tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167107712024-03-24T03:54:44.374+10:00it's my (old) blogby simon bairdsimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.comBlogger1147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-26603866219009248152010-11-22T10:47:00.006+10:002010-11-22T11:06:14.312+10:00A fork appears in the road...This blog is closing down.<div><br></div><div>[Pause for gasps and murmurs].</div><div><br></div><div>Dry your eyes internet. I would not leave you out in the cold like that!</div><div><br></div><div>I am splitting this blog into two blogs. Like a primordial amoeba. What was one is now two.</div> <div><br></div><div>Blog #1:</div><div><a href="http://randomibis.blogspot.com/">http://randomibis.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>Bookmark or subscribe to this for my pointless photos, sporadic musings and occasional half-hearted music review.</div> <div><br></div><div>Blog #2:</div><div><div><a href="http://simonbaird.blogspot.com/">http://simonbaird.blogspot.com/</a></div></div><div>Bookmark or subscribe to this for posts about programming, code snippets and other geek stuff.<br/><small>(Ps, sorry about the recycled content. Just needed something to kick start things over there).</small></div> <div><br></div><div>Now you must choose. The left path or the right. Or you could follow both, like some kind of bad Harry Potter plot device. (Or you could find a bus and get the hell out of here).</div><div><br></div> <div>Now, if you please, I would like to take a moment to fondly remember...</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; "> "it's my blog"</blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; "> <a href="http://glosoli.blogspot.com/">http://glosoli.blogspot.com/</a></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; "> 13 Sep, 2005 - 22 Nov, 2010</blockquote><div><br></div><div>And don't forget, you can come back any time to browse the archives and relive some of those sweet memories. (I know that's what I will be doing).</div>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-82356058778163397552010-11-21T22:10:00.000+10:002010-11-21T22:11:14.107+10:00andy samberg is good<a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/snl-digital-short-what-was-that/1259995/">http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/snl-digital-short-what-was-that/1259995/</a><div><br></div><div>this is especially worth a look if you like arcade fire</div> <div><br></div><div>(sorry if the link doesn't work...) </div> simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-63026668185519801122010-11-21T13:51:00.000+10:002010-11-21T13:52:36.007+10:00garden upgrade<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdxcmyYi9wYS2Z3OIgfgMuhYLhTjEdLTgMlZExhap-vDRvGpCXu1R7CoqojTtoq8LeVEH73MUFCfsd48xeH27PqWnKPSzyjsP5_SVWxHr5nIdMW2vlxAAe2VRYD0P4qB9rgQytA/s1600/photo-756008.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdxcmyYi9wYS2Z3OIgfgMuhYLhTjEdLTgMlZExhap-vDRvGpCXu1R7CoqojTtoq8LeVEH73MUFCfsd48xeH27PqWnKPSzyjsP5_SVWxHr5nIdMW2vlxAAe2VRYD0P4qB9rgQytA/s400/photo-756008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541845935909508066" /></a></p>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-29936448014581596432010-11-20T21:36:00.000+10:002010-11-20T21:37:36.549+10:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A6VhKt9zqB3tmQDnGfFJLKrYvW7Sum-tkQM7FuSKiqRrujjCIK31-2VUx_0KlN_AF8w7vhKoiYPKSanMzuvGDs5E32ce7Nl0Ksu-UsiBCZZa6eFUz3zSkU2THgEqwKnlD4OCHg/s1600/photo-756550.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A6VhKt9zqB3tmQDnGfFJLKrYvW7Sum-tkQM7FuSKiqRrujjCIK31-2VUx_0KlN_AF8w7vhKoiYPKSanMzuvGDs5E32ce7Nl0Ksu-UsiBCZZa6eFUz3zSkU2THgEqwKnlD4OCHg/s400/photo-756550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541594683676176994" /></a></p>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-27078346631410763882010-11-20T21:35:00.000+10:002010-11-20T21:36:04.607+10:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBIJmFXbLFxle6zwayPuyIzlVLs3fUANH88cuvnuez7EjN1taIteSGIuCY5UyOXBjgetukwB0vlIlhr0imH0lK3KxxVSne8C_o1laJ35QbodUETK6VV9J4YKtf7-e_zG2e1Keiw/s1600/photo-764608.PNG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBIJmFXbLFxle6zwayPuyIzlVLs3fUANH88cuvnuez7EjN1taIteSGIuCY5UyOXBjgetukwB0vlIlhr0imH0lK3KxxVSne8C_o1laJ35QbodUETK6VV9J4YKtf7-e_zG2e1Keiw/s400/photo-764608.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541594294764960306" /></a></p>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-83331433276022788982010-11-20T21:10:00.002+10:002010-11-20T21:17:06.948+10:00my saturday night<div class="mobile-photo">
