Welcome to my site... Apologies for the fact that it's not been getting much love lately, due to the fact that my little boy and business have been getting most of my attention! I've sort of left this site in mid upgrade (from Drupal 5 -> Drupal 6), but have many big plans to That said, there's still quite a lot of content on this site, particularly in the image gallery, so have a look around!
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Cat Stacking

Cat stacking
The heroic practice of coordination or organising ("wrangling") obstreperous or otherwise uncooperative agents into a consistent, coherent pattern or unit e.g.

NZICT - unwarranted influence on Software Patents?

As a FOSS software developer in Christchurch, I have a strong interest in software patents - specifically their exclusion from patentability in New Zealand.

Wrong in so many ways: TV3 Target segment on Piracy

Hello TV3 and Target. I was extremely unimpressed by Target's recent (3 Nov 2009) segment on "Piracy".

Self-serving "generosity"

Looks like my favourite corporation is at it again.

OOXML time again...

Yep, must be getting close to the next event on ISO's OOXML calendar - Microsoft's second desperate attempt to shore up its threatened monopoly.

What "IP" Really Means: Intellectual Monopoly

Glen Moody has written an article that really resonates with me - it distills the rather bullet-proof

Aw Shucks, Microsoft, sorry about OOXML.

Looks like Standards New Zealand didn't let all the big advertising spending sway its decision<

Microsoft's OOXML ad in the Dominion Post

Yesterday (28 August), Microsoft engaged in a stunning example of "truthiness" with their full page ad in the Dominion Post, Wellington's daily ne

Questions for Microsoft on OOXML

I posted these questions on Sean McBreen's blog over on MSDN, but he appears to have thoug