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• Acromegaly, the Shrek Condition – My story. [Part 2: Initial Treatment]

  By Simon Harvey on 28 January 2013 • ( 13 )

  

  In my previous post, I described how I was diagnosed, in my early 30s, with a Pituitary Tumour causing a one-in-a-million condition called Acromegaly. It is referred to as the Shrek Disease on the Internet after French wrestler Maurice Tillet (upon whom Shrek was based),  although… Read More ›

• Acromegaly, the Shrek Condition – My story. [Part 1: Diagnosis]

  By Simon Harvey on 28 December 2012 • ( 39 )

  

  Well, its taken me a few years to get around to writing this post. Partially because I’m still learning about it, but also because I am also hearing of other people in Australia who are going through similar episodes (either… Read More ›

• Mashup Idea of the Day

  By Simon Harvey on 8 June 2012

  With yesterday’s unsalted password dump at LinkedIn (seriously LinkedIn, wtf are you doing not salting your passwords?), the password dump of eHarmony and today’s suspected compromise at last.fm, this would be an ideal time to provide a service that tells… Read More ›

• Opinion – What are common concerns about adopting cloud computing?

  By on 4 May 2011 • ( 2 )

  I am yet to be convinced that the current "Cloud Computing" wave is little more than vendor-driven marketing hype, driven by technologists that are chasing business revenue through the promise of "bottom line cost savings" – whilst conveniently ignoring business-critical… Read More ›

• Diagnosing the “Phantom Cursor” Issue on Your Mac

  By Simon Harvey on 2 April 2011

  In this lifehack.org article there are some good pointers for addressing random movement issues with your mouse cursor. In my case the mouse moved randomly – both when using the trackpad and an attached mouse (USB, Bluetooth. In particular the… Read More ›

• Australian Banks’ Special Offer for their Loyal Customers

  By Simon Harvey on 29 November 2010

  

  Australian Banks are offering a free pencil sharpener in gratitude for the $36bn profit they got out of us last year. It’s designed to remind us of the friendly and even intimate relationship the banks have built up with the… Read More ›

• If World War One was a Bar Fight…

  By Simon Harvey on 20 November 2010

  Germany, Austria and Italy are standing together in the middle of a pub when Serbia bumps into Austria and spills Austria’s pint. Austria demands Serbia buy it a complete new suit because there are splashes on its trouser leg. Germany… Read More ›

• Bye Bye Woolworths, Dick Smith, Big W, …

  By Simon Harvey on 22 June 2010 • ( 1 )

  Today’s Rant of the Day has not been published as quick as I would like, but I only got around to ranting about it today. The target is Woolworths Limited and their decision to restrict customer choice in payment methods…. Read More ›

• Evolution of Telephone Networks in Australia

  By Simon Harvey on 8 February 2010

  After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, Melbourne scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago…. Read More ›

• Censorship, Facebook and the Australian Government

  By Simon Harvey on 15 December 2009

  Now as you probably know I’m not one that usually subscribes to conspiracy theories, (for example, I don’t believe that the British Royal Family had anything to do with the tragic death of Princess Diana, apart of course from ordering… Read More ›

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