Rock on, Dear Abby.
Woot, my knee-jerk don’t-overthink-it pub-quiz answer was Iran which seems to be [✓]. I ‘knew’ it was more populous than…
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Ravelry and Privacy
There’s a major sh*tfight going on in the Ravelry forums today, and I’ve been watching with interest. It’s about privacy and the expectations people have when they join a social site. The owners basically announced that (as many of us hoped) once the site is out of beta, anyone will be able to visit the site and view your projects, stash, etc. You’ll still have to join in order to get your own Notebook, leave comments, send messages, or post in the forums. Fair enough. (This is exactly how Metafilter works.) The outcry is coming from folks who’ve contributed to groups and forums that they’d rather not be associated with their username (such as atheists, gays, etc.). I don’t get this. Who on the Internet still doesn’t know that you NEVER post anything in the expectation it will be private? It boggles the mind. And I don’t get their insistence that making the site password-protected will matter. Once they open sign-ups, anybody that wants to can join and “stalk” you that way. So what’s the point? *sigh* I’m just glad that Cassidy and Jess aren’t turning Ravelry into livejournal or Facebook. Down with closed communities!
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Pumpkin Brownies
Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies. I finally got my Baker’s Edge pan, and this looks like a good recipe to try out!
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Exchanging Contracts
From the NSW Office of Fair Trading:Exchanging sale contracts is the legal part of buying a home. Before exchange, the agreement is usually just verbal and not binding. Up until you exchange contracts either you or the vendor have the right to change your minds.
In other words, once you’ve exchanged, it’s all locked in. AND WE’VE JUST EXCHANGED! Man, buying a house is a pretty glacial and frustrating process. We’ve had to wait two weeks just for one bank to fax a piece of paper to another bank. But we’ve just gotten confirmation that we’re locked in, and the house is definitely going to be ours. I suppose this means that we can stop being so cagey about its location… RIGHT NEXT DOOR to our current apartment. Ha! Easiest. Move. Ever.
So now we just have to wait for settlement. Default is six weeks, but we’re hoping to get it pushed through faster so we can move in sooner. Special thanks to Andrew and Fiona for their advice regarding buying into a strata building. Stay tuned for the housewarming party…!
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Google court case
Needless to say, I’m watching this Google court case pretty closely.
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Spotlight has Halloween stuff!
Holy cow! Spotlight has Halloween stuff! Obviously my movement to promote the holiday in Australia is gaining momentum.
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Moths = cat toys
The PM might not like the moth invasion, but Dr. Amy Jones sure does. One blundered into the house yesterday and she spent fifteen minutes batting it around before I put it out of its misery. Moth = best cat toy ever.
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Right or left-brained?
Are you right-brained or left-brained? According to the spinny dancer, I am left-brained. EXCESSIVELY LEFT-BRAINED. I been focusing on that thing for five minutes and for the life of me, I can’t even imagine how you’d begin to see her turning the other way. (I wonder if this has some correlation with my geek score below…?) (Link courtesy of Danielle.)
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Baby Surprise Jacket
I’ve been slacking off on the first week of the Southern Summer of Socks, mostly because of all the babies y’all keep having! As previously mentioned, my cousin Tony and his wife Molly just welcomed their daughter, Bailey, into the world. As this is the first GIRL I’ve had the opportunity to knit for, I jumped at the chance to pull out my pink yarn. I was gifted some glorious hot pink Manos del Uruguay Cotton Stria by my Secret Pal last June, and I decided it was just begging to become a Baby Surprise Jacket. I had just enough to squeak it out. I also found the most perfect big pink button in my button box:
It’s all ready to send off, along with some pink Tim Tams!
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