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Gun control saves lives
Howard has talked about my post on gun laws, and talks about the laws and their effect in the UK. There's been a massive increase in gun crime in the UK in recent years, fuelled partly by smuggling fr…
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The Chaser recording
We went to see the recording of this week's Chaser. Now it's time for me to ruin all the jokes for you. Just kidding. Was quite fun, though they kept us waiting around in the lobby for an hour, which…
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Gun laws are good
Back when the Port Arthur Massacre had just happened and the debate raged over gun control, it was common to hear about Texans saying things like "never woulda happened in Texas". They'd say this beca…
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Geek-only on Planet Linux Australia
Hmmm, looks like whoever runs Planet Linux Australia decided to only grab my geek category after my What's appropriate on the Planets? post. That kinda misses the point, but it's their decision really…
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Need a new bike
Just got a call from David at Cheeky who's been working on my bike. The spokes on both wheels were very loose, and the wheels were pretty badly out. The first spoke he touched broke off at the nipple,…
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What are they smoking at Channel Ten?
Was just watching a Simpsons episode from earlier in the week and caught a promo Channel Ten ran for Lost in Translation. The promo started with "One of the funniest movies in recent years". WTF? It's…
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Free as in beer!
My case of free beer just arrived. It's the James Squire Porter, a lovely drop. Only trouble now is getting it home from work. I think it'll have to be one six-pack at a time.
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Free beer!
I'm subscribed to the Malt Shovel Brewery's (of James Squire fame) email newsletter. The latest one had what I thought was a pretty condescending comment for something sent to self-identified beer lov…
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Brewing again
Now that the weather has cooled down to reasonable levels, I put a brew on yesterday. Nothing spectacular, a Cooper's Mexican Cerveza kit with a kilo of Cooper's "Brew Enhancer 1". I'm planning to put…
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Organizing geek stuff
Someone recommended those shoe rack hanging things for keeping geek bits and bobs. I bought one last week and just spent some time putting all my shit in it. I can now see my desk! Brilliant idea. Eve…
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The Wasp Nest Principle
I've been listening to a great radio play called The Department from Radio 4. It's very sharp satire. This afternoon I listened to the episode where the team tackle terrorism, and it had this brillian…
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The Beer Box
Last night I finished my woodworking course at Sydney Community College (old Leichardt High School). My project was to make a box that will keep my beer fermenter cool, as our house gets to very high…
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What's appropriate on the Planets?
My blog is syndicated on quite a few Planets: GLLUG SLUG Linux Australia Linode During my recent exchange with Erik de Castro Lopo about Fred Nile and racism, I got a few emails from people asking us…
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Turnbull says something intelligent: Shock!
Malcolm Turnbull yesterday said something I find difficult to disagree with: " I think religion is a very poor guide to public policy. " Can't argue with that! Doesn't mean I actually like the Vauclus…
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SMH shows some tact
The Herald has shown its tact with this teaser about "Big wave surfing" alongside the story "Tsunami: 'move to higher ground'".
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Smug is...
When some warns you about the latest Windows virus and opening a particular type of email and you don't run that buggy heap of crap. Apparently there's some new virus out for Windows/Outlook. If you r…
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A Winter after two Summers
Last night I actually got a little chilly at the pub. We haven't had a Winter since we left the UK in April last year. Two Summers in a row was pretty luxurious, but we're actually looking forward to…
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How useful!
A job ad from realstate.com.au led me to their site, where you have to register to apply for a job. It helpfully tells you this: I can guarantee you, my password isn't made up of asterisks. Further hu…
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Justifiable homicide?
Does having an annoying, very loud ring tone on a phone that rings every five minutes in an open-plan office qualify the owner for removal from the gene pool? Is that qualification increased when he's…
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Real estate agent making threats
I had a couple of phone calls from the real estate agent who got us into this house yesterday. He made vague threats about my web page, which details our troubles with them. Fortunately the defamation…