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Posts from 2004 to 2017. This was a personal blog during a fairly chaotic decade in independent publishing — some of it tech commentary, some of it Australia, some of it ephemera. It’s kept here in full for anyone who arrives via an old link.
Current writing lives at SiliconANGLE.
Bollocks
NineMSN: Gurshan ‘knocked out by opening door’ The man charged over the death of a Melbourne toddler has told his father in India that he panicked when he accidentally knocked the boy unconscious while opening a door…. His father Pragat Singh Dhillon has told the Indian media that the toddler had been standing behind the […]
The ABC Spin Starts Here
Why bother? New Dr Who to make online debut Australian Doctor Who fans will be able to legally watch new episodes of the sci-fi series online before they air on television. Date to appear in iView: April 16. Date first episode airs in the UK: April 4. Running a VPN or proxy to watch the […]
Enough Is Enough
Despite the Indian Media, local Indian representatives, and even family members calling racism this week, guess what. The tragic death of the 3 yr old child (and I don’t give a shit what colour his is, he’s 3) came about due to an Indian national in the house. Yeah, terrible racism again Indian media. And […]
Your Tax Dollars At Work
Love this graphic from the BOM today. “This thunderstorm is very dangerous”…and it’s red as well: Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch!
This has to be a publicity stunt
The Age: Sex story delivers blow to Underbelly The next series of the hit television show Underbelly may be in doubt after a former King Cross police officer portrayed in the program has threatened to sue for defamation….. Ms Hatfield’s barrister, Sue Chrysanthou, told the court her client did not know precisely what would be […]
I can’t help it, this makes me like Tony Abbott
So you’re stuck in the middle of whoop whoop. Literally. You might be stuck for the night, under dressed, surrounded by scrub and god knows what else. So what do you ask for? via The Age As the light was fading, the chopper pilot wouldn’t be able to land but could drop some supplies. “Beer, […]
Channeling A Particular Ben Folds Five Song
Where do Fairfax find these people? The Age: W-class shake and rattle should be rolled into retirement It’s quite possible that any resident of San Francisco, Vienna or even Bendigo – all of which have trams – might have seen photographs of the flying W-class at the Commonwealth Games and thought Melburnians a tad backward. […]
Getting Public Transport Wrong
The Age: Airport road won’t cope with demand, study shows In its brief to IMIS, the Department of Transport specified it must measure the likely popularity of the train line based on a $16 one-way fare (the cost of the existing SkyBus). It found few people who now drive to the airport would be convinced […]
Finally The Whole Indian Racist Attack Thing Might Be Over
The Age: Most attacks on Indians not racial: report One in seven assaults on Indians in Australia in the past 14 months has been racially motivated, an Indian government report claims. But here’s the kicker which The Age completely ignores: A list collated by the Indian high commission in Canberra and tabled in the Indian […]
Is The ABS Now Racist As Well?
The Age: Local-born more at risk of assault PEOPLE born overseas are less likely to be assaulted than those born in Australia, according to new Australian Bureau of Statistics data… It showed an assault rate of 3.6 per cent for Australian-born people, or 445,000 victims, compared with an assault rate of 1.7 per cent, or […]
The Government Is Spooked
SMH: Labor digs in for early election After saying over and over again they wouldn’t go early, all of a sudden they’ve changed their minds…at a time polls are heading in the wrong direction for them, and the media has reports such as concern from ALP back benchers that this could be a one term […]
I Love Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith on Avatar (via Wired) “I enjoyed it for what it was,” Smith said of James Cameron’s Avatar. “I’m totally with the big blue fucking cats. Especially the one cat that was sexy and I wanted to fuck her.”
The First Softbelly Inquisitr MTUB Poker Night
Per the earlier post on a Melb poker night, I loved the idea so much we’re now sponsoring it. 32 people. We’ve gone from 9 to 18 today. If you’re in Melbourne, and have avoided MTUB, or are a regular, either way come down. It’s free, and there is free prizes for those who register. […]
Melbourne Poker Night
The folks behind MTUB (Melbourne Twitter Underground Brigade) have organised a poker night Feb 24. Details here. If you like poker (and there’s no secret that I love the game) and want to meet some Twitter/ tech people over a friendly game, sign up, it’s completely free. If you’ve ever played Pub Poker before you’ll […]
Sea Shepherd Fibs Again?
Wikipedia: “In warfare, ramming is a technique that was used in air, sea and land combat. The term originated from battering ram, a siege weapon used to bring down fortifications by hitting it with the force of the ram’s momentum….” No matter how many times I watch this video, I get the same result. The […]
Is an Insurance Scam Racist?
The Age: Burned Indian faked attack to claim car insurance: police And this follows the recent murder of an Indian man by other Indians. Both cases were cited in the Indian media as examples of Australian racism. So is an insurance scam racist? Side note: the funniest thing this morning was listening to the head […]
Apparently Chairs Cause Fatness
I use to like Troy Buswell, but it was when I realised that he cared only about himself that I lost faith. Not saying I’m exactly skinny myself (but I’m only 10kg off my ideal weight now.) That said, the issue was with the ex: maybe I should forgive now, and accept he had good […]
Balance on the Indian Attack Stories
I may not agree with every conclusion, but some decent balance and some reasonably fair perspective. Warranted in the broader picture of the debate. It’s simple: India doesn’t want to see its citizens harmed In a few elegant words, Tharoor cut to the heart of the issue and it is worth quoting him in full: […]
Wait, so not all Americans know about the Fried Chicken thing?
And here I was thinking that it was just us dumb Australians…. 🙂 Daily Camera: Denver schools’ menu for Martin Luther King birthday hard for some to digest Denver Public Schools apologized Tuesday for what it called a “well-intentioned but highly insensitive” attempt to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Friday’s DPS lunch menu, […]
Just How Racist Are The Young Turks?
Follow up to the last post, I made this little video: