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

No Illusions 11 – Police Corruption in Melbourne May 2010

My guest today is Adam Shand, investigative journalist / author from Melbourne. He was a guest on #293 discussing his book “Big Shots” which focused on the Melbourne…

No Illusions Podcast #10 – Ministry of Ethics May 2010

On this episode, Chrissy and I chat with our friend Angus Scown (@angusscown) about living on a hippy commune (Angus, his wife and kids live at Crystal Waters,…

Why Science Works May 2010

I’ve put up a new post on the LOTU blog about why the scientific method is the best way to work out how the world really works. This…

Architect of Mumbai Attacks Worked For DEA May 2010

Remember the Mumbai attacks from 26/11/2008? Apparently, it was allegedly planned by an American-Pakistani man called David Headley (born in Washington DC, raised in Pakistan until age 17,…

Blue Waters To Go Online by 2011 Apr 2010

Iowa State University will take delivery is a partner with NCSA & IBM* in the development of Blue Waters – the world’s first supercomputer to be able to…

Dirt River Radio – All My Friends Apr 2010

I just heard this on Triple J. Awesome song. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgRCpJD3TlQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&]

Jebus Takes Over Woman’s Body Apr 2010

Keep watching until the 2 minute mark, when she starts to convulse in something similar to an epileptic fit and the boss man has to call an ambulance.…

My IRON MAN 2 Review Apr 2010

If you became, not only a superhero, but a world famous superhero whose identity was public knowledge…. And if your superpowers came not from a burst of interstellar…

No Illusions Podcast 09 – Black Holes & Cannibals Apr 2010

Late last week, Chrissy and I sat down with Hugo Sharp for a cigar and a chat about the latest news in politics, religion, science and philosophy…. oh…

Wikileaks Proves You Can’t Trust The Obama Pentagon Apr 2010

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] (via Wikileaks, probably the most exciting news operation on the planet at the moment)