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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Diving at the Yongala Shipwreck
One of the reasons I wanted to do an advanced diving course at Magnetic Island was that it includes a day-trip to the site of the wreck of the SS Yongala, supposedly one of the best dive sites in the … Continue reading
Leaving Australia, Heading to Japan, Free WiFi
I’m currently sitting in the airport at Cairns waiting on my flight to Tokyo. I’ve still got about an hour before boarding, but that’s alright, there’s free wireless here! It’s a little strange to be leaving the country I’ve been … Continue reading
Conficker
According to the well-respected technology journal The Sun, the Conficker worm is supposed to kill us all sometime on Wednesday. That’s right, it’s “deadly”. Even Snow Crash didn’t kill people! Part of me hopes it’ll do something cool, or at … Continue reading
The Forts Walk
During the Second World War, Townsville was an important base for supply ships and troops. In order to defend it from the Japanese fleet, two huge gun emplacements were created on Magnetic Island along with the command and signals buildings … Continue reading
Intelligent Mistakes in Game AI
I saw an interesting Gamasutra article on Slashdot today about creating game AI which is “stupid” enough to be beatable, but “intelligent” enough to make realistic mistakes. Taking poker as an example: For weak poker AI, an intelligent mistake consists … Continue reading
Leaving Sydney
I’ve been in Sydney since returning from New Zealand. To be honest, apart from catching up with some of the people I met in New Zealand, I haven’t been doing very much and it feels like I’m just killing time … Continue reading
EFF Surveillance Self-Defence Project
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has created this Surveillance Self-Defense site to educate the American public about the law and technology of government surveillance in the United States, providing the information and tools necessary to evaluate the threat of surveillance … Continue reading
Christchurch & Kaikoura
The last leg of my journey on the Kiwi bus took me from Queenstown to Christchurch, where I planned to spend my last few days in New Zealand before flying back to Sydney. When I was in Dunedin, I’d hoped … Continue reading