Monthly Archives: July 2010

Wordpress import/export is still pants

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Jacques Chester

It still chokes on ‘large’ files due to causing massive blooms of memory consumption. The XML parser implementation used insists on loading the whole file at once. This is a recipe for PHP choking a modest VPS. A WXR splitter … Continue reading →

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Guilty pleasures

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Jacques Chester

Australia’s Next Top Model is back. I recommend following each episode with bracing doses of Bland Canyon and Jo-Jo Blogs.

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New Zealand has better IT policy than Australia

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Jacques Chester

Firstly, they don’t have Stephen Conroy. Secondly, they’re not going to introduce software patents. NZ: 2. Australia: Sux.

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Sara Lee “Beef” Lasagne

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Jacques Chester

I found one of these in the freezer outside and cooked it. The packaging says it’s made with “100% Australian beef”. By ‘beef’ they mean that a cow managed to wander into the factory once. They had to herd it … Continue reading →

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I’m moving back to Darwin.

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Jacques Chester

Since leaving The Frontier Group in late June I’ve been watching the job lines and shooting off resumes here and there. I’ve been to a few interviews, had a few offers, but now I’ve decided to take a job at … Continue reading →

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