Year: 2014
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The Lure of the Sirens: Phone Widgets
From the age of around 10, I fell in love with computers. More specifically, I fell in love with the TRS-80. Which may give some indication of my age, and the length of my love affair with computers and gadgets. My first “computer” was a Dick Smith Wizzard at around 12 years old. I would…
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My Dad: Billy Bovill from Birkenhead
Thanks to the power of Google, I recently stumbled across a small reference to my father in the Newcastle Herald from 1950. My father passed away when I was eight years old of a heart attack (myocardial infarction). My memories of my father are sketchy at best, which always bothered me, even though I have…
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The answer to everything? Check your bathtub.
“Have you ever stood and stared at it, marvelled at its beauty, its genius? Billions of people just living out their lives, oblivious.” Agent Smith, Circa 1999 I like to stare at the bathtub water as it exits down the drain hole. For some reason I cannot help but find it fascinating. I also like…
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I live by this quote
“My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapour of invention.” Hedley Lamarr
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Close Encounters of the Famed Kind
Brushes with fame? Not many. But all notable nonetheless. I once was invited to a party at Parliament House by Natasha Stott Despoja. And I went. I literally bumped into Malcolm McLaren in London. I met Peter Garrett in a work context. Twice. Jackie O called me once. I have a photo of me in…
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How to make One Million Dollars
So if you are going to sell a product with the sole intent of making one million dollars, you have three basic options: 1. Sell the product for $1 to one million customers. 2. Sell the product for $1000 to one thousand customers. 3. Sell the product to one person for one…