Blog Archive

Reflections on code, the things I read and what I've been up to.

comp-sci • • 4 min read

What is Shrew?

Shrew: a small insectivorous, mammal; one of the descendents of the first mammals to evolve. Related to voles and hedgehogs. They are not rodents, and are not in related to...

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sydney • • 1 min read

The Clown House

Over in Darlinghurst, on the corner of Bourke and Stanley Sts, there is an old, very run-down, abandoned terrace. Fortunately, though it is essentially a ruin, it has not been...

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comp-sci • • 2 min read

The New Project: Shrew

I’ve been reading and thinking about RESTful web applications and services quite a bit recently. The last large web application I wrote evolved into a RESTful web application: readable, bookmarkable...

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cats • • 1 min read

A Subtle Request

A few weeks ago, on the 5th of July, we came home to find the following subtle request:

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architecture • • 1 min read

On Books and Train Stations

I didn’t want to say anything about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but I will say that I deeply approve of the use of the train station. Train stations...

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