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May there always be enough water, sunshine and bees to compliment the labour and love you put into the land.
Soni & Kyle
Another day in Bali and I decide to make the most of it by traveling the short distance down to Buket (hill) Peninsula and visiting the cliff top temple of Ulu Watu.
Brisbane to Cairns and Darwin via the Queensland coast. 8 weeks of new territory and experiences.
Bali explodes on your senses in an exotic, vibrant and pungent experience. The roads, even in the main town of Kuta, are narrow, crowded and rough. I even had a game of chess with some local masters, sitting on the edge of the road.
I shaved 47% (17 seconds) off my boot up time by upgrading from 8.10 to 9.04. I was a little concerned about destroying my installation and 'starting over' but thanks to my experience from previous installations and good decisions made in planning I was able to get things running and transfered quite efficiently.
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Having grown up in rural New Zealand on a small organic farm with no electricity, low impact living was an obvious choice but not one I had really contemplated until about 2005.
I had lived in several cities since leaving home to study at high school. The urban lifestyle was exciting and was, at the time, a prerequisite for my career path into software and web design. After some time I decided to get outside my comfort zone and embarked on the obligatory overseas experience.
During my travels I encountered poor people, unfortunate conditions of over population, pollution and conflict yet almost everywhere a strong sense of family and community. This inspired me to return home with a new appreciation for the fantastic privilege we have here in New Zealand.
At first I just fitted back into my old life in Wellington but the more I looked about the more I realised that this experiment called civilization that we have come to take for granted is headed for rough times and possibly the rocks.
It became evident that serious issues like species extinction, peak oil and climate change pose an enormous challenge to humanity and that even minor disruptions to our 'just in time' way of life would have severe impacts on city living.
So I worked hard and kept my eyes peeled for a suitable location that might shelter me from the coming chaos. I wanted to be able to garden, raise a few animals, avoid rising sea level and generally attempt to survive the converging catastrophes of the 21st century.
As the internet has grown in complexity and become more competitive marketplace the opportunities for good and bad design have also increased.
This article is an overview of things to avoid and guidelines to follow for successful web design and development.