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My first game of Baduk (Go)

Posted on November 13, 2011 by stephen

  Played my first game of Baduk (Korean word for the game of Go) today Playing white, my position at the end game was … I suck!ZERO score, computer was 90.5 … still learning the strategy.I keep getting confused with … Continue reading →

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Battlefield 3 Pre Release Download

Posted on October 23, 2011 by stephen

Not long now until Battlefield 3 will be out. In fact I have already downloaded it If you purchase Battlefield 3 through Origin, EA will let you download it from the 21st of October. Unfortunately you can’t play it, not … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs

Posted on October 6, 2011 by stephen

  A slightly more famous Steve then I passed away today. Its hard to believe that someone who helped invent the personal computer is gone, and at only 56 way too young. I can’t even begin to think how much … Continue reading →

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Tax Time

Posted on October 2, 2011 by stephen

  I always use e-tax to do my Australian tax return. For the last three years I have the same process: 1. Enter all the data that is relevant, then get an answer that says I owe the tax office … Continue reading →

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Learning to Dive

Posted on July 31, 2011 by stephen

Last weekend (Friday, July 22nd) I started a Scuba course at Dive Plus.   Friday, 6pm:  Introduction, basic theory and practice in Dive Plus swimming pool. Saturday, July 23:  Sunday, July 24: Dives at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron Pier.   Saturday, … Continue reading →

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Scuba-man

Posted on May 23, 2011 by stephen

There is a really good website for deals if you live in Australia. http://www.scoopon.com.au/ There is usually something worth having, like restaurant meals, massage specials or god forbid, Golf Well I purchased the scuba course: “Save over 80% on an … Continue reading →

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Cheap Blurays in Australia

Posted on March 21, 2011 by stephen

I love movies, especially in hi-def But the price of blu-rays dvd sets in Australia is terrible. But amazon UK seem to have a lot of good stuff on special. I got the complete Rumpole of the Bailey for 14 … Continue reading →

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More stuff to look pretty on my bookshelf

Posted on March 14, 2011 by stephen

Just order some new books from amazon.com. Originally I was going to order them from www.bookdepository.co.uk which has free shipping worldwide (unlike amazon) but in this case it was cheaper to buy from amazon even after postage is added. But … Continue reading →

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Installing WordPress on Windows 7

Posted on March 3, 2011 by stephen

  I have recently purchased a new Windows 7 machine. The official reason is to learn photoshop, but really it is to play games. One of the things I wanted to do is to learn WordPress. On my Mac it … Continue reading →

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The Green Hornet (2010)

Posted on February 27, 2011 by stephen

Two words, it sucks. It’s not funny Kato’s martial arts lack fluidity, that is you you see a couple of great moves then they cut to another angle.  I hate that! Give me Ong Bak any day

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