December 2010
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I'm moving here just to tell people my new... →
Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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My letter to Anna. What will she say?
I’m now taking bets on what the Premier’s response to my letter will be: a) no reply, b) a thank you without answering the question, c) you are absolutely right Dave, or d) are you fuck’n crazy? I’d be voted out tomorrow if I proposed that. What do you think? The Hon Anna Bligh Queensland Premier PO Box 15185  City East QLD 4002 Dear Ms Bligh, I am writing...
Dec 29th
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You know you've stuffed up when one of the biggest... →
Dec 29th
Dec 28th
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So Republicans & Tories really are retards →
Dec 28th
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Dec 21st
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Twitter Basic Auth Work-Around
Since twitter dropped basic authentication, my RSS friend feed hasn’t worked.  As I can’t be stuffed opening another client or logging on to twitter everyday, I found myself using it less and less (which is not such a bad thing). Anyway, annoyed and finally off my lazy arse, I discovered a very simple work around.  The good folks over at SuperTweet have developed a proxy to the...
Dec 21st
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7 Habits of Highly Successful People
1. Skiing 2. Yachting 3. Snorkelling 4. Golf 5. Polo 6. Dinner parties 7. Shopping
Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
“Economic forecasting was invented to make astrology look respectable”
Dec 20th
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Why University Should Never Be Free
The Greens have proposed that university education in Australia should be free.  The fact that ‘free’ education would cost $24 billion per year should indicate why this is such a bad idea. Here’s why…. Good education costs money. Somebody has to pay for the campus, the lecturers, the equipment and library.  When anyone proposes ‘free’ education, what they...
Dec 16th
“Gold is the money of kings; silver is the money of gentlemen; barter is the...”
– Norm Franz
Dec 16th
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“Generally, bad behaviour is a sign that cyclists don’t have adequate...”
– Copenhagenize
Dec 13th
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Dec 9th
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“We stand for a single internet where all of humanity has equal access to...”
– Hillary Clinton 9 months before asking US service providers to stop serving wikileaks
Dec 9th
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“Being required to wear a helmet is like opening up a pub and then asking...”
– ABC Online
Dec 7th
“Is the only difference between Wikileaks and a newspaper publishing diplomatic...”
Dec 7th
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So what do you do?
Its quite common these days to ask someone you just met what they do for a living.  For most people, what they do for a living means their job. Yet work seems to be what most people do when they are not living.  Perhaps the question to ask is what do you when you’re living.
Dec 6th