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(i have this on repeat)
<a href="http://stereogum.com/583011/sufjan-plays-fallon/video/">http://stereogum.com/583011/sufjan-plays-fallon/video/</a>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-70242574185237568442010-11-20T17:28:00.000+10:002010-11-20T17:29:35.998+10:00cut the rope, 300 stars<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kGFMFXLreEYMzl9U1vsV0nUyKlcZ95OfdJm9odfW340-BLR8Ifs-l1kHAiBdXdWf0bO1Zhrs-5JwELw3ZO8gOp2ZnErmwIXRLAM599eg29fbJzhy1-8tNRqMdAZUr4pUOO0BDg/s1600/photo-775999.PNG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kGFMFXLreEYMzl9U1vsV0nUyKlcZ95OfdJm9odfW340-BLR8Ifs-l1kHAiBdXdWf0bO1Zhrs-5JwELw3ZO8gOp2ZnErmwIXRLAM599eg29fbJzhy1-8tNRqMdAZUr4pUOO0BDg/s400/photo-775999.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541530795857716098" /></a></p>4/24 is REALLY HARD<br>super cool game btwsimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-23903431763653940662010-11-18T18:48:00.000+10:002010-11-18T19:00:13.117+10:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4PhRfOdShYo6YKvvKaaXBzo3wD8ivLLU6xPA4ArR5N4GPlGwAx3Ro0YSvy9FhiWVBrmW8NTqS0almy1E9ipEIhVxRzOOXGJBRRyfBX30zRui88pRSNzLuLCaLuwj1gfOsCc8ig/s1600/photo-713118.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4PhRfOdShYo6YKvvKaaXBzo3wD8ivLLU6xPA4ArR5N4GPlGwAx3Ro0YSvy9FhiWVBrmW8NTqS0almy1E9ipEIhVxRzOOXGJBRRyfBX30zRui88pRSNzLuLCaLuwj1gfOsCc8ig/s400/photo-713118.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540811956128615394" /></a></p>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-90260451837624255992010-11-18T12:30:00.001+10:002010-11-18T12:30:45.129+10:00do you guys know about die antwoord?kind of like a next level south african ali-g <div><br></div><div>perhaps boing boing get credit for introducing them to the world. at that point no-one really knew they were "fake"</div><div><a href="http://boingboing.net/2010/02/01/afrikaans-rap-rave-d.html">http://boingboing.net/2010/02/01/afrikaans-rap-rave-d.html</a></div> <div><br></div><div>here is an awesome yolandi halloween costume...</div><div><a href="http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/halloween/2010/yo-landi-vier.html">http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/halloween/2010/yo-landi-vier.html</a></div> simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-35427147185919572872010-11-17T21:07:00.011+10:002010-11-18T10:37:55.963+10:00hamrbl - a cute haml hack to let you write ruby with python-esque whitespace<p>Did you ever wish your code looked more like your haml?</p>
<p>Did you ever wonder what ruby would be like with python style significant whitespace?</p>
<p>Without further ado, I present hamrbl.rb</p>
<script src="https://gist.github.com/703255.js"></script>
<p>Surprisingly the syntax highlighting works fine in vim and github. :)</p>
<p><small>Disclaimer: just for fun... this is (almost certainly) a gross misuse of the <a href="http://haml-lang.com/">wonderful haml</a></small></p>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-83523762278562378822010-11-17T11:24:00.000+10:002010-11-17T11:24:39.624+10:00include_and_extend method for ruby, experiments with modulesAs a followup to <a href="http://glosoli.blogspot.com/2010/07/ruby-module-extend-and-include-basics.html">this post</a> and inspired again <a href="http://yehudakatz.com/2009/11/12/better-ruby-idioms/">by this wycats post</a>, here is some more experimentation with extend and include in ruby, culminating in an include_and_extend method, (which I'm not suggesting is a particularly good idea), but it does work...
