Learning Rails: Many-to-Many Relationships

So I've had the books in my possession for almost a year now, and I've been picking at it when I've had time and am part way through a "small" project called brewr. As I needed something with a little less degree of difficulty I've decided to develop the backend of

Cheeky Flickr

Just recently caught wind of this one. Flickr is a renowned stirrer of the web world with their web application, with previous versions being declared "alpha", "beta" and "gamma".

Now, paying homage (or paying out) the "Jesus loves you" movement from Christendom the …

flickrSLiDR Limitations

Let me first preface this by saying that Paul Stamatiou (aka "stammy") has done a great job delving into the slideshow for flickr users and enabling them to easily use it on their blog or site through his new assistive-application flickrSLiDR. That said, it is not …

Dissent Silenced: Aidwatch

Silencing Dissent... fly away? (image: Michael Leunig, The Age)

This week The Sydney Morning Herald has run an article commenting on the Australian Federal Government's claimed Aid Budget and the creative accounting being employed to whitewash our minimal assistance …

The Spirit of Australia

The Qantas chairwoman, Margaret Jackson, is a shining example of the modern "Spirit of Australia". Unapologetic, self-serving, and only acts decently when forced.

Paul Clarke Kensington

I could not have summed up the state of the nation any more eloquently. Thank you …

True Live @ The Cambridge, Newcastle - 13th May, 2007

True Live @ The Cambridge, Newcastle - 13th May, 2007

The six piece hip-hop-jazz fusion True Live rolled into Newcastle to play The Cambridge last Sunday night.

True Live @ The Cambridge, Newcastle - 13th May, 2007

Supported by Lefta Centa, the night went off. The …

Morning Photos: Curl Curl Sunrise

Sunrise @ South Curl Curl - 12th May, 2007

I got up stupidly early after an equally stupidly late night due to the drive down from Newcastle to North Narrabeen to shoot sunrise (and there was a hope of surfers too - though that wasn't possible as a result of the waves …

Product Review: cool feet by bluelounge

cool feet by bluelounge (photo: me)

I picked up a set of cool feet by bluelounge from the NextByte Apple shop at Broadway in Sydney about a month back to test for my baby macbook when I wasn't at home (and a temporary solution while I awaited the arrival of an Apple …

Baldness: The Loss of Face Hair

You are bald! (Photo: B

May 5 - 24 Hours of Flickr

Well, flickr is undertaking a global photography event. Tomorrow they're asking people to document their lives - from the fantastic to the mundane. It will be interesting to see what different people come up with to show the day off

What happens around the world in one …

Eight Weeks in Sunny Rainy Newcastle

@ Bar Beach, Newcastle - 2nd March, 2007

For the lazy, a Middle Australian summary is provided.

The Move to Newcastle

Susan + Frog's Wedding @ Jarvis Bay, South Coast - 3rd March, 2007

Following a weekend that included some 700km(check this) of travel, around 10 hours …

Current Reading for April

With no internet access at my place in Newcastle (that will change as my ADSL kit arrived today courtesy of the rather slow AAPT) I've been reading somewhat more than normal. The book I just finished is one that all people who are disengaged from politics should read, …

Eliza Graduates, November 2006

Internet Explorer 7 for Monkeys

Right, so this monkey decided "hey, i'll whack this on mum's laptop for browser testing" (she uses firefox, you know "mum, that fox looking thing, that's the internet, not the blue e thing").

I jump onto the IE7 site (an easy enough thing, since it tops the IE7 search …

Long Reef, November 2006

Just some photos I took at Long Reef in November.

Landscapes

Sports

Local windsurfers out for a ride.

The last shot is definitely best viewed large.

The Political Compass

I last took The Political Compass "test" a few years back when I came across it, though when I cannot remember. IT is designed to test you in more than a single dimension - it looks at both economic spheres and social spheres.

Economic Sphere

This tends to be the …

Australia Day 2007 - Booti Booti National Park

To continue the tradition of the "bogan" group of boys of Manly High, Australia Day is set aside to be spent camping in a location that lies within close proximity to a beach. Previous years have seen us at:

• 2001 - the back of Ev's place;


• 2002 - Kioloa (photos);


• 2003 - …

Long Reef @ 7am, 11th January 2007

Clouds on the Horizon Threaten a Boat at Sea

I went down to Long Reef on Sunday to shoot one of Hannah's friend, Bec Twist's, families down amongst the dunes. Originally we were concerned about the weather, but that turned out not to be a problem, except for the thick …

Palm Beach @ Sunset, 11th February 2007

Panoramic: Looking South over Barrenjoey Lighthouse (large image)

In a final hurrah before my beloved 20D went in for a clean (after over a year of putting up with dust) I headed up to Palm Beach in the afternoon last Sunday after seeing the (relatively) brand new …

Green Beats @ Petersham Bowling Club

Last Sunday (the first sunday of the month) I headed off down to the second oldest lawn bowls club in Australia, the Petersham Bowling Club, for an afternoon of chilled out tunes and barefoot bowls at Green Beats. At $10 for bowls and beats, cheap beers and some great …