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  • But are you paranoid enough?

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    Photo by solidstate The Larouchites are, bless ’em. Addit: And they seem to have confidence in overarching financial conspiracies to spare, having seemingly passed it on to some Liberal Party advisors. A plan so cunning, you could put a tail… Read More ›

  • Supporting an apology

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    Photo from GetUp! Here’s the text of the e-mail I just sent to my MP: I just wish to offer my support for the Labor government’s decision to take the hugely symbolic and just action of apologising on behalf of… Read More ›

  • Greenwashing: dodgy green claims

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    CHOICE, the consumer activist group1, have a longstanding campaign targeting misleading “green claims” in advertising. Photo by Daveybot Organisations may mislead consumers by promoting themselves and their products as ‘eco-friendly’, ‘green’, ‘sustainable’ or ‘environmentally friendly’ and so on, when in… Read More ›

  • Oh, we hatessss them

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    15 Design Decisions That Annoy Readers addresses one of my pet peeves. Snap Shots allow a reader to view a website’s design by simply hovering over a link. The feature is annoying for several reasons: Readers have no choice in… Read More ›

  • Dear Tailgater

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    The closer you are to my rear bumper, the slower I go. This is not done merely to annoy you (that’s just a bonus). This is a safety issue. See, if you are right on my tail, and if I… Read More ›

  • Thoughts from a SAHD

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    On how differently he is treated when he’s doing exactly the same job as any full-time mum, and nothing more than women have done forever. Treating us much the same will be real equality. And it will be much harder… Read More ›

  • More maths fun

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    It’s no Gomboc, but the boy produced this earlier today using a maths renderer. The function is f(x,y) = (πx3)×y He also thinks you all should know about Acid2, which test your browser to see if it is latest-standards compliant.

  • Can’t blog

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    Watching The Lord of The Rings. All of them.

  • Going straight into the quotes file

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    Presumably a few of you have noticed the random quote block towards the bottom of the sidebar? I’ve been having a bit of fun with that. Via fillyjonk: Speaking of stages, I think there are stages of perception: 1. When… Read More ›

  • It just won’t seem like a real Australian Open

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    Roger Federer will not be playing in the final. He got done in straight sets, too. Where are the comets, the pillars of fire? (The wailing and gnashing of teeth I’m pretty sure I can hear in the background.)