Blog on pat macpherson

A refreshing blog

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:20:23 +1100

And what costume shall the poor website wear
To all tomorrow’s parties?

Optimise for visibility over predictability

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:20:23 +1100

“Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.”
– Alan Alda

Complex authorization shibboleth

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 05:20:23 +1100

“Have you heard of Google Zanzibar?”

Blitz Testing

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:20:23 +1100

Ever seen something named so evocatively that it actively destroys the intended meaning?

Secret Santa CSP Talk

Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:20:23 +1100

“Christmas is a time for joy, good-will and over-engineering. For far too long, yuletide present-givers have struggled with non-optimal Secret Santa drawings.”

Upcoming Sydney Alt.Net Talk

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:20:23 +1100

“Christmas is a time for joy, good-will and over-engineering. For far too long, yuletide present-givers have struggled with non-optimal Secret Santa drawings.”

Marriage Equality and Databases

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:20:23 +1100

“Well, that started as a stream of consciousness about equal parts nuptial rights and Structured Query Language and finished up moving into graph theory, something I, for one, did not see coming.”

Tomorrow is when the future began

Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:20:23 +1100

“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”