If this is Friday, I must be in Sydney 16 Apr 2009 I am briefly back from internetless visits to family in Victoria (my home state), and shortly to fly out to Lisbon where I am to give two talks I have yet to finish writing (of course! Not to worry, I always do this). In the interim I must proof my book and do a thousand things. Once all this is done I promise to put some substance online here. Very possibly my talk on trees (yes, there’s a slew more to come). Meanwhile, talk amongst yourselves. 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 How to hijack a thread 11 Dec 2008 From Almost Diamonds, by Stephanie Zvan, comes a description of many of my favourite trolls, including the one who won’t take “you’re banned” as an answer. This is why he’s banned. Read More
Administrative ET Etiquette 26 May 2008 One of the things about having one’s own blog is that one gets to say what sorts of behaviours are acceptable by commenters. My commenters are generally a pretty nice bunch of people, often clever (hey, they read me) and polite even as the issues get hot. Occasionally, one is… Read More