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My most memorable job interview

![960819-m-2543r-007.jpg](https://bendechrai.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/960819-m-2543r-007.jpg "960819-m-2543r-007.jpg")My most memorable interview, though, was for my position at Modem Media in L...

Work
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BarCamp Melbourne 2008 is go!

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Installing PHP5.3

TechnologyOpen SourceWork
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That's just unaustralian!

Most of the comments include concerns about the future of the planet, the next generation of humans, and all things green.

EnvironmentRant
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Make someone feel good by blowing their trumpet

Now before you accuse me of blowing my own trumpet, I write this not because I want you to bow before me, rather because I wanted to share how that made me feel. It was great! By simply including that...

BarCampConferenceExtra CurriculaOpen SourceWork Life
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Powerful Cross Site Scripting Scanning Tool

[Ben Cornwell](http://bencornwell.com/ "Ben Cornwell's web site") and I got to chatting during the break and when I suggested we write our own, he didn't hesitate. I don't think he quite realised at t...

ConferenceOpen SourceSecurity
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Howard and Rudd get on just fine!

<div style="text-align: center">![Howard and Rudd fighting it out rock-paper-scissors style at Parliament](https://bendechrai.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/howard_rudd_parliament.jpg)</div>The most u...

FunPoliticsRandomUncategorized
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Want a free copy of the PHP Anthology, Second Edition?

I'm giving a tutorial this Thursday on "PHP Image Manipulation with GD" at the [Melbourne PHP Users Group](http://phpmelb.org/) meeting. Drag yourself along to hear about this, plus [Ben Cornwell](htt...

Extra Curricula
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The PHP Anthology, Second Edition

Work Life
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Save energy while searching the web...

Blackle is Google on a black background. So when you [search using Blackle](http://blackle.com/) (and assuming you have a CRT monitor), you're saving a teensy weensy bit of electricity. All these teen...

Environment
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Max talked to Darcy and I

> Max talked to Darcy and ... A. I > > B. Me > > C. My

EducationRantUncategorized
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UK brings in laws to force supply of encryption keys or unencrypted data

While this privacy freak understands the nation's requirement to be able to obtain data that can assist with the aversion of, or investigation into any terrorist activity, I worry about the consequenc...

PoliticsPrivacy