Recent road works in Gatehouse Drive, Parkville have created problems for bicycle riders at the intersection of Royal Parade, Gatehouse Street and College Cresent. The changes by the City of Melbourne have made the left hand lane on the westbound approach to this intersection left turn only. This forces bicycle riders to compete for space in the left lane as they cross the intersection.
Filed under: Cycling | Modified: 2010-07-01 | Read More | Comments
Improvements underway to glitch.tl softwareFrom time to time I make changes to the software. I am coding slowly because I want to keep the software as simple and lean as possible.
Filed under: Meta | Modified: 2010-11-05 | Read More | Comments
How to contact meVarious ways in which I can be contacted.
Filed under: Communication | Modified: 2010-09-07 | Read More | Comments
I am buying a pack of five openmoko phonesI want to buy a smartphone, but the Apple and Android phones on the market are locked down to prevent hackers like me from writing their own software for them.
Filed under: Communication | Modified: 2009-08-04 | Read More | Comments
Bike rider vs Tram lineTram lines are deadly. I know that. But on the morning of Thursday 30 July I treated one with less respect than it deserved.
Filed under: Cycling | Modified: 2009-11-03 | Read More | Comments
I have a new openmoko phoneThe open moko comes with a custom linux software stack installed. This is referred to generically as OM software. Two other distributions are available: Qtopia and Android.
Filed under: Communication | Modified: 2009-08-16 | Read More | Comments
Aircraft blind spots
Filed under: Transportation | Modified: 2009-08-10 | Read More | Comments
Source code repositoriesFree software is available through the mercurial DSCM web interface.
Filed under: Meta | Modified: 2009-09-13 | Read More | Comments
WiFi access point namesI have written a script to collate access point names on my eeepc.
Filed under: Communication | Modified: 2009-09-11 | Read More | Comments
Wet WeatherPeople worry too much when it rains.
Filed under: Transportation | Modified: 2009-09-17 | Read More | Comments
Bicycle riding in ParksA decision needs to be made about where people are supposed to ride their bicycles. Ad hoc rules will only get you so far.
Filed under: Cycling | Modified: 2009-09-17 | Read More | Comments
Stable Hybrid Release on the openmoko phone
Filed under: Communication | Modified: 2010-01-27 | Read More | Comments
Upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10Yesterday I upgraded four systems from ubuntu 9.04 to ubuntu 9.10. These are my thoughts on the new release.
Filed under: Software | Modified: 2009-11-18 | Read More | Comments
Database view application for the openmokoI am building a generic database browser for the openmoko SHR distribution. The idea is to replace the Contacts functionality in my palm pilot.
Filed under: Software | Modified: 2009-11-17 | Read More | Comments
Packages for the openmokoA collection of openmoko packages is now available
Filed under: Meta | Modified: 2009-11-17 | Read More | Comments
My resume now available on lineThis is a link to my resume.
Filed under: Communication | Modified: 2010-01-07 | Read More | Comments
RPN Calculator application for the openmokoI am writing an RPN calculator for the openmoko
Filed under: Openmoko | Modified: 2010-04-11 | Read More | Comments
Configuration management plan for my Openmoko applicationsThis article outlines how I intend to manage the openmoko applications I am writing.
Filed under: Openmoko | Modified: 2010-01-21 | Read More | Comments
Event logging application for the openmokoThis is a simple event logging application.
Filed under: Openmoko | Modified: 2010-04-11 | Read More | Comments
Desktop categories for SHRThis is a tool for dividing your applications into categories
Filed under: Openmoko | Modified: 2010-02-27 | Read More | Comments
A simple world clockThis is a world clock which displays a list. Each list item is a time zone.
Filed under: Openmoko | Modified: 2010-04-11 | Read More | Comments
Display simple messages on the screenThis is a bit like xmessage. You can pipe in a message to display. There is an option to display a Yes and No button and return an appropriate status value.
Filed under: Openmoko | Modified: 2010-03-04 | Read More | Comments
A script to display some status informationThis script gathers some information about the state of your openmoko and displays it in an elmesage window.
Filed under: Openmoko | Modified: 2010-03-04 | Read More | Comments
A simple random number generatorThis is a crude emulation of a dice
Filed under: Openmoko | Modified: 2010-03-09 | Read More | Comments
Getting started with the ATMEGA8How I got started with the Atmel ATMEGA8 microcontroller.
Filed under: Software | Modified: 2010-05-06 | Read More | Comments
The City of Moreland are trialing raised line markingsThe bicycle line in Glenlyon road Brunswick between Lygon street and Sydney road has been modified in the westbound direction. Raised plastic markers have been installed on the line dividing the bicycle lane from the next lane to the right. This is a new hazard for bicycle riders using Glenlyon road.
Filed under: Cycling | Modified: 2010-08-18 | Read More | Comments
Copenhagen lanesThe City of Melbourne have built several facilties loosely based on lanes seen in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Filed under: Cycling | Modified: 2010-07-30 | Read More | Comments
OvertakingSome thoughts on overtaking and how to position yourself on the road.
Filed under: Cycling | Modified: 2010-07-31 | Read More | Comments
Riding styleThese are the rules I follow which define my riding style.
Filed under: Cycling | Modified: 2010-07-31 | Read More | Comments
Markers in Gatehouse DriveYellow raised markers were installed in Gatehouse drive, Parkville about a month ago.
Filed under: Cycling | Modified: 2010-08-17 | Read More | Comments
Slashdot is downWhat to do if slashdot is down.
Filed under: Communication | Modified: 2010-10-29 | Read More | Comments
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