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2011 Australian Census Release 3

A long time since I’ve blogged over here! Just a quick post to let people know I’ve made a torrent for the third release of the Australian census 2011. I’m seeding it for anyone that wants a copy. It’s a … Continue reading

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Pecan and Blueberry muffins, vegan, gluten free

Adapted from this wonderful cartoon by First Dog on The Moon (unfortunately, broken image on the Crikey site). Ingredients: 1/4 cup light olive oil, 1/2 cup maple syrup, 3/4 cup soy milk, 1/2 cup water, 2 cups Orgran gluten-free flour, … Continue reading

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Sinus op

Packed myself down to South Perth hospital today to have some nasal polyps removed. This was the third operation, but there’s now a plan involving allergy desensitisation which may mean it’s the last. The nursing staff at the hospital were … Continue reading

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Gardening!

I’ve been doing a bunch of work in the backyard, mostly digging out the grass that’s grown over winter, mulching and then planting native plants. Getting out the grass was hard work, so in the end I got a big … Continue reading

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2011 Census Datapacks Release 1.1 DVD

I’ve put up the Census release 1.1; CC-BY the Commonwealth of Australia. Get the torrent file or use this magnet link: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3eb21ef4dfa54350d16df7d6ec14d168235e3f35&dn=2011%20DataPacks%20BCP%5FIP%5FTSP%5FRelease%201.1.7z&tr=http%3A%2F%2Ftracker.thepiratebay.org%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.thepiratebay.org%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=http%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=http%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%2Fannounce&tr=http%3A%2F%2Ftracker.deadfrog.us%3A42426%2Fannounce&tr=http%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80%2Fannounce

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2011 Census DVD release 1 on Bittorrent

The ABS data pack release 1 DVD arrived yesterday. Awesomely, it’s licensed CC-BY by the ABS, so I’ve made a bittorrent file for it. The DVD contained one Zip file, which is the contents of the torrent. It’s 2.7GB and … Continue reading

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Bulk downloading the Census 2011

I need the Census data to perform some analysis; the ABS release schedule indicated the data comes out first by DVD, then on the web. I duly (and reluctantly – what is this, the 90s?) rang up the ABS and … Continue reading

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transit2012: after the event writeup

For those that haven’t heard about it, transit2012 got people together to observe the transit of Venus. Observations of the transit from different locations on the Earth can be used to calculate the distance between the Earth and the Sun. … Continue reading

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UK trip over!

Well, I’m home. It was a nice trip. England is a beautiful country. I stayed in Bromley, which is a little commuter town about twenty minutes away from London on the train. Each day I caught the train to Swanley … Continue reading

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UK trip

I’ve just arrived in the UK on a one-week business trip. I left home at 7pm UTC+8 on Saturday, and arrived at the hotel at 2pm UTC+1 today. So accommodation-to-accommodation a 25 hour journey. So, roughly 50 hours of this week will … Continue reading

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