by dnwallace

I sometimes do a lot of waiting – so pass time playing with my phone. Think I’ll start  a scenes while waiting meme on my blog.

This time I’m waiting for a script to be filled by the chemist. Ok I know this picture isn’t of the chemist, but it’s where I’m sitting, opposite The General Trader in TTP.

Dave in waiting.

• Interesting: "The Death of Print Journalism – a set on Flickr" http://j.mp/bDqmPw [via @ccarfi] #
• @fang your sciencetypes might like this? "The Carbon-Economy Opportunity | Design & Innovation " http://j.mp/dt82yX #
• Wednesday. Humpday. Great. #
• @fang Check under your pillow. They sometimes fall off in reply to fang #
• A new egsperingment for @fang & his sound trigger? "Coffee Splash « Flickr Blog" http://j.mp/aiegDP #
• Checking out "Flickroom – BETA" http://j.mp/cCDiQY .. prefer wasn't an Air app, but looks neat first impressions. #
• @fang fyi Lessig's OpenVideoAlliance webside chat u part missed "Webside Chat | blip.tv" http://j.mp/a20f1k #
• take the long way home … #
• @StephenYarwood be good to see #wifi on this train in reply to StephenYarwood #
• @fang 3 deep breaths! lol in reply to fang #
• Has seen his future … contains a cubicle :/ #
• Bugs hell outta me how older buildings shops are rendered inaccessible when little timber could solve it. Letter to Gawler Mayor imminent. #
• @StephenYarwood see @fang for more #adelaide #wifi idea goodness … in reply to StephenYarwood #
• Hmmm… Instant gratification .. RT @jeancharles: Google Index to Go Real Time http://bit.ly/9fgjCw #
• slow. day. #

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Xmines-DSCN0915.JPG

Originally uploaded by dnwallace

Very effective display at Adelaide Railway Station entrance by Red Cross [from recollection] against land mines and exploitation of children as weapons and casualties of war.

Outside the door was a hop-skotch game drawn on the ground in chalk, with a pattern that would’ve gone 1,2,3/4,5,BANG and landmine stickers.

Excellent way of highlighting an important cause.