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Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh!

Today is St Padraig's (Patrick's) Day. Smiffy looks forward to his annual Guinness, reflects on past visits to Eire and notes that Autumn really does seem to be upon us.

Welcome to Autumn 2007

The Southern Hemisphere has now slipped into Autumn (Fall), Smiffy comments.

Published:

Tuesday, 6th March 2007
Duke - the Java Mascot

NetBeans - An Idiot's Development Environment (IDE)

Whilst they can be slow, resource-hogging monstrosities, on a powerful enough machine, software IDEs can be handy. Smiffy has a bash at writing Java using NetBeans and is pleasantly surprised.

Some Rain - Finally

After a long drought, it rains. A bit.

Published:

Sunday, 12th November 2006;
last updated on Monday, 13th November 2006

Earwigs Ate Elvis!

Maybe they didn't eat Elvis, but they have eaten just about everything else in Smiffy's vegetable patch.

Published:

Thursday, 9th November 2006

The Big Dry

South Australia is in the grip of one of its worst droughts in recorded history.

Published:

Wednesday, 1st November 2006

Brrrrr.

South Australia has its second coldest day in 28 years.

Published:

Wednesday, 13th July 2005;
last updated on Tuesday, 24th October 2006

Near Miss

Photographs of lightning damage.

Published:

Wednesday, 22nd June 2005;
last updated on Tuesday, 24th October 2006

Irony II

Ironic happenings.

Published:

Wednesday, 22nd June 2005;
last updated on Tuesday, 24th October 2006

Solstice Drama

Things go wrong on the Winter Solstice.

Published:

Wednesday, 22nd June 2005;
last updated on Tuesday, 24th October 2006