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Archive for January, 2012
Review: Sideshow – Dumbing Down Democracy
Monday, January 23rd, 2012I’ve been looking forward to reading former Federal Finance Minister, Lindsay Tanner’s Sideshow. Tanner always came across as a thoughtful politician when he was in public office – it was clear his book was going to be no Lathemesque tell-all whinge but a critique of our governance in our society from a unique perspective. But [...]
The Coming War on General Purpose Computation
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012This was waiting to posted from my summer holidays. Watch it. It is good.
Public Domain Day
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012I missed it! Public Domain day is New Years Day. The day we celebrate the commodification of culture, the monetisation of memory, and the excision of expression of public identity. Public Domain day recognises the pieces of work that would have entered the public domain in America in 2012 if the law hadn’t changed in [...]
Minecraft IRL
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012In recent months some of my children and I have discovered minecraft. We have set up a home server and welcome friends etc. to connect and join us in the virtual land. Someone sent me the following amusement, which I will not be taking up, but I like the idea. From engadget a report of a 3D-printing [...]
Q&A: Captcha-ing Spam
Sunday, January 15th, 2012Over the weekend I get hit with 1000+ spam through the Q&A inputs on this blog. This means, unfortunately, that I have had to implement the inconvenience of including a captcha input to prove the input is from a human. It also means that if you have posted a question in the last four days [...]
Annual Meta Blogging
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012Time for the annual meta-post. Nothing complicated this year, but if you’re interested, the top 10 most popular posts during 2011: Tasmania, Tsunamis and the Prophecy of Dr. Owuor & A significant reply to Dr. Owuor – I’ll put these together (they were in first and second spot). Dr. Owuor certainly drives a lot of google [...]
Q&A: When there are more rabbits beneath the church than believers attending, is it time to fold-up?
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012St Paul’s Vestry asks: When there are more rabbits beneath the church than believers attending, is it time to fold-up? Hi Vestry, I don’t know, there can sometimes be a lot of rabbits beneath the church – 10′s, 100′s! You question goes to viability and numbers, but also goes to the essence of ‘what is church’ [...]
Review: Mud, Sweat, and Tears: Bear Grylls The Autobiography
Monday, January 2nd, 2012I’ve been known to say that (give or take the incarnation) the perfect man would be a cross between Bear Grylls and (ABC election analyst) Antony Green – perfect wildness, perfect geekiness. (I’ve since suggested that a seasoning of Jamie Oliver to the mix would improve even that perfection). Needless to say, I’m a big [...]
