Hacking a cheap fitness tracker – Setting the time

The cast

The Mambo HR is a no-name $30 fitness tracker from Chinese manufacturer Lifesense, and I recently acquired one as a gift. Let's look this horse in the mouth, shall we?

Oof, it's not pretty. The Mambo HR has no buttons or touch functionality,… »

My IB Diploma Programme summative work, November 2016 session

In November 2016, I completed the IB Diploma Programme, graduating with a score of 44 out of 45. To help future students studying the IBDP, here is most of the high-scoring summative assessment work I have a copy of (i.e. the non-examination components).

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To be fair

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand the Senate ballot paper. The structure is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of the Single Transferable Vote most of the details will go over a typical voter’s head. There’s also… »

Australian (and UK) meeting procedure reference books

Sadly, unlike in America, where Robert's Rules is all but synonymous with meeting procedure, the situation in the UK, and hence in Australia, is far more complex. As such, I've compiled a list of relevant reference works on meeting procedure here, based on Appendix 6… »

Monash Medicine in review – Semester 1: MED1011

So let's suppose you've just graduated Year 12, got an interview offer for undergraduate medicine at Monash, and finally, it's VTAC results day.

Disclaimer: This information was correct for 2017, however, details frequently change, and so the information in this document may be outdated, and… »

Monash Medicine in review – Interviews and offers

So let's suppose your fresh out of Year 12, or maybe a gap year, armed with a (fingers-crossed 🤞) competitive ATAR and UMAT score, and you're here in Melbourne for a shot at undergraduate medicine at Monash University.

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