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EPG at last
Seems that the TV networks in Australia are finally telling us what they'll be playing, something they've refused to do in the past. They've even sued one EPG provider for providing independently-crea…
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Is that a core promise Mr Howard?
Howard is categorically stating that there's no Workchoices sequel in the wings, should they be re-elected. I can't believe the opposition hasn't come out asking if that's a core or non-core promise.…
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Greens in London
Some of the Greens volunteers Voting started last week at the busiest polling place in Australian elections, Australia House situated on The Strand in London. The embassy is open all this week, includ…
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Recruiters just don't get it
Recruiters just don't get this "ethics" thing, do they? With this behaviour, Charterhouse Partnership have joined my recruiter blacklist. Yesterday I got this email from "Principle Consultant" Paul Ro…
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Why vote for minor parties?
The Greens have done a great short video explaining how parliament works, and why voting Green in the upper house is so important, regardless of how you vote in the lower house.
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Hanesy's film wins at Queens Film Festival
Hanesy's film, The Truth About Weapons of Mass Destruction, just won in the Best International Documentary category at the Queens International Film Festival. Congratulations Hanesy!
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A tax and spend election
This election I've spent some time making fun of the tax-dodging gun nuts, but they make an excellent point about Howard's campaign launch yesterday. While promising $4 million a second, the Liberals…
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That's an expensive stamp
One step closer to being home owners. We just paid our stamp duty. It's one hell of a stamp!
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Progressive electro funk?!?!?
Just heard Nicole Foote describing tonight's mix up programme as featuring someone playing progressive electro funk. With a straight face. WTF?!?!?
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Floating utopias
Easily Confused pointed me at this great article (via Danny) about floating libertarian microstates. It's a remarkably common theme amongst the tax-dodging no-such-thing-as-society fear-the-black-UN-h…
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Make blog is gone
I've been reading the Make magazine blog since it launched, but recently I've found myself hitting "mark as read" for it. The problem is one of volume and repetition. I just don't have the time to rea…
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All your blogs are belong to us
Those of you still living in the dark ages and reading my blog on the web page will now be able to see the full list of blogs I read. Yes, it's a lot, but most are pretty low volume. This is using a n…
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I'm such a type nerd
I just downloaded a documentary about a font. And I'm looking forward to watching it.
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A vote for a minor party is not a wasted vote
I was in Stanmore this morning handing out flyers for The Greens and yet again I had to explain our preferential voting system to a number of people. These aren't stupid, uneducated people, just peopl…
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Preferences are out
The Senate group ticket preferencing deals are out. These are the preferences that apply for the majority of voters who vote above-the-line. Some interesting things have popped up -- I'm looking at th…
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WTF is this Plaxo crap?
I just received a message from some social networking crap called "Plaxo". Subject: John added you as a connection on Pulse I'd like to connect to you on Pulse. Pulse is the easiest way to stay up-to-…
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Liberty and Democracy Party: some enthusiasts respond
So my previous post about the Liberty & Democracy Party got some responses. I had a long conversation with one Terje Petersen and he seemed pretty rational, a nice guy really. We disagree on a number…
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Planet Feed Reader bug
I've been trying to post to Planet's development mailing list because I've found a bug. It moderates posts from non-subscribers, and I can't see any other way to report a bug. So I'll report it here,…
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Got access to a photocopier in London?
The Australian federal election is coming up and this time around I'm not in London to coordinate for The Greens when the 20,000 or so people vote at Australia House in London. Instead we've got the v…
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Who's this Liberty and Democracy Party?
So anyone got any details of this new Liberty & Democracy Party? They push themselves as libertarians, but that often tends to start sounding like LaRouche nutjobism. So do these people talk about vas…