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I promise that this will be my last entry on COMP3804! lol

We got our overall marks for the project, and well... i dunno if they are good or bad. We aced the product development section (i.e. the development and the presentation of the product): we got 21/21 marks, and did really well in the other sections.

For the whole course overall i got 90.66/100%.

this ticks me off a bit, as most of you will recall, i only got a 6 for this course because of the piece of crap grade capping based on the exam result. If I … Read more →

Just back back from the airport after my weekend trip to Melbourne with the family. Since i am pretty tired (i just got used to running on daylight savings time) i'll make this entry short and sweet.

Day 1 Friday: Arrive in Melbourne at around 9ish Melbourne time, catch a taxi to our hotel on Russell St in the city, check our bags and go out. We caught the free city circle tram from Federation Square and did the whole circle. As a side note, although the trams are in my opinion an excellent form for city transport, the city … Read more →

Early tomorrow morning I am flying off to Melbourne with the family for the weekend. I have just packed, and I thought I might as well squeeze in one blog entry before I head off.

I've never really been to Melboune before, so this should be an interesting experience.… Read more →

Went to the dentists today, which was my first check-up and clean in over a year. I usually go every six months but this past year I just haven't gotten around to it. It is normally the case that at each 6 month check-up i get at least one filling, so I was expecting today, after not going in over a year, i would require multiple fillings.

To my, and also the dentist's, great surprise i needed none, which I was very pleased at because I would not say that I have been taking exceptional care of my teeth in … Read more →

I'm sure Andrew will be very happy at the change in weather over the past few days which is getting hotter. I'm sure he will be equally pleased that today is his name-day, and that tomorrow is the official beginning of summer.

Today I have been building my résumé in preparation for applying for some holiday IT-related work experience. I did have a résumé from before i applied at the supermarket at which I work (for privacy reasons i don't mention where i work, I don't know if you have noticed this before), but it was one of those ones … Read more →

Had indoor soccer again today. I'm actually really starting to enjoy playing it, i have really missed playing soccer.

Today's game was interesting in that the team we played against started really well, but after we took a two goal lead (to be honest) against the run-of-play, it seemed to piss them off a bit. After that they got, lets say... really physical, to put it politely.

Elbows, pushes, and late challenges became most of their game after that. We eventually won the game 6-3. All you have to do when teams get rowdy is keep your cool, start playing … Read more →

Uni marks for semester 2 2004 were just put up on SI-net. (The results do not become 'official' till the 1st)

Well this semester I surprised even myself. I've always said that I get the best marks when i'm convinced that i have a significant chance of failing a course, and this semester was no exception.

Below are my marks for each course this semester (and for COMP3804, the whole year):

COMP3804 Advanced Information Technology Project
Grade: 6
For regular readers of this blog, this was the penultimate year-long IT course that I have been whining about for … Read more →

I'm a bit nervously waiting for the release of my uni marks for this semester. Although they are due to be released on the 1st of December, they are usually available to view at least a few days prior to the official release date (although the uni states that the results do not become "official" until the release date, but they never change).

Had a lazy day so far: got up fiddled around with the Foxtel so it gives out a proper digital sound output, and then watched Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring on DVD. The … Read more →

Apparently Telstra printed some ads in the papers on Monday congratulating Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan, including a link to her official website.

The thing is, is that Telstra printed the wrong link:

They printed the incorrect link of http://www.caseydonovan.com, whereas the correct link was: http://www.caseydonovan.com.au (note the '.au').

What was funny is that they incorrect link they printed was actually a gay porn site!

I believe Telstra had temporarily negotiated with the owners of the porn site to display a Telstra splash page that will redirect most people to the correct Casey Donovan site for at least … Read more →

I am typing this blog entry from in front of the tv in the living room, far far away from the closest cabled network port.

I got the router i ordered delivered just before I left for work last night, and after getting back from work I did the required reading needed for setting up the router.

Got up this morning and spent the last few hours setting up the router. It was a bit complicated because of the way we currently have our house wired up (everything changed dramatically after we did the renovations): the cable modem is all … Read more →