<script src="https://gist.github.com/702840.js?file=include_and_extend_experiments.rb"></script>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-59262177792966758142010-11-15T11:19:00.001+10:002010-11-15T11:19:36.612+10:00video test<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sPJvyQWSIc&t=2m15s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sPJvyQWSIc&t=2m15s</a> <div><br></div><div>(it's kyu. i skipped you ahead to the part where they start rocking out on the floor tom)</div> simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-78762159192320104862010-11-15T05:04:00.000+10:002010-11-15T05:13:17.017+10:00dawn<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYF7nEdCVZKS1PHU3rqCyRQynnxS6jX4mn3f-38ip7R97n6RQeTu81SS5JbahiC-jqVKS-XgYImV-9KDCC7mDjFbHeWlA5CniE79pWEukelqXQquy5A-cOaRCEF_GBT-1oFw_fw/s1600/photo-797018.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYF7nEdCVZKS1PHU3rqCyRQynnxS6jX4mn3f-38ip7R97n6RQeTu81SS5JbahiC-jqVKS-XgYImV-9KDCC7mDjFbHeWlA5CniE79pWEukelqXQquy5A-cOaRCEF_GBT-1oFw_fw/s400/photo-797018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539485603818636482" /></a></p>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-15387528193741216592010-11-13T14:44:00.000+10:002010-11-13T14:45:44.426+10:00bridge<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH-T1SqqKGSueCTfKvl7b69tRTyveFIajtI0h6H_0_S-WNsSayJbzl47ZPNiptQTguJKHXJKZpPRVatchM6zxtE7mSbhDV_erabV3Qnkt8-MD4UuMUmSPwFZF7w6i17_MSh6JIw/s1600/panorama-744427.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH-T1SqqKGSueCTfKvl7b69tRTyveFIajtI0h6H_0_S-WNsSayJbzl47ZPNiptQTguJKHXJKZpPRVatchM6zxtE7mSbhDV_erabV3Qnkt8-MD4UuMUmSPwFZF7w6i17_MSh6JIw/s400/panorama-744427.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538890951907476354" /></a></p>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-53157805836899362782010-11-13T11:18:00.000+10:002010-11-13T11:20:54.702+10:00hdr test<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8u8Yol8X423Hg7GOvSw2Xxv3f3ZDY3fOczp7qff03kD9Trl4AWWo7DzlN6b-B4Ooy03OVR_OsZgudTEaV8UN638DCnSlhRPenQ9t7HaPUyOFymVa-wC11LwV7Mj634r4cz6Ttw/s1600/photo-754703.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8u8Yol8X423Hg7GOvSw2Xxv3f3ZDY3fOczp7qff03kD9Trl4AWWo7DzlN6b-B4Ooy03OVR_OsZgudTEaV8UN638DCnSlhRPenQ9t7HaPUyOFymVa-wC11LwV7Mj634r4cz6Ttw/s400/photo-754703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538838167611811330" /></a></p>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-399424214235000602010-11-11T23:17:00.000+10:002010-11-11T23:18:41.531+10:00hdr test<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dVzr9PDMb3_5-NGmncHkIVi7amY5cvW3REkzp6sQaIXIxeSfUOtlIOghjvmx71i676_8pyl1TgySF3jJAI8-y_aq-8-JQM_VDzYh_9JyH8nWi96krzeLG4V3qOTwwUDlp927oA/s1600/photo-721532.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dVzr9PDMb3_5-NGmncHkIVi7amY5cvW3REkzp6sQaIXIxeSfUOtlIOghjvmx71i676_8pyl1TgySF3jJAI8-y_aq-8-JQM_VDzYh_9JyH8nWi96krzeLG4V3qOTwwUDlp927oA/s400/photo-721532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538280969892711842" /></a></p>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-22882156649263563472010-11-09T09:21:00.003+10:002010-11-09T10:08:02.527+10:00...in which i live blog the joanna newsom tour date announcement on triple j<ul>
<li>4th march tivoli, brisbane</li>
<li>9th march, sydney</li>
<li>15th march, melbourne</li>
