I’m hoping that there is more to this than is being reported. If it happened as it is written, then I find the situation sad and scary at the same time… An Auckland peace activist who sent an email to the US Embassy objecting to the war on Iraq has been charged with misuse of […]
...lurking on the bathroom wall under the towel. Surprise Surprise!
...the weather is foul. Massive dust storms obscure the mountains that I can usually see from my office window. A hot northerly is blowing. Like I said - foul! My dissertation is finished, just needs printing out, (4 copies), and binding, (3 copies, 1 unbound for the library). I’ve booked into the psychiatric ward.
This has to be called a “win - win” situation, but one that has taken far too long to implement. The whole live sheep export industry needs to undergo some sort of review process to ensure that this can never happen again. Sheep leave ‘ship of death’ By Patricia Karvelas and Belinda Hickman October 25, […]
We have recently had a small family of kangaroos living on the fairway (golf course) at the back of our house, which is pretty nifty considering that we are in the middle of a densely populated area. However, to have a koala running around at the back fence is quite extraordinary I think. The little […]
Perhaps we could have a reporter ask George W. this question now that he is visiting with us for a while. Anyhoo - this is a review of Michael Moore’s new book “Dude Where is my Country?” What is the worst lie a president can tell? “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, […]
...is a wonderful day. the sun has been shining and memories of the rainy, windy days that we have been experiencing have quickly faded away. But…here I sit, still writing and correcting my dissertation. I don’t want to be doing this, I want to be out somewhere lying on the grass, rolling around enjoying the […]
The much feared and deadly Australian “Corrugated Ironback Moth”, having sensed it’s prey, quivers with anticipation and advances steadily. Fortunately, we were able to nail it with some rust creator, and remove any spark of life. I think that I have been working far too long on my honours dissertation!
Jean Baudrillard would have us believe that we exist in a world in which we breathe an ether of floating images that no longer bear any relation at all to reality. In other words, our lives, and all around us is a simulation; the simulacrum. Signs have taken the place of the real and these […]
It seems as if I am on a bit of animal rights bent this week, but this article has greater implications than just the stupidity of the soldier who went into the cage. The fact that American soldiers appear to be behaving in a manner that is other than exemplary is very unfortunate. If it […]
What a tragic story this is and what a totally unacceptable event. Perhaps the holds of the ship would be a great place for the bureaucrats and politicians who have stuffed this up to spend some time (and don’t clean up the manure beforehand). I can’t help but feel saddened and angry about this. Sheep […]
By Michael Erard Innovation September 2003 For tens of millions of people around the world—from West Africa to Southeast Asia to the Middle East—the Internet’s not such a friendly place. That’s because many of the world’s writing systems still aren’t encoded in software, which means millions of people can’t write e-mail, build Web sites, or […]
That is the slogan that is emblazoned on the back of a person’s bus/home - “Nothing Matters”. The statement is a negation of itself. Saying that ‘nothing’ matters is a clear indication that ‘something’ matters, and that ‘something’ is ‘nothing’. ‘Nothing’ matters. That is what matters.
Sucked in Brisbane Lions!! I usually try hard to contain my emotions when it comes to football and Collingwood. But stuff it - last nights win was too good. Go the Pies!
Hmm…computers whose functions rest on the working of molecules. If these guys get their act together, Moore’s Law will be left biting the dust and Moravec’s dream may come true. A circuit with 10 billion switches could eventually fit on a grain of salt; that’s a thousand times the density of the transistors in today’s […]
