Owen H.

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Opinions are my own.

If you know me you know me.

Lives in Sydney, Australia. IT worker, trying not to be a living example of the Peter principle.

Father, tinkerer, not average.

- Interests in History, Enterprise IT and Cloud, Gardening
- Hobbies photography, bushwalking, tinkering
- Favourite authors are Pratchett and Tolkien

Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/owenhollands/
Personal Bloghttps://doingtechnology.com/
Owen H.May 14, 2025

Self talk - what is it I say to myself the most often?

Wallet, Glasses, Keys, Phone.

Owen H.May 2, 2025
I am 47 and I still smile when I see part of a rainbow in the sky.
Owen H.Apr 20, 2025

To all Americans,

3 months down, 15/16ths to go

Owen H.Jan 9, 2025
M❍n❍t❍ne❍fBill™Jan 8, 2025
The adult version of “Head, shoulders, knees and toes” is “Wallet, glasses, keys and phone.”
Owen H.Oct 10, 2024

Anyone interested in a Trebuchet?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335608141566?mc_cid=b5d49a6427&mc_eid=e8ee2517c3

I wish I had A) the save to use it and B) the funds to ship it to Australia

Trebuchet - Fully working siege engine! 8.5m tall Tods Workshop | eBay

The base is 6m long and 3.8m wide. The machine certainly looks and works the part. It shoots bowling balls around 140m, though calculations suggest with a little tuning it should shoot around 180m.

eBay
Owen H.Aug 22, 2024

Last weekend I bought another computer ..

If you know, you know.

Owen H.Aug 20, 2024

I had a weird and dangerous dream -

I had a bad nights sleep, and had woken up 30 minutes before my alarm, and gone back to sleep.

In my dream I woke up, and the clock beside my bed said I had slept in (in my dream). I rolled over and looked at the time on my phone that says I have another hour before I need to get up so I rolled over and went back to sleep (in my dream).

I thought it was real at the time. I dreamt that my bedside clock was wrong and I didn't need to get up for an hour ...

Owen H.Aug 15, 2024

Like WoW!

I thought the headline sounded like click bait, but it seems it is an accurate summary of events.

"Subscribing to a streaming service means you give up any rights to sue, Disney has argued in court"

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-15/disney-lawsuit-streaming-contract-law/104227874

Subscribing to a streaming service means you give up any rights to sue, Disney has argued in court

Disney has challenged a wrongful death lawsuit after a 42-year-old New York doctor died in one of its theme parks — arguing signing up for its streaming service means giving up the right to sue it.

ABC News
Owen H.Aug 8, 2024

@riskybusiness

Hi,

In a recent episode you mentioned a website that changed how advertisers saw you - you gave the example of changing it to super rich and getting adds for private jets etc.

Do you remember anything about the site?

Owen H.Jun 1, 2024
dazfuller May 30, 2024
Tired still and just spent a few hours socialising. Now being told that socialising shouldn’t wear me out and yet, here we are