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Month: July 2010
Quickhit: internet filter on backburner
Sen. Conroy announced today that the mandatory filter is going to be put onto the back-burner until an independent inquiry has been held.
Threads of Doom and the lurch to the right
While my wonkish side is partly thrilled to see so many people critically engaged with public policy for once, for them to come to it from a place of disappointment, suspicion and resentment over a previous incomplete understanding of the system is far from ideal.
Thursday Cheezburger: *sniffle* *wheeze* *suffer* *persevere*
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Whoydensday: Just one more 2010 episode to go!
But in very serious news: I’m terribly, terribly jealous of the fact that the cast and crew got to hang around Stonehenge with it all to themselves. I may have to go gnaw my liver for some time.
Quickhit: Scienceblogs’ new nutrition blog – from PepsiCo
As Chris Clarke says: I don’t see how this could possibly end badly.
Phishing scam alert: “Your tax refund is here. Very important!”
I just received an email from “support@ato.guv.au” – this is a dummy email address that resolves to the phisher’s domain.
2010 National NAIDOC Poster
The artwork depicts an Aboriginal mother who is an ‘unsung hero’ leading her children through example, showing that actions can speak louder than words.
Femmostroppo Reader – July 6, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
Asylum Seeker Fact Sheet and Myth Buster
Helen posted a link to a fact sheet from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in one of the LP comment threads. The fact sheet is in PDF format, making it un-indexable by search engines and inaccessible to some readers with disabilities, so I have transcribed it below.
Hoyden About Town 