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openSuSE Aeon on VMWare Workstation 18 Pro

Computers
Linux
VMWare Workstation
openSuSE
Aeon
Remote desktop
openSuSE Aeon is a low-maintenance, minimal desktop system based on an ‘immutable’ version (MicroOS) of openSuSE. Aeon and MicroOS are ‘atomic rolling releases’ which…
Sep 17, 2025
David Fong

Use of mental health treatment plans and disadvantage

medicine
Medicare
mental health
mental health treatment plans
MHTP
disadvantage
R

Is there a disparity between Mental Health Treatment Plan services and mental health need? Are Mental Health Treatment Plans - and the billing of them - a good indicator of patient need for mental health services?

May 29, 2025
Dr David Fong, Dr Rowena Ryan, Dr Bronwyn Wells, Dr Franziska Levin, Dr Lihini Samarawickrama, Dr Simon Wilding, cohealth Kensington medical team

Calculating the combined impact of new GP Chronic Condition Management Plan service items and universal bulk-billing

medicine
Medicare
bulk-billing
care-plans

Using an online dashboard calculator to estimate the combined impact of the universal bulk-billing incentives and new chronic condition management plans on practice revenue

May 27, 2025

Calculating the practice benefit of universal bulk-billing - an updated model

medicine
Medicare
bulk-billing
R

Does the proposed universal bulk-billing incentive make financial sense for individual general practices? - an updated model

Mar 3, 2025

Calculating the practice benefit of universal bulk-billing

medicine
Medicare
bulk-billing

Does the proposed universal bulk-billing incentive make financial sense for individual general practices?

Feb 28, 2025

Windows 11 on Chromebook (Linux ‘Crostini’ container)

Computers
Linux
Windows
Chromebook
Crostini
My Chromebook, an Asus CX9 with i5-1135G7 CPU and 16GB of memory, is extremely versatile. It can operate Android apps which are not available for Linux e.g. Pleco (a Chinese…
May 23, 2024
David Fong

KDE Activities Overview — Simulating GNOME Super-Key (‘Windows’ Key)

KDE
Gnome
Overview
After my AMD RX570 graphics card no longer seemed to be supported in openSuSE Leap 15.5 (or perhaps any other Linux) for use with Da Vinci Resolve video editor, I replaced…
Oct 30, 2023
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Building the House

Christianity
Kenya
Kisumu
project management
teamwork
sustainability
capacity building
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
‘For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it’
Luke 14:28
Jan 18, 2023
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Mentorship and Self-Care

Christianity
Kenya
Kibera
mental health
mentorship
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
Let’s talk about mental health, self care and mentorship! ❤️😍🥰
Jan 16, 2023
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Happy Birthday!

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
Happy 13th birthday Spur!! 🎂 🤪👯‍♂️💃
Jan 15, 2023
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Kisumu

Christianity
Kenya
Kisumu
women
equity
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
KISUMU 🐓😍🥰🧒🧒🕯❤️
Jan 13, 2023
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Plead the widow’s cause

Christianity
Kenya
Kisumu
justice
equity
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
“Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
cease to do evil,
learn to do good;
seek justice,
correct oppression;
bring…

Jan 13, 2023
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Lord of the Dance!

Christianity
Kenya
Kibera
Kisumu
praise
worship
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
“Praise [God] for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to the abundance of his greatness.
Praise him with blast of horn;
praise him with harp and lyre.
Praise him with…


Jan 11, 2023
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Dance, Play, Football!

Christianity
Kenya
Kibera
music
monkeys
dance
volunteer
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
Dance, play, football and a lots of fun! ☺️🕺⚽️
Jan 9, 2023
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Troubles

Christianity
Kenya
Kibera
medicine
health
clinic
anxiety
capacity building
sustainability
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
On Friday, we had the last of four busy days of free clinics run by Spur Afrika at the K.A.G. school in Kibera, Kenya!
Jan 8, 2023
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Clinic

Christianity
Kenya
Kibera
clinic
medicine
health
equity
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
It’s clinic time. 🏥
Jan 5, 2023
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Love, Justice, Equity

Christianity
Kenya
Kibera
justice
equity
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
All too often, the world just isn’t fair.
Jan 3, 2023
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Happy New Year!

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
Happy new year from Kenya!! 🥰😍😘
Jan 1, 2023
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Go Time!

