Author: oysta
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Not any Helvetica I know
Just after I swore I would use my Linux box at home for real work rather than constantly battling with configuration and upkeep I’ve spent about two hours tonight trying to get any web page using the Helvetica font not to look like total arse (read: aliased) in Firefox. It turns out that, at least…
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Confessions
I have a confession to make. Ever since I was young I’ve loved watching election night TV coverage. Tonight is no exception. All the graphs and talk of swings and distributions. Channel 9’s coverage even includes a “ding, ding” every time the Labor party picks up a needed seat. Is there therapy for this type…
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Blog stalking
I interview a fair few people applying for jobs at Atlassian and more often than not candidates are making reference to various things I’ve posted here on this blog. While this is still a relatively new phenomenon for me it is not at all creepy. Yet most people I talk to seem to be almost…