Archive for June, 2006

Did you know they found WMD’s in Iraq? [Link, and Right-wing link] The story hasn’t been getting all that much media attention, and I think it’s probably because the story is short on details and doesn’t make much sense: the idea is that the US government actually found weapons of mass destruction in [...]

Did you know they found WMD’s in Iraq? [Link, and Right-wing link] The story hasn’t been getting all that much media attention, and I think it’s probably because the story is short on details and doesn’t make much sense: the idea is that the US government actually found weapons of mass destruction in [...]

Google News is edited by computers, sometimes yielding incongrous results. For example, the picture chosen to go with this top story:

… because they won’t have enough money to operate under VSU [link].
Pretty sad, because the Schonell is a nice cinema with low prices and good selection. When I was at UQ, it was probably the main student union service I benefited from. On the other hand, it’s interesting to read that the [...]

Google News is edited by computers, sometimes yielding incongrous results. For example, the picture chosen to go with this top story:

… because they won’t have enough money to operate under VSU [link].
Pretty sad, because the Schonell is a nice cinema with low prices and good selection. When I was at UQ, it was probably the main student union service I benefited from. On the other hand, it’s interesting to read that the [...]

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Helen Coonan sez : “We will give peace and mind to those who don’t like, and indeed resent, the intrusion and disruption caused by unsolicited telemarketing calls”.
It’s a good thing the default is still for you not to be on the “Do Not Call” list: otherwise it would upset all those millions [...]

More crime and punishment bedlam in the papers today.
1: It was revealed that serial killer Ivan Milat was given a toasted sandwich maker and a television set in his cell, because he hadn’t attempted suicide or escape for about 5 years [link]. NSW Shadow Justice Minister Andrew Humpherson said this was proof that [...]

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Helen Coonan sez : “We will give peace and mind to those who don’t like, and indeed resent, the intrusion and disruption caused by unsolicited telemarketing calls”.
It’s a good thing the default is still for you not to be on the “Do Not Call” list: otherwise it would upset all those millions [...]

More crime and punishment bedlam in the papers today.
1: It was revealed that serial killer Ivan Milat was given a toasted sandwich maker and a television set in his cell, because he hadn’t attempted suicide or escape for about 5 years [link]. NSW Shadow Justice Minister Andrew Humpherson said this was proof that [...]

I found this very entertaining: Link.

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The great blog Joel On Software has an interesting post about Bill Gates: Link.

I found this very entertaining: Link.

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