Just spotted through the WordPress dashboard that I’ve gotten a link from the Nomad Labs GIS folks, thanks Shoaib! 😉
Category Archives: Linux
Spellchecking in WordPress 2.1
So it appears that WordPress 2.1 will gain a spellchecker which sounds good. It won’t affect me much though as I use the excellent built in HTML form spellchecker in the Konqueror browser from KDE. 🙂
Leon Brooks Update
Courtesy of the PLUG mailing list here is an update on Leon Brooks current health after his bicycle accident.
Mikal’s Overactive Anti-Comment Spam Engine..
It seems that Mikal is whinging about his anti-spam problem – perhaps that’s because his system is labelling real comments as spam too ?
Why do I say this ? Well maybe because it has already done it to a comment of mine in response to his post about his Breezy->Dapper upgrade crash.. 🙁
Microsoft, Victoria and the Future
An interesting article from IT-Wire asking the question “Microsoft deal is up, what now Victoria?“, wondering whether the monopoly lock-in will continue or whether a new wind will start to blow in Victoria and (shock horror) a choice might appear ?
Ballarat Linux Install Fest Pictures
I’ve now put the piccies of the start of the InstallFest up in my Gallery. It’s only the start because I was too busy installing systems afterwards to take any more! 😉
…including the official opening by the local state member of parliament, Karen Overington (Labour) who, despite being a self-pronounced computer klutz, was kind enough to help us out.
But the real stars of the show were Sasha Ivkovic and Troy, the technician, who did a wonderful job in spreading the word and prepping the room brilliantly and Bill Farrow for bringing the barbie and snags for free!
Ballarat Linux Install Fest
The Linux Users of Victoria are running a Linux Install Fest in Ballarat at the Mount Helen Campus of Ballarat University this coming Saturday 18th March.
If you live in Ballarat and are interested, or know someone in the area who would be, please direct them in our direction this coming Saturday! 🙂
Encouraging News on Leon Brooks
Leon is awake, is responding to voice command (can you squeeze my hand, can you look at me), and is opening and using his right eye to locate people! He is even smiling on demand, and kissed Lucy back when she kissed him.
Leon Brooks Update
Another update from the PLUG list:
Leon was taken off the sedation on Saturday and has been waking up slowly since then. As you can imagine, this is a slow process because of the nature of the injuries and the level of morphine he is on. He was put in a chair/bed for a while today so he could be in a different position. He required support, but opened one eye slightly and was able to look at Lucy and move his head to see. He was responding to pain stimulus on his hands and feet yesterday, but today he has improved to respond to a more gentle touch on his feet, and squeezed people’s hands with his when requested (after a few seconds pause). He still has a tube down his throat, but the assisted breathing has been turned off – he is now breathing on his own!
Leon Brooks Update
Update from PLUG:
Author: Alex Polglaze
Date: 2006-02-28 13:09 +1100
Subject: [plug] LEON BROOKS UPDATEThis is an update of Leon Brooks’s current situation.
Leon is in Royal Perth Hospital in a medically induced coma. He currently has a chest infection and the doctors are fighting that. They expect that it will be another 4-5 days before they can reduce the sedation sufficiently and assess the brain and spinal damage.
He is expected to be in Intensive Care for another 4-5 weeks and therefore cannot receive any flowers during this time. Also Lucy is not at home much, so please hold the flowers.
Currently, babysitting, transport and meal preparation and supply are under control.
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Lucy thanks everybody for the well wishes and support and is mentioning everybody as she talks to Leon.
So keep thinking of him and hopefully he will recover.
Alex Polglaze
Here is a probably related ABC news item from Sunday.
Hang in there Leon…