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    What's behind your AFF user name?

    My username came from when I first stepped into the world of networked computing (UNIX/TCPIP), and was the standard construct for our organisation of 5 letters, 4 surname, 1 first name. This was back in the '80s. The systems were air-gapped, that is they did not have access to the WWW etc, which...
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    2026 travel plans

    We have the task of downsizing (sell/buy) in front of us, which we hope to complete by January 2026. At that point we will see how much is left to play with, although almost certainly in UK and Germany in August/September 2026.
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    Qantas Changes Acknowledgement of Country arrival Announcement

    I am sure no one can take any major issue with the revised greeting as long as the two main themes are covered - the appropriate Aboriginal name, and that it is home to many non-Aboriginal Australian people, is part of the same welcome greeting. The removal of the more expansive welcome...
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Did they all have a swim though?
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    Superannuation Discussion + market volatility

    I guess the other view could be that we were taxed twice, once on our income, and once by the compulsory SG contributions of x%, leaving us with lower disposable incomes during those crucial years when trying to buy a house and start a family. No option to opt out and worry about creating our...
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Back at our Singapore office. CP Changi The Jewell
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Boarded for LGW-DXB
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    The view or two from my "office"

    In the Emirates office, North Terminal, Gatwick. Very quiet, excellent food and service.
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Two pics from Isle of Purbeck. Lulworth Cove with a @RooFlyer opportunity to explain. And a glimpse of Durndle Door, it was windy and misty rain discouraged a closer look.
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Lulworth Castle, Dorset
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Swanage railway
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Corfe Castle, Dorset
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Christchurch, Dorset
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    The view or two from my "office"

    St Mary Abbots, Kensington
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Patisserie Paul, in sunny South Kensington, London, for breakfast.
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    The view or two from my "office"

    We thought so. It's the food and the experience in a traditional English restaurant. This was our 5th visit in the last 10 or 12 years.
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    The view or two from my "office"

    A visit to bookshops in Piccadilly near St James Church, and dinner at Rules (beef rib foot two).
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Last game at The Emirates for the 2024/25 season saw a win 1-0 to the coughnal. The players and staff circle the ground to thank the long-suffering fans for their third second place finish in a row.
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Watching the Pride of South London win the FA Cup from our daughter's lounge room in South London. A roller coaster ride, but one that brought joy to those south of the river.
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    The view or two from my "office"

    Down town Forest Hill, South East London.
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