Writing

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

G’DAY WORLD VIDEO EDITION – Buy Nothing Day 2006 Nov 2006

On November 24 I went down to the Bourke Street Mall in Melbourne to capture some video of “Buy Nothing Day”. Download for iPod / iTunes / Quicktime.…

GDAY WORLD 170 – What do Borat, Global Warming, Milton Friedman and Bono have in common? Nov 2006

What do Borat, Global Warming, Milton Friedman and Bono have in common? They are all mentioned on today’s show! Shane Williamson joins me again today to talk about:…

BIC Grip Roller – fast-dry ink, perfect for Moleskine Nov 2006

UPDATE November 30, 2006: Arrrrghhhh! Bad news on these pens. They freakin LEAK. I opened one today, started writing in my Moleskine, and noticed my fingers were covered…

Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar – SYNCHED! Nov 2006

Hell yeah. I’ve been waiting for this moment for at least a year. Today, after several failed attempts over the last few months, I finally managed to get…

Hooray – Our government is useless Nov 2006

Australians all let us rejoice! For our Federal Government has been absolved of all responsibility for the AWB scandal! It turns out they knew nothing! Nothing at all!…

Be My Buddy? Nov 2006

Click on the this box to become my buddy. Please?

Update to G’Day World 2nd birthday bash Nov 2006

I’ve decided we might start the night off with some poker at my place and then see what happens. Details here. Please register at Upcoming if you’re coming.…

G’Day World birthday bash and ShowBUZZ news Nov 2006

okay folks so… I’ve given zero thought to what we should do on Dec 2nd to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of G’Day World and therefore the 2nd anniversary…

You Can’t Trust Food Labels Nov 2006

Des Paroz sent me a link to this article in The SMH that talks about how inaccurate the food labels in Australia are. Julie Robotham reports: Of the…

The CSIRO Wants To Kill Your Wifi Nov 2006

From David Berlind over on ZDNET: Judge Leonard Davis ruled that a patent granted in 1996 to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science…