Author: robert
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52/30/5 Week 17
Week 17 was taken at [Schönbrunn Palace](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schönbrunn_Palace) in Vienna. View Larger Map The fountain of Neptune that dominates the main part of the gardens: View of the palace from the hill above the fountain: The gloria at the top of the hill: The fake Roman ruins in the gardens: And finally, the gardens to one…
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52/30/5 Weeks 17-30 Coming Soon
Yep, I’m back. It’s been a long absence, due to some laziness, and some factors beyond my control. Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be posting one set of photos a day (or so) until I’m all caught up. By my calculations I should have posted Week 29 today, so this will run through…
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52/30/5 Week 16
Week 16 is a few weeks late, and the backlog is going to get bigger before it gets smaller. I’m off to Europe in a weeks time, so expect to see quite a lot of photos from that to make up the backlog, and maybe even help me build up a bit of a buffer.…
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Wolfram Alpha – the good, the bad, the ugly
The most interesting search engine to be launched in years just went public: [Wolfram Alpha](http://www.wolframalpha.com/) Wolfram Alpha sells itself as a ‘computational knowledge engine’. And it’s a very nice proof of concept. But as it stands there’s some things about it that are quite poorly developed, and some things that should be removed immediately. Search…
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How to build a small media centre PC for standard definition TV for less than $A 500
I decided that I needed a new TV to put in my bedroom. Also, it’s been a year since I played with building a computer, so I decided to try my hand at building an [Intel Atom](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Atom) based PC. *Parts* A quick glance over [AusPCMarket](https://www.auspcmarket.com.au/), and a quick email to Dan of [Dansdata](http://dansdata.com/) led me…
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The return of the blog
Not yet. But soon. Let’s just say that if you were beware the ides of May, you’d be leaving it too late.
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52/30/5 Week 15
Last of the catch ups, taken in Commonwealth park near the lake. What was meant to be the AFP building before they decided they didn’t fit: A sign of autumn arriving: A duck: The High Court on the other side of the lake: And a stream in the park: All of the [photos taken](http://www.flickr.com/photos/exasperated/sets/72157617081646216/) are…
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52/30/5 Week 14
Week 14 is a trip to Canberra’s old abandoned planetarium: And the [full set](http://www.flickr.com/photos/exasperated/sets/72157617081201744/) can be seen on Flickr.
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52/30/5 Week 13
Whoops, took a little while to get back to this. But this weekend I finally caught up. So, first for week 13 I took a few photographs around Woden shopping mall: The Woden bus interchange: A construction site next to the mall: And a few of the office buildings: As always, the [full set](http://www.flickr.com/photos/exasperated/sets/72157616991296275/) is…
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52/30/5 Week 12
Week 12 takes us to the National Botanic Garden: View Larger Map Today I was mainly looking at plants using settings with really small depths of field. Sturt’s Desert Pea: A banksia: A daisy: A white flower (OK, botany isn’t my strong suit): And a tree with stripping bark: That’s all for this week. The…