At last! A Macbook! 22 Jan 2009 If I have seemed a little distracted and unresponsive lately it’s because I have been using an old clunker of a half dead laptop. I received my new employ’s Macbook yesterday and spent pretty much the rest of the day migrating to the new beast. I’m still in the process of moving to Sydney – which won’t finish until next week – but I should be able to reply and write a bit more easily once I get all my software up and working. Administrative
Administrative My office 12 Feb 200918 Sep 2017 The University of Sydney is covered with modern buildings, but it also has a few that date back to the 1850s. As it happens I’m located in one. It has no heating, cooling, or internal toilets, but look at it: My office is the two windows to the right, on… Read More
Administrative Couple of popular articles of mine 7 Dec 200718 Sep 2017 Anyone who has access to COSMOS magazine, published in Australia, will be able to find an article of mine on what good philosophers of science are for science. If you have a copy, scan it and send it to me, will you? I haven’t seen it yet. Also, I have… Read More
Administrative Wow, I’m a finalist at 3QD! 13 Sep 201122 Jun 2018 I made the cut! I’d like to thank the Academy… Read More
Thanks. I should mention that I have been a Mac user since around 1985. I really tried to use Windows, I did, but I found having something that worked was way preferable. Don’t mind Ubuntu Linux, though (I learned Unix before I learned DOS).
Hey. Welcome to Sydney! To be honest it’s a pretty dire town these days unfortunately – but there are still some places they haven’t “renovated” where you can get decent cold beer, which is after all the most important thing. (er besides coffee, and you’re in luck there -Toby’s on City Road is just across from campus and arguably the best coffee in the state) Anyway if someone should organise a welcoming party, I’d come.. Hmm let me think – Sydney Uni … Duck & Swan maybe? (Because everyone always goes to The Rose) Oh, and welcome to Macbook too. That is all I’ll say on that topic…