Posts from September 2019
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Mapping table: Undertale soundtrack to in-game filename
The table below shows the mapping between Undertale OST track names and in-game music filenames. Where an OST track corresponds with multiple in-game music filenames, brace expansion syntax is used to represent the filenames.
All OST tracks are present in the game files, except 72… »
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A survey of eBook lending at Victorian public libraries
Unlike the US, where OverDrive has a near-monopoly on eBook lending, eBook lending among Australian public libraries is fragmented among a number of platforms. While competition is most certainly good, Australian libraries' eBook offerings are often more limited than their American counterparts. As a consequence,… »
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Rules of order rant: ‘That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question’
In traditional Australian and UK meeting procedure, a curious procedure takes place when an amendment is proposed to omit words from a motion, including to omit words and substitute other words. Traditionally, the question proposed from the Chair, in either case, is:
… »That the words
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Some statistics on Pickles government vehicle auctions
I collected information on sales at three Pickles ‘Victorian Government & Council Vehicles’ auctions on 13, 20 and 27 August 2019. I collected data on ‘personal vehicles’, which I defined as vehicles with a sedan, wagon, hatchback or liftback body type. I compared winning bids… »
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Rules of order rant: Prior amendments
In Australian and UK meeting procedure, there is a rule relating to the order in which amendments may be moved, known as the ‘prior amendment’ rule. Citrine's The ABC of Chairmanship describes this as follows:
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