Ben Johns
@naturalnetworks.net
Digital Platforms Specialist in the Australian higher education sector. Campus/Enterprise/Cloud Networking, Application Delivery, Automation. Network Security.
Baseline speed/latency/jitter test.
August 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Baseline speed/latency/jitter test.
I recently swapped coffee for matcha. Apparently the Theanine content provides a calming effect that counters the caffeine, avoiding the stress/anxiety. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Stress-Reducing Function of Matcha Green Tea in Animal Experiments and Clinical Trials
Theanine, a major amino acid in green tea, exhibits a stress-reducing effect in mice and humans. Matcha, which is essentially theanine-rich powdered green tea, is abundant in caffeine. Caffeine has a ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I recently swapped coffee for matcha. Apparently the Theanine content provides a calming effect that counters the caffeine, avoiding the stress/anxiety. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Agree. I was hoping community batteries could provide a way for renters and less privileged households to gain access to the benefits of renewables. However these seem to be used by the networks/companies to reduce their costs first. These savings may be passed along but not as direct as I'd hoped.
April 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Agree. I was hoping community batteries could provide a way for renters and less privileged households to gain access to the benefits of renewables. However these seem to be used by the networks/companies to reduce their costs first. These savings may be passed along but not as direct as I'd hoped.
I share this opinion so what I found interesting was that the outcome could be different. Understand that I hope Australia backs Canada in any annexation attempt by the US. A silver lining could be that the CANZUK alliance is formed.
April 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I share this opinion so what I found interesting was that the outcome could be different. Understand that I hope Australia backs Canada in any annexation attempt by the US. A silver lining could be that the CANZUK alliance is formed.
An academic publication providing a "what if". Conclusion being that the merged country would likely become more like Canada than the US. I found it interesting but appreciate that I'm an outsider.
April 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
An academic publication providing a "what if". Conclusion being that the merged country would likely become more like Canada than the US. I found it interesting but appreciate that I'm an outsider.
Broke many crappy joysticks playing that on the Amiga 500.
March 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Broke many crappy joysticks playing that on the Amiga 500.
Looks like the stuff they squeezed out of a dead lung in that anti-smoking ad, but I'd still give it a go.
January 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Looks like the stuff they squeezed out of a dead lung in that anti-smoking ad, but I'd still give it a go.
Sometimes a shot with a lump of salted butter. Aka bulletproof coffee.
January 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sometimes a shot with a lump of salted butter. Aka bulletproof coffee.
There's hope, many countries are adopting "wellbeing budgets/frameworks" or similar. New Zealand was one of the first www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Beyond gross domestic product for New Zealand's wellbeing budget
How a country chooses to measure economic wellbeing affects how priorities are set and how resources are allocated. Gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of a country's entire economic output, is used as a near-universal measure of economic wellbeing. However, GDP does not reflect issues that citizens value, such as inequalities, housing, education, employment, the environment, and income security.1 These issues receive varying attention in public policy and are inextricably linked to social determinants of health.
www.thelancet.com
January 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
There's hope, many countries are adopting "wellbeing budgets/frameworks" or similar. New Zealand was one of the first www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The brutalist architecture that emphasises 'control' is excellent. Keep half an eye on how the environment changes throughout the game and how it aligns with the plot.
December 30, 2024 at 9:03 AM
The brutalist architecture that emphasises 'control' is excellent. Keep half an eye on how the environment changes throughout the game and how it aligns with the plot.
That particular RFC was a lifesaver when I was adapting the certificate automation for Avi Load Balancer from LE to DigiCert. Technical writers are the unsung heroes of, well, most things.
December 19, 2024 at 6:13 AM
That particular RFC was a lifesaver when I was adapting the certificate automation for Avi Load Balancer from LE to DigiCert. Technical writers are the unsung heroes of, well, most things.