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No more donations to Oxfam
Dear Oxfam I'm writing publicly because you've completely ignored the email I sent you about this matter. Nice one. I've been an Oxfam supporter for many years. You're one of the more respectable aid…
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Should the bush have metro-equivalent broadband?
Yesterday's Crikey had a letter from Rachel Dixon that rather eloquently said what I've said before about the National Broadband Network projects aim of connecting 98% of the population to "metro-equi…
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I love a snaky review
There's few things finer than a review that slams an album, and none could be more deserving than the long-unawaited album from Axl Rose's Guns N' Roses cover band. Ever since waiting forty minutes at…
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But how does it work in theory?
Last night on Radio National's Australia Talks, Paul Barclay hosted Clive Hamilton and Mark Pesce to discuss the Internet censorship proposal from Labor. The host was pretty clearly pro-censorship, an…
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How much for the soul, Pete?
I sure hope Peter Garrett got a good price for his soul because his principles sure haven't amounted to much. He seems to have a Short Memory with his politicans, party lines, don't cross that floor!…
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Genoa police riot: cops get off
The police who raided and smashed the crap out of a building full of peaceful protestors in Genoa in 2001 will get off completely from all their crimes, despite being found guilty. A statute of limita…
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Vive le FIP!
I discovered a really great French radio station recently, France Inter Paris (FIP). It's got a quite unique format, playing blocks of themed music grouped roughly into styles. You tend to hear a half…
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Out come the broad beans
The broad beans came out today. We've had an enormous amount of beans from a very small space. They were lovely! However, they've been taking up a lot of space and providing a haven for snails and cab…
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Dear Mr Albanese: thanks for your form letter
Last week I wrote a letter to my local member, Anthony Albanese, detailing my concerns about the proposed internet censorship regime. I received a response last night. I won't bother wasting electrons…
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You know you work for a telco when...
The invite to the Xmas party has an asterisk leading to fine print at the bottom...
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Voting machines: a solution searching for a problem?
It's US presidential election time again, and the big story as always in America is long queues at polling places. I don't get it. They have the simplest voting system going, where all you get to do i…
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Comfort food: ramen
I've had an upset stomach the last few days, even had yesterday off work. Not very pleasant, and I missed the Melbourne Cup festivities. To help recover, I've been eating quite bland food, without spi…
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That iPhone sure is intuitive
Quote of the moment from the boss of the boss, holding his shiny new iPhone: "I don't know how to make a call!"
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JavaScript gah!
JavaScript bit me again, with its concatenation operator being the same as its addition operator. So instead of the total amount of an order, I ended up with a string of all the prices in the order. G…
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Dear Anthony Albanese on Internet Censorship
Lots of people are writing to their MPs to explain why the proposed Internet censorship regime, as currently being pushed by Senator Conroy, won't work and is a draconian imposition on the rights of c…
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Bibimbap!
My work moved into the city today, after a year or so in Forest Lodge. The really big advantage is that I can get bibimbap for lunch from my favourite little Korean joint which is just across the road…
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Giant CRX City Pro: not happy!
Letter I just sent to Giant Bicycles, who make excellent bikes, apart from this one. Anyone wanna buy a bike that could easily be converted into an excellent single-speed or fixie? In April 2007 I bou…
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The Grates at the Metro
Holly and I saw The Grates last night. What an amazing live band! Full of energy and brilliant renditions of their infectious pop tunes. The support band, The John Steel Singers were fun too. It's cle…
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IE and multiple identical IDs
It seems Internet Explorer is quite strict about having multiple IDs in a document with the same selector. This, combined with the way I read the Prototype documentation, had me walking around in circ…
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Booga booga booga
Jamie Wilson recently posted this LOLCeleb to a list I'm on. Brilliant! Update: Apparently some backwards people don't get the reference. See Wikipedia iz in ur brain, knowing your stuffs!!1!!.