Christianity
Kenya
travel
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
It’s go time!! ✈️
Dec 31, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Packing

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
Thank you Grace for helping us pack over 100kg of luggage and donated goods. 😆😊 Thank you Grace for taking us to the airport tomorrow.
Dec 30, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Three Days to Go

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
🤩🥳😝😜🤩😝 PRAISE GOD for getting us through to this stage! It’s been lovely to have a break in South Australia, enjoy Christmas with our families and we also had a great…
Dec 28, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Home Warehouse

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
I know I am going to Kenya when my house turns into a warehouse!! 😅🤪😝
Dec 23, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Medical Pantry

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
Medical Pantry
Thanks to the Medical Pantry for partnering with Spur Afrika to provide much needed basic treatment supplies for Spur Afrika’s mobile clinics this coming January 2023.
Dec 20, 2022
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Meet Rosemary

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
Hello Friends, It has been a while since my last post and again lots of things are happening. 😭😂
Nov 13, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Kickstart Kisumu

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
PRAYER NEEDED: it has come to our attention that we are behind in our fundraising, so therefore there are lots of issues to tackle as well as figuring out what we are doing…
Oct 24, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Spur Sharing Day

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
There is a lot going on, including our sharing day service at CrossGen. Would love to see you all there.
Oct 16, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Going to Kenya!

Christianity
Kenya
travel
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
Hi Friends,
Oct 8, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2023 - Welcome!

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2023
Hello friends!
Oct 8, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Isotope and Fancybox Galleries on Blogdown

Computers
R
blogdown
isotope
fancybox
gallery
tiles
The original version of this code had two bugs. The gallery only looked right because of a fallback.
Jan 29, 2022
David Fong

Windows 10 on Chromebook (Linux ‘Crostini’ container)

Computers
Linux
Windows
Chromebook
Crostini
Samba
My Chromebook, a Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5 with i5-10210U CPU and 8GB of memory, is extremely versatile. It can operate Android apps which are not available for Linux e.g. Pleco …
Jan 28, 2022
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Training

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Training
“Whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are pleasing, whatever things are commendable…
Jan 26, 2022
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Equity

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Equity
“Let justice roll on like the water, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. 但愿公正好象潮水滚流， 公义好象河水长流。 (Amos 5:24, Lexham and 新译本 translations)”
Jan 14, 2022
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Return

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Touch down!! We are back in Melbourne safely!! 😁😆
Jan 7, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Returning

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Hello from Doha!! 👋🖐
Jan 6, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Epiphany

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Epiphany
The Other Wise Man
Today, January 6th - Feast of the Epiphany, we departed Kenya. Now at Doha (Qatar) airport, we are waiting for a flight to Melbourne. Traditionally, the Feast of Epiphany is…
Jan 6, 2022
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Last Day & Training

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
LAST DAY OF KENYA 🥲😭
Jan 5, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Travelling

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Holo
Kisumu
TRAVEL DAY 😆
Jan 4, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Ochok Kodongo School

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Holo
Kisumu
Today we visited Ochok Kodongo Primary School, in Holo (near Kisumu, Western Kenya). Ochok Kodongo teaches students from pre-school to Year 8. Ochok Kodongo has about 900…
Jan 3, 2022
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Holo

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Holo
Kisumu
Today we visited six of the supported children at Holo, Kisumu, Kenya. As in the previous two days, it was a pleasure to be welcomed to the homes of the families of the…
Jan 2, 2022
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Holo New Year’s Day

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Holo
Kisumu
Holo Day 2 - Happy New Year 2022!
Jan 1, 2022
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Holo Mothers

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Holo
Kisumu
Day 1 - Holo, Kisumu. - Happy New Year EVE!
Dec 31, 2021
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Kibera informal settlement

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Kibera
Today we had the opportunity and honour to visit some households in the Kibera informal settlement (slum) of Nairobi. It was good to see some of the recent improvements in…
Dec 30, 2021
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Spur Clinic

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Clinic
Dec 29th - All the Spur sponsored children and their families were invited for a health check. 🙂
Dec 29, 2021
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Testing Times

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
COVID
The sign of the times - RAPID TESTING - NEGATIVE results! YAY~
Dec 28, 2021
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Arrival!