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(on sale friday morning)<br />
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Update:<br />
More <a href="http://www.thevine.com.au/music/news/joanna-newsom-announces-2011-tour,-sideshows20101109.aspx">details here</a>.<br />
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Well after listening to the album and seeing them live at the Old Museum, here is my update. Moments of genius. Not quite as good overall as I might have imagined after hearing Pixiphony for the first time. Live, there was some magic. The girls have some undeniable talent and a unique sound. It will be great to see what they are doing in five years as their songwriting matures.<br />
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Some links:<br />
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<a href="http://www.thevine.com.au/music/live-reviews/live-review-_-kyu,-brisbane-201020101104.aspx">http://www.thevine.com.au/music/live-reviews/live-review-_-kyu,-brisbane-201020101104.aspx</a></div>
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<a href="http://passengerside.net/2010/11/02/kyu-album-launch-at-old-museum/">http://passengerside.net/2010/11/02/kyu-album-launch-at-old-museum/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/gallery/19605/1/Kyu">http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/gallery/19605/1/Kyu</a></div>
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</div>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-89436483900050764142010-11-06T00:01:00.004+10:002010-11-06T00:30:13.362+10:00my new world is breathtaking<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOHND-M3Ol-qgaXUHDqj4XjI51F5L7TqP-Z4x5mX_CdW-d4N5XisUypF9dqzZWQHYEcNvHRzIjAR5g1XyjkQx7_1aE7BqDb2Cr8U-M7WZjWjwaHKsQCahQsNTBzrNOb-ZqZi2WQ/s1600/z1-724534.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOHND-M3Ol-qgaXUHDqj4XjI51F5L7TqP-Z4x5mX_CdW-d4N5XisUypF9dqzZWQHYEcNvHRzIjAR5g1XyjkQx7_1aE7BqDb2Cr8U-M7WZjWjwaHKsQCahQsNTBzrNOb-ZqZi2WQ/s400/z1-724534.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536065635766362802" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwx676dj2S8Vrw52J_VEgPjGRm7obhQuR_CmDP2d9Q-hxnICHBCqhTa4ChI1lzsf8_IWGXAN_ZI-3Pp31fgLnKMtuntnmJ8ks1qiKsGVg6nEkRlSRssTEVu52kRXq_hLzNehqCw/s1600/z2-725535.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwx676dj2S8Vrw52J_VEgPjGRm7obhQuR_CmDP2d9Q-hxnICHBCqhTa4ChI1lzsf8_IWGXAN_ZI-3Pp31fgLnKMtuntnmJ8ks1qiKsGVg6nEkRlSRssTEVu52kRXq_hLzNehqCw/s400/z2-725535.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536065635973547826" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSl1UfyMxbkoXwYuvZtnw-MUUxpd1peH0X3R5KZ9VjcgAf3E2DS8ldnVqwbAT-3PPwUyO6oEuWNm91L-xNQQf5HoR55H8_QVFYE53zmusn063OL-OdwQerr8DRRUvY0tmtUFLrw/s1600/z3-726521.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSl1UfyMxbkoXwYuvZtnw-MUUxpd1peH0X3R5KZ9VjcgAf3E2DS8ldnVqwbAT-3PPwUyO6oEuWNm91L-xNQQf5HoR55H8_QVFYE53zmusn063OL-OdwQerr8DRRUvY0tmtUFLrw/s400/z3-726521.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536065642457986354" /></a></p>
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the first two locations are quite close to home. in the third shot i was completely lost, nearly dead, trudging through snow, miles from home. i survived one night on the ice. i did not survive a second...
