Archives: Notes

Happy birthday to everyone who doesn’t want Facebook to have their date of birth. Happy 55th birthday to the nerds.

If you start watching Purple Rain at 10pm, you’ll be discussing its most problematic aspects as the clock strikes midnight.

I got a phone call from the security department at my bank yesterday. It started with “you may think this is a scam but I will not ask you for any information, I will only be providing you with information”, the caller then went on to warn “please don’t give me information as part of this conversation” and advised me to call the bank after the call to verify the notes added to my account.

I was impressed.

[Anti wage theft laws] will add yet another layer of complex and burdensome regulation on business, especially small business.

– Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Good to know that industry peak bodies see paying wages and benefits as a burden.

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It’s the consistency we’ve come to know and love.

It drives me wild that newspapers use algorithmic Sudokus. I’ve learnt watching Cracking the Cryptic there are some really great setters out there who can put together an interesting puzzle in minutes. The NYT has a Wordle editor but still publishes boring Sudokus.

The Cleaner with and written by Greg Davies is such a great show and iView have added a Christmas special to the listing. Hopefully this means season two will be added soon.

Arguing whether a singer is this genre or that genre is so cute. If a song slaps, it does not matter.

This should be fun, I’m going to see Hamilton one last time for the final Australian performance in Sydney next month. Insert Wait For It pun here.

I’ve decided I want to write a new talk next year, I’m hoping to wrap up brainstorming in mid January so I can make a start nice and early.