Category Archives: Ventilation

What the hell?

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Alex

Magic Passenger Information Display is immune to photo capture. 20 seconds ago, this sign said 9.45.  Now, it says 10.04.  Evidently it’s possible for a train to disappear off its tracks halfway to its destination.

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Dear Telstra

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Alex

National Customer Relationship Team (Australia) Attn. Fiona Hayes Telstra Corporation Limited Locked Bag 4760 Melbourne VIC 3001 Dear Fiona Hayes,

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Car Chronicles, Ep. 2: The Garage Door

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Alex

Garage door at work closed on me as I was driving through.  It won. Besides a heap of scratching and a broken antenna, the roof is bent to buggery across the entire width of the car.  It’s probably not the … Continue reading →

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Naturally

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Alex

Oh, the irony.  The bittersweet irony.

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That’s some mighty fine laminating

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Alex

You can really feel the love down at the MetShop today.

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Directionally dyslexic train drivers

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Alex

This is the second time I’ve been on a train at Camberwell and the driver has opened the doors on the wrong side of the train.  The thought process that must take place in the driver’s head during the entire … Continue reading →

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Reasons not to switch to Ubuntu Edgy just yet

Posted on November 19, 2006 by Alex

After being so impressed with the quality and usability of Ubuntu v6.06 (Dapper Drake), I was downloading v6.10 (Edgy Eft) the moment it was available and I immediately installed it on the two computers here.  Having always experienced badness when … Continue reading →

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On spiders and faces

Posted on August 14, 2006 by Alex

This hasn’t really been an issue until now, but it seems that a rule needs to be explicitly declared about this. All spiders are strictly forbidden from biting me on the face while I’m asleep. Any party refusing to comply … Continue reading →

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More??

Posted on July 29, 2006 by Alex

Well, classes have started and I’m slowly getting back into the swing of things.  It should prove to be a much more rewarding semester this time, although I don’t know if I’m hanging around the right crowd these days… but … Continue reading →

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Worst. Semester. Ever.

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Alex

For many reasons.  I don’t plan to elaborate too far or even mention everything—suffice it to say that: I miss everything about Bundoora: the simplicity, the atmosphere, the quiet, the people (not to suggest that I don’t appreciate and genuinely … Continue reading →

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