When you hear it, you know it is right. sorry a standing ovation no less, and not a dry eye in the House.
Category Archives: rant’n’rave
Petrol to hit $25/litre!
I remember in the early 70’s when the world was experiencing it’s first “Oil Shock”. Cruising along, dad at the wheel of the old Humber Super Snipe (kewl eh?) when the interviewee on the radio made the dire prediction that petrol would get to $1 a gallon. (Yes, it was definitly gallons, the ‘metrication’ program …
google censorship, national security & pepsi
Like most google map watchers, I’ve heard the debates about censorship on Google Maps. Pressure from governments, back room deals, conspiracy theories… it all gets a good workout on the forums, lists and blogs. Until now, the common theme has always been national security… mostly defence installations. Now, it seems that money buys you anonymity. …
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an embarrasing moment
Yesterday I had an embarrasing moment with a blind person. Not one of those fumbling sitcom embarrasing moments, but something much closer to home. This particular blind person was a student at my university and upon finding that I was involved in the web, they asked for my help.
the union scare campaign…
Yesterday, I was asked a question from a newspaper quiz “Who is the premier of Queensland?”. I remember Peter Beattie, but I also remember his graceful resignation – I have to admit, I’d never heard of Anna Bligh, but today I’m a fan! The Spring issue of the NTEU journal NEXUS features a quote from …
Bandwidth thief!
Last month I got ‘shaped’ – almost two weeks of excruciatingly slow internet – it was horrible. My ISP’s usage page only gives a total, not day by day, but I’ve never gone close before so it was a bit of a surprise. I got a daily report from the ISP and it didn’t tell …
the only good thing about an election…
How about this kerfuffle about whether Peter Costello said whatever about John Howard to some journalists? Are you interested? No, I thought not. I mean, it doesn’t matter who you vote for, this sort of episode will only confirm your already held suspicions. I mean, hands up who thinks the pollies are lying? … ’nuff …
RACV misses the point… again!
Don’t get me wrong – the RACV does a good job, I’ve been a member for over 25 years and have little cause for complaint, but the “A” in their name is really what they are about. It’s cars they care about, they do consider bicycles and motorcycles, but it’s patchy and somehow always dismissive. …
annoying news
Two items on tonight’s news got me annoyed for different reasons. 1. Politicians pay rises. No, I’m not against them getting a pay rise… lets face it, it’s a shit job!. No, the annoying thing was the smug way they say the raise was ‘fair‘ because it was awarded by an ‘independent judge’. That sounds …
Google is the new axis of evil
The Fairfax created “Brisbane Times” site blares out Terrorists also find Google useful, obviously this google maps thing is a threat to all of us! Presumably the terrorists also found computers rather useful – oh, and the internet! and probably Microsoft’s operating system… yep, we should ban the lot of them. Alternatively, perhaps we could …
Burma, the saddest country
It’s been a sad week or two for the people who want to see Burma become part of the modern world. First, we had the story that Russia was to build a nuclear reactor in Burma. I suppose as long as there are controls, this is no worse an idea than lots of other places. …
Telstra’s broadband campaign…
What a cynical, politically motivated dummy spit – gotta be some kind of a record. Before you begin believing Sol and his mates and start to doubt the ACCC, ask yourself if you really want a company like Telstra to have undue influence over the future of broadband (and it’s pricing) in Australia. They can’t …