Random stuff posted extremely irregularly. http://www.junkheap.net/ Slashfood chose one of my pictures as their "Photo of the Day"! ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/internet_famous marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/internet_famous http://www.junkheap.net/content/internet_famous#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:57:23 +1100 food food porn A major nitpick with the movie Minority Report. ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/major_plot_hole_minority_report marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/major_plot_hole_minority_report http://www.junkheap.net/content/major_plot_hole_minority_report#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:13:18 +1100 movies Something that's always gotten my goat has been the fact that squid/calamari in restaurants is treated the same as prawns when it comes to pricing. Read on for more ranting! ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/why_is_squid_calamari_expensive marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/why_is_squid_calamari_expensive Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:18:10 +1100 food seafood Hopefully the saga winds up... ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/someone_doesnt_want_me_to_shoot_macro_redux marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/someone_doesnt_want_me_to_shoot_macro_redux Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:47:47 +1000 photography macro My saga trying to get a macro lens.. ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/someone_doesnt_want_me_to_shoot_macro marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/someone_doesnt_want_me_to_shoot_macro Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:44:34 +1000 photography macro ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/cosina_lens_close_focus_mod andrew@junkheap.net (Andrew) http://www.junkheap.net/content/cosina_lens_close_focus_mod Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:25:53 +1000 I just discovered if you leave the Firebug window open when you hit "print preview" you'll be able to use Firebug to look at your print stylesheet! The "Inspect" picker doesn't work, but you can at least browse through the DOM and find where errant padding etc is coming from in your print stylesheet. ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/useful_firebug_tip_print_styles_preview marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/useful_firebug_tip_print_styles_preview Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:21:30 +1000 firebug development Well, the ride this morning was MUCH more pleasant! I took it easy in the city, and this time when I got to the north end of the Harbour Bridge I didn't feel like I was going to die! Great Success! ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/cycle_commuting_day_two marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/cycle_commuting_day_two Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:01:24 +1000 blog cycling Well, going home was a lot easier. I actually didn't feel too tired when I got home. ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/cycle_commuting_day_one_part_two marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/cycle_commuting_day_one_part_two Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:35:18 +1000 blog cycling Oh crap, what have I gotten myself into? ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/cycle_commuting_day_one_part_one marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/cycle_commuting_day_one_part_one Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:33:41 +1000 blog work cycling Nothing of interest. ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/blah_whatever_1 marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/blah_whatever_1 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:03:49 +1100 blog ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/dress_made_from_skirt ella@junkheap.net (Ella) http://www.junkheap.net/content/dress_made_from_skirt Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:09:03 +1100 dress I've been doing some more research, and visited another shop, and now I have more things to mull over than just buying the first best bike that I chose before! ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/cycle_commuter_2 marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/cycle_commuter_2 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:53:44 +1100 blog cycling Jamie Oliver's Apple and Walnut Risotto recipe is really really tasty. ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/apple_walnut_risotto marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/apple_walnut_risotto Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:25:10 +1100 blog food risotto I've noticed a lot of articles recently about the future of application development and there's a lot of talk about Flex in there. It could just be synchronicity - ie. because Flex is basically my new job I suddenly notice Flex everywhere - or it could just be Year of the Flex. The people at my new employer believe so. ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/synchronicity_or_good_timing marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/synchronicity_or_good_timing Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:11:46 +1100 blog tech work flex opinion ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/cycle_commuter marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/cycle_commuter Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:06:14 +1100 blog cycling After six and a half years at my current employer, and 8 years doing Domino development, in 3 weeks I say goodbye to the platform. ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/goodbye_domino marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/goodbye_domino Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:07:40 +1100 blog tech work domino This is a recipe that I learned from my mum. When I lived at home there was a period where this would be the standard dinner every Monday. I'm not sure where she got it from, it doesn't really seem like a Polish recipe, but she cooked it for years. I still enjoy making it occasionally, as while it takes time it doesn't need a huge amount of effort to prepare, and I haven't become bored with it and still enjoy eating it! ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/recipe_tomato_chicken_wings_with_pasta marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/recipe_tomato_chicken_wings_with_pasta Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:17:12 +1100 recipe chicken pasta So this isn't an original idea, but I'm learning Flex stuff and it was a fun little project. I saw that Mike Shaw of Webqem had done this webcam barcode reading demo in Flex, so I thought I'd see how hard it was. ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/flex_barcode_scanner marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/flex_barcode_scanner Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:11:52 +1100 tech flash flex code demo So here's the witty social commentary part of the blog! Well, maybe not so witty. All about Paris Hilton (gawd). ... http://www.junkheap.net/content/paris_hilton_phd marcin@junkheap.net (Marcin) http://www.junkheap.net/content/paris_hilton_phd Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:28:00 +1100 blog society paris hilton