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It was such a stunning day yesterday, I walked across the Harbour Bridge with a wrap for my lunch break. And hey look, a Cunard ship! By Ruben Schade in Sydney, 2024-12-12.

It’s hard not to read the news about that insurance executive in the US. His passing has brought a whirlpool of resentment, frustration, and anger to the surface, from people across all walks of life. It might be wishful thinking to assume this will bring about change by itself, especially with the incoming administration over there. But at least...

There may be a better term for this, but I’m going with it! But first, one of my shaggy-dog introductions. As a tragic late-thirty-something, I’m old enough to remember when CSS was being debated and introduced. Source code for web pages in the 1990s was a hot mess, with content intertwined with presentation like pasta with so much sauce...

I’ve said it here before, and I’ll say it again: I love Perl. I’ve used so many languages over the years, but writing Perl code feels natural. It feels like an extension of my brain. It’s expressiveness, data structures, and near limitless flexibility meant I reached for it whenever I had a problem to solve (it’s probably why I had fun with Ruby...

France24: Jubilant Syrians poured into the streets in celebration on Sunday after a lightning rebel offensive reached the capital Damascus, putting an end to the Assad family’s 50 years of iron-fisted rule over the Middle Eastern nation scarred by war. ABC News Australia: Said Ajlouni from the Melbourne-based Australian Syrian Association told...