Year: 2005

Digital Britain

The BBC are running a competition which involves people submitting cool photographs fitting into various categories. Debbie has submitted some photographs she took on a sunny day in Edinburgh (one of them is called Timeless Edinburgh). The quality of the entries is wonderful. Please go have a look. The url is http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/apictureofbritain/gallery/ Have fun!

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Guhh

Ok, so it’s been in less than a week but I’m IMPATIENT godammit! I’m going to have to not be impatient, because we have a very long wait stretching out in front of us. Still, easier said than done. Anyway, popping in by the migration agent’s office on Monday to pick up out passports, certificates,

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God of War (PS2)

Muhh – challenge of Atlas and Cliffs of Atlas pwn0red. <b>And</b> I yanked the head off some poor dead guy to use his skull as a key. No, really! And then I jumped onto a big rolly spiky thing and barrel-ran along it and jumped onto a ladder. Or was that before the head-pulling bit?

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God of War (PS2)

Well, I had a wee 45 minute session at this tonight. Just hacked and slashed my way through the Challenge of Atlas, which was…..interesting. It’s getting pretty important to get power ups, though – the enemies are getting pretty tough (and I just HATE gorgons). The game remains stunning, visually, and although it’s essentially Gauntlet

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It’s in!

The completed ACS docs have been printed out and signed. I’ve just handed a big folder full of completed forms, photos, passports, certificates and god knows what else into our migration agent. They’re pulling it all together and sending it off. So, the first really chunk of waiting starts…….. NOW!

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So what’s this RPL thing all about?

A lot of people are put off going down the migration to Australia route, particularly in the IT field, because they don’t have a degree. The Australian Government migration site states quite clearly that a degree is a basic requirement. Well, it actually says that a “recognised tertiary qualification” is a requirement, but let’s not

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ACS Drawing to a close

I think I’m making some really progress now. With the assistance of my contact in Australia, I’ve completed the first draft of the ACS application form and the RPL documents. It’s been a long slog because there really is a vast amount of documentation that needs to be prepared. There’s lots of different sections: firstly,

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Yoyo ahoy!

At long last, nelefa.org has returned to its spiritual home, on the server of Yoyo Internet Services. This illustrious collective have been around since, ohhhh, way back when, and it’s all their fault that I’m in the Internet industry. Gits.

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