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Twenty years of posts on geopolitics, philosophy, media, investing and whatever else has my attention.

G’DAY WORLD #291 – Three ISPs Talk Broadband In Australia Sep 2007

IN G’Day World #291 I feature three interviews I have completed over recent weeks with senior executives from three of Australia’s top ISPs: Ravi Bhatia, CEO of Primus…

NYT article on Ayn Rand Sep 2007

“Ayn Rand’s Literature of Capitalism” is the title of a new article written by HARRIET RUBIN for The New York Times. “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged” are two…

Stan Doverman calls me a “try-hard wanker” Sep 2007

In the comments section to my 2Clix post, someone going by the name of “Stan Doverman” criticized my advice to 2Clix and then, when I asked him to…

Gore Videl on Hiroshima Sep 2007

In this video from The Real News, Gore Vidal makes the suggestion I’ve heard a number of times that the USA knew Japan was defeated and had surrendered…

Telstra’s “Darryl Kerrigan” image blown to bits Sep 2007

Back in March when I had Dr Phil Burgess, Telstra’s Group Managing Director, Public Policy and Communication, on the show, he tried to portray Telstra as Darryl Kerrigan,…

G’DAY WORLD #290 – Julian Burnside QC Sep 2007

My guest today is one of Australia’s highest profile barristers and human rights advocates – Julian Burnside QC. He is also the current President of Liberty Victoria, also…

Maribyrnong City Council – Are You Frakkin’ Kidding Me? Sep 2007

I recently received a parking ticket (or “Parking Infringement Notice” as they call them in newspeak) in the mail from Maribyrnong City Council, my local council. The letter…

How long does champagne last? Sep 2007

Spring cleaning my study today, came across this commemorative bottle of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin champagne in a commemorative wooden box which was given out to members of Microsoft’s…

Least helpful error message ever? Sep 2007

Thanks very much technorati.

Trying to claim this blog Sep 2007

I’ve been trying to claim the Technorati Profile on this blog for months with no success. WTF?