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Fajita
Last night I made fajita for dinner. Apparently it's supposed to be the diaphragm muscle of a cow, but we had some rump steak in the freezer that needed using, which I cut into strips. I marinated the…
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Telstra moaning: the media finally catch up
It seems the media has finally caught up with the real story behind Telstra's rants and raves. If I were a conspiracy-minded person, I'd suspect that the proprietors were waiting until Telstra had boo…
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TAFE needs to lift their game
I want to learn how to weld, as I think it's a useful skill to have. So I go to the obvious place for tertiary education, TAFE NSW who provide exactly this kind of thing. Sure enough, they have what l…
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Real estate dictionary
We're looking at houses and we've encountered plenty of real estate jargon. Here's some handy descriptions to benefit others. cute and cosy: tiny easy maintenance courtyard: concrete courtyard stroll…
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This is just nuts
My colleague just pulled out one of these health food bar things called Just Nuts. I was skeptical as it looked like more than that. When I turned over the package, the first item on the ingredients l…
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A better explanation of the HILF statements
Huw Lynes has a much better justification for MILF, sorry Hilf's comments: In my more charitable moment I imagine Bill dragged around south-east asia by a brutal MSFT minder, forced to say things he d…
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Hilf is right about one thing
The community if abuzz about Hilf's provocative comments. Let's be realistic, comments like "The Free Software movement is dead" are solely designed to get headlines. Nothing more, nothing less, and a…
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Matt's bucks night
We went out for Matt's bucks night on Saturday night, and a good time had by all. We started in the Australian Youth Hotel in Glebe, then headed to the dogs at Wentworth Park. After the races we had a…
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The Truth About Weapons of Mass Destruction
I've built a web site for my mate Hanesy's film, The Truth About Weapons of Mass Destruction. Check it out. I'm still working on getting the blog embedded inside the design properly. And Hanesy hasn't…
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Telstra's astroturf campaign backfires
Telstra's Astroturf campaign has had a bit of a hiccup. When they ran a poll asking "Who do you think is blocking high-speed broadband for Australia?" the result came back an emphatic "Telstra" with 9…
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Private health insurance redux
James Hamilton points out that the government has a new site for comparing health funds, kind of on the road to what I described. The problem is, the information it gives you is extremely limited, and…
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Budget speech as tag cloud
Crikey has rendered last night's budget speech as a tag cloud which is a very clever thing to do. Interesting to see that the word "reform" doesn't even make it into the cloud. Nor "environment" or "g…
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How out of touch is the Treasurer?
One of the most jarring points made by smirk-meister Costello in last night's Budget was his comments about part-time workers. It really shows a man out of touch with the real world. People who are wo…
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Lost galah
Now here's something you don't see every day. This lost galah poster was spotted on Australia Street in Newtown. So if you see a galah answering to the name "Choppie"...
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A lifetime of crippling debt
Holly and I have decided to enter into a lifetime of debt. That's right, we're planning to enter the Sydney housing market. Eek! Scary shit eh? Now we, too, can bore everyone by talking about real est…
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Private health insurance is a joke
I've just signed up for private health insurance. The system has changed so remarkably in Australia that you're effectively forced to sign up to one. If I didn't I'd end up paying an extra 1% income t…
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Anti-phone spam list opens
The Australian Do Not Call register has finally opened so you can register to not have phone spam. Of course our government in their infinite wisdom has exempted charities, organizations peddling supe…
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Why nukes? Making sense of the political equation
I've been thinking about this great push to nuclear power in Australia, and wondering why it's happening. Modern politicians don't push hard on something like this without a reason. They'll either thi…
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Shiny new bike
Note: one year on, I've blogged about my experiences with this bike. I just picked up my shiny new bike. It's a Giant CRX City Pro which features Shimano Nexus internal eight speed hub, carbon fibre f…
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Radioactive Garrett
Well to match the radioactive rodent I've made a radioactive former human being with a conscience. That's right, Peter Garrett fresh from his sell-out tour of the Labor conference.