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Proof of life photo!! We made it safely to Kenya!!
Dec 27, 2021
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Doha

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Hello from Doha!! Flight from Melbourne was pretty smooth.
Dec 26, 2021
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Christmas 1

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Update!! What a stressful day!!
Dec 25, 2021
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Christmas 2

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
It’s boarding time!
Dec 25, 2021
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Christmas travel

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Christmas
Magi
Travelling at Christmas time can always seem a bit hectic. There are often many competing demands, co-ordination with multiple parties and tight deadlines. This year has…
Dec 25, 2021
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - One Day To Go

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Flight is tomorrow night 10:55pm 🙂
Dec 24, 2021
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Asthma spacers

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
asthma
air pollution
When first visiting the Kibera (Nairobi) informal settlement in 2016 with the Spur Afrika team, I noticed, together with Dr Victor Hui, that “no wonder so many kids complain…
Dec 23, 2021
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Packing

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
It was packing night. Praying we can take as much as we can.
Dec 21, 2021
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Chinatown

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
While passing through Melbourne’s Chinatown on Friday, some ‘Season Greetings’ signs were visible, with the Chinese characters ‘恭喜发财’ (a congratulations, or wish, for the…
Dec 19, 2021
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Laksa Garden

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Thanks for lunch at Laksa Garden!! Trying to eat all the yummy things in Melbourne before we leave.
Dec 19, 2021
Rosalie Lui

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Preparations and COVID

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Although this Spur Afrika Kenya Trip (25th December 2021 to 6th January 2022) has been planned - in one form or another - for a while, the finalization of detail has been…
Dec 17, 2021
David Fong

Kenya Spur Afrika 2021 - Welcome!

Christianity
Kenya
Spur Afrika
Spur Afrika 2021
Hello friends!
Dec 15, 2021
Rosalie Lui

Resilio Sync on Chromebook (Linux ‘Crostini’ container)

Computers
Linux
Chromebook
Crostini
Resilio Sync
Resilio Sync is available on Chromebook as an Android app (via the Google Play Store), which is great, but:
Jul 27, 2021
David Fong

Custom ‘Pages’ widget for Hugo Academic - cascading layout for cards

blog
hugo academic
wowchemy
pages widget
cards
isotope
masonry
cascading
tiles
column width
In Hugo Academic (Wowchemy) version 4.8.0, the portfolio widget (used for ‘projects’) allows cascading ‘cards’ layout with the isotope and masonry libraries in the ‘cards’…
Dec 25, 2020
David Fong

Comments for Hugo Academic (Wowchemy) with Utterances

blog
hugo academic
wowchemy
utterances
comments
There are endless numbers of blogs out there, often providing tidbits of useful information which I find useful. And occasionally, someone even finds my posts useful and…
Dec 23, 2020
David Fong

Contributing to the Tidyverse (dbplyr)

R
tidyverse
dbplyr
github
I was acknowledged as a contributor to the version 2.0.0 release of dbplyr!
Dec 21, 2020
David Fong

Carolling with Pandoc - ‘automatic’ PowerPoint lyric slides

Computers
Christianity
pandoc
markdown
PowerPoint
Christmas carols and worship songs lyrics are easily (and sometimes freely) available across the Internet.
Dec 20, 2020
David Fong

Microsoft R Open 4.0.2 and openSuSE

R
Microsoft R Open
4.0.2
openSuSE Leap 15.2
One reason for my sometimes growing respect for Microsoft is that they support (just) Microsoft R Open. Back in May 2019 they released version 3.5.3. It was a long time…
Sep 26, 2020
David Fong

3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated

Christianity
Knuth
3:16 Bible Texts illuminated, a book written by well-known computer scientist Donald E. Knuth. Studies in reasonable detail the sixteenth verse of the third chapter of the…
Sep 12, 2020
David Fong

covr thinks I’m CRAN!

R
covr
testthat
NOT_CRAN
testthat is a great tool to test that R package code actually does what it is supposed to do. And keep doing the right thing after multiple package updates, edits and ‘fixes’.
Sep 10, 2020
David Fong

Panasonic DMC FZ-10

photography
Panasonic DMC FZ-10
rough guide
A summary I wrote of Panasonic DMC FZ-10 information.
Aug 26, 2020
David Fong

Paulus

Christianity
Paulus
St. Paul
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
German and English libretto/text to St. Paul (Paulus), an oratorio composed by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. This oratorio is infrequently performed or recorded these days. A …
Aug 26, 2020
David Fong

Fong, Louie and Kwong

Chinese
Fong
Louie
Lui
Kwong
Chinese culture
genealogy
Soo Yuen

History of the Fong, Louie and Kwong family names, the Soo Yuen Benevolent Association and other genealogy information.

Aug 23, 2020
David Fong

Spur Afrika Mobile Clinics 2020

Spur Afrika
mobile clinic
paediatrics
Kenya
Nairobi
Kibera

Spur Afrika mobile clinics were held in January 2020, seeing children from several schools in Kibera, Kenya, and children sponsored by the Spur Afrika Elimsha program. Health activities included medical and dental checks, dental hygiene education and medication education.

Jul 29, 2020
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