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the texture pack is brown and bloom.
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<p>some minecraft links:<br/>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaoSzCfa9OM&t=30s">Conways' Game of Life in Minecraft (video)</a><br/>
<a href="http://towardsdawns.blogspot.com/">Towards Dawn - A Minecraft Travel Blog</a>
</p>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-43525241965213590322010-11-05T12:33:00.002+10:002010-11-05T12:42:48.737+10:00Little script to delete a git branch on local and remotePut this in your .bashrc (or .bash_aliases):
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<script src="https://gist.github.com/663503.js?file=gistfile1.tcsh"></script>
</div>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-9607044059220039282010-11-05T01:45:00.000+10:002010-11-05T01:53:23.751+10:00joanna newsom announced for 'golden plains' in march in victoria<div><meta charset="utf-8"><div><a href="http://www.thevine.com.au/music/festivals/golden-plains-2011-line_up-announced20101104.aspx">http://www.thevine.com.au/music/festivals/golden-plains-2011-line_up-announced20101104.aspx</a></div> </div><div><br></div><div>perhaps she will tour while she is here...</div><div><br><meta charset="utf-8"></div> simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-16630097478449258872010-11-03T21:28:00.000+10:002010-11-03T21:29:04.433+10:00save 3. kind of ruined...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqwKz85k5NlB7A0DfmCchyphenhyphenttxTXVzHvmCQhXqVMMeJc9QAy2QXs2yH2LODZ5__OTXhL0EXtmJvafEfaqtC6okmzaa4K4YlTgh3TTRhlIfN4YrFUB2cXcoCQECZEiAwiR1a0rk9w/s1600/waa-744434.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqwKz85k5NlB7A0DfmCchyphenhyphenttxTXVzHvmCQhXqVMMeJc9QAy2QXs2yH2LODZ5__OTXhL0EXtmJvafEfaqtC6okmzaa4K4YlTgh3TTRhlIfN4YrFUB2cXcoCQECZEiAwiR1a0rk9w/s400/waa-744434.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535284036524245122" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgHdYClr-H5DvVCx3cGnpUJG5AUzRPx2EZJBmAmEIlRgnDmsLRQAINe0WwpJK1LUpJnKR-vM6chIQExkpgedVBhDviB8mCns25ElajypEjD2d2iuOWi5NP542B3Fvf8QrS1GXTg/s1600/waa2-745953.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgHdYClr-H5DvVCx3cGnpUJG5AUzRPx2EZJBmAmEIlRgnDmsLRQAINe0WwpJK1LUpJnKR-vM6chIQExkpgedVBhDviB8mCns25ElajypEjD2d2iuOWi5NP542B3Fvf8QrS1GXTg/s400/waa2-745953.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535284042484560546" /></a></p><div class="gmail_quote">went exploring and found this. the pre-biome and post-biome generated terrain doesn't fit together as you can see. i'm probably going to delete it and start a fresh world. :( also i concur the mob spawn rates are way too high now. (i think notch agrees with this and an update will be forthcoming).</div> simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16710771.post-45157125527259972332010-11-03T08:11:00.001+10:002010-11-03T08:11:26.570+10:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOl7I02iQmrTm4T7snjBmtHEdHXcX7WJDRr68YS16HGKA5CzJMLuJSp9iRv0O4YpjVNe1vuVx6LPWuxzCF5iQNcPqGjlX7e6VidvA9vkhppm_LcK0zM21HL5wZjteMM_uTDiQJHw/s1600/photo-786571.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOl7I02iQmrTm4T7snjBmtHEdHXcX7WJDRr68YS16HGKA5CzJMLuJSp9iRv0O4YpjVNe1vuVx6LPWuxzCF5iQNcPqGjlX7e6VidvA9vkhppm_LcK0zM21HL5wZjteMM_uTDiQJHw/s400/photo-786571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535078488593572562" /></a></p>simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800779073409671908noreply@blogger.com0