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no clean feed
This is probably the most significant issue for Australian democracy since the amendments to the ASIO Act by the Howard government: link.
More on it later. If you already know about it, get a move on and write…
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on-line defamation decision, eh
A Canadian court has recently handed down what seems like an eminently sensible judgment concerning defamation on the Internet: story/judgment. In essence, the decision means that (for Canadian purposes) linking to a defamatory web page does not itself… -
accused mass coat hanger thief
It’s hard not to enjoy it when a non-lawyer witness confounds a lawyer in court.As such I really enjoyed this link sent to me by Tom (no website AFAIK) in which the hapless Mr Lovelace, barrister at…
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pulp – this is hardcore
More music in the usual place: link.
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there’s probably no god
This is fantastic: ads on London buses advocating atheism.I wonder how hard this would be to fund in Australia, and whether it would somehow offend our anti-discrimination/hate speech laws, which (like our constitution, according to the High Court) seem…
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tell tale signs
I’ve written another album review over at Gigomaphone, this time for the new Dylan release, Tell Tale Signs: link. -
an idea about police spying
This kind of thing makes grim but not at all surprising reading. Just as they did in the 1950s and 1960s, the powers that be are making it their business to infiltrate groups of citizens attempting to exercise their legitimate…
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McCain debatebot
McCain debate simulator (somewhat amusing): link
Palin Whitehouse simulator (very amusing): link
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US election fever
A couple of sites I find provide really good US election coverage:
- Electoral Vote – summarises the likely electoral college based on up to date polling in each state (remember that the US system is mostly a winner-takes-all state-based
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what do you mean ‘the bank is out of money’?
This article highlights something which seems pretty obvious to me: it is a bad idea to leave an economic system at the mercy of frequently irrational human perception and emotion, and the current crisis is more a product… -
it’s the biggest scandal since watergate-gate
No matter how often I read this statistic, I still find it somewhat startling:
A vast majority of the nation, 73 percent of the country, disapproves of the job President George W. Bush is doing. No president has
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how far out are you bowie?
I’ve written a little CD review of Heathen by David Bowie over at Karloskar’s blog, Gigomaphone: here.
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fukuyama on the decline of the American brand
I found this article by Francis Fukuyama to be a very worthwhile read on the subject of the current financial crisis and it’s implications for US politics at home and abroad.It’s written with a clear-eyed understanding of modern…
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free bob
This is good – just to prove it is the greatest radio station ever, NPR is streaming the new Bob Dylan Bootleg Series album, Tell Tale Signs.There’s plenty of interesting stuff there. Highlights for me so far (apart from…
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clean slate
Well, clearly I got sick of actually writing anything here with any regularity. Apart from anything else, there are 50 trillion blogs out there, all of which are written by people who want people to read theirs rather than wanting…