Lachlan Hardy
Growing up in the wilds of country Victoria meant the Army seemed the only feasible way to get a Bachelor of Arts in South East Asian Politics and History. After even the Army didn’t want him, Lachlan fell into programming as his sole source of sustenance. He’s spent his career working on projects ranging between massive high-profile sites and pretty little fun ones.
Now he is a Design Engineer at Atlassian where he attempts to convince both the designers and the engineers that he’s one of them.
Lachlan leads the team behind the highly successful Webjam events promoting web innovation in Australia and has written for ReadWriteWeb. He’s an advocate of open web technologies, speaking passionately about them at various industry events and watering holes. Generally, he’s a great big nerd.
His site is Lachstock.
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I killed myself on Facebook, and lived to tell the tale
It was shortly before my wedding. As I assume others do, I spent some time examining my life. Amidst the…... Read more
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Abbott’s crass logic: trash the Parliament in order save it
An email was sent to almost every politician in Australia this week saying that someone should cut off…
Our special forces don’t always need special treatment
We admire them, but we’re not entirely sure why. We allow them to operate in the shadows; we rarely…
A good holiday is about unrest, not rest
Like a fat full-stop, it lay in my hand. A small orange – not exactly fresh, but purchased anyway…
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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
