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		<title>Data entry? Here&#8217;s what I think of Data entry!</title>
		<link>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2009/01/07/data-entry-heres-what-i-think-of-data-entry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The most challenging part of the data-entry was keeping focussed on such a tedious task. Allow me to illustrate how desperate I got. ]]></description>
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		<title>HAL BBS Backdoors</title>
		<link>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/12/09/hal-bbs-backdoors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/12/09/hal-bbs-backdoors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Doubleplus Geek]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/?p=881</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a rumour <strike>out on the web</strike> out there that HAL BBS wasn't to be trusted - it had two backdoors built into the software. It was compiled BASIC, so it wasn't easy to view the source, but I had a bash at finding those backdoors.]]></description>
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		<title>Finished!</title>
		<link>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/11/26/finished/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/11/26/finished/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/?p=734</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Julian's October-November Project (nee Julian's October Project) is now complete.]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on Lighting</title>
		<link>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/11/16/reflections-on-lighting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/11/16/reflections-on-lighting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Influencing Others]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[aerial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[circus]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flash]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[theatre]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/?p=721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are the lessons I have learned from using my new <a href="http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/10/31/flash-flashguns/">remote flash configuration</a> at a party (which I used for practice) and a theatre-based circus performance.]]></description>
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		<title>The Rigger and the T-Shirt</title>
		<link>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/10/28/the-rigger-and-the-t-shirt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/10/28/the-rigger-and-the-t-shirt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Circus Skills]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[clothing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[festivals]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/?p=712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[But, today's story isn't about audience participation or nudity. It is about the rigger	and the t-shirt.]]></description>
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		<title>Unicycling Limbo</title>
		<link>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/09/23/unicycling-limbo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/09/23/unicycling-limbo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I had never played Unicycling Limbo before. I had never seen it played. I had never heard of it being played. It was, however, the perfect game for the occasion.]]></description>
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		<title>How I Lied to an Innocent Child</title>
		<link>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/09/19/how-i-lied-to-an-innocent-child/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/09/19/how-i-lied-to-an-innocent-child/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Heroic Failures]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[comic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear T-,

Thank you for your postcard. It was very nice to read it.

On Saturday, I helped to make a movie about monsters.]]></description>
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		<title>I Can&#8217;t See You, CUA</title>
		<link>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/09/15/i-cant-see-you-cua/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/09/15/i-cant-see-you-cua/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/?p=619</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have wanted to complete my migration from CUA to Bendigo Bank for some time. In fact,  it was two-and-a-half years ago that I complained that my local Credit Union Australia (CUA) branch had closed, and that I was assessing Bendigo Bank as a replacement.
To close my CUA account, I think I have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Escape from the Devil&#8217;s Doom</title>
		<link>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/07/30/escape-from-the-devils-doom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/07/30/escape-from-the-devils-doom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Tribal Affiliation]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/?p=568</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In which the author reveals his age, and reviews an old electronic game.]]></description>
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		<title>The Coward Gets Interviewed&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/06/06/the-coward-gets-interviewed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somethinkodd.com/oddthinking/2008/06/06/the-coward-gets-interviewed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julian</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[... A slow second ticked past as I sat stunned. Did this guy really just challenge my manhood <em>in a job interview</em>? ...
]]></description>
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