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On doxing, pile-ons and trolls
The incident a little of a month ago now where commentor, Glycocalyx, published the private details of a another commentor, JC, was despicable. People commenting on this site occasionally meet on social occasions or pass on their details via me to other commentors, for a variety of reasons, and they should feel some confidence when…
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Abundant abiotic hydrocarbons and useful idiots
Guest post from our old friend Cardimona. If industrial chemists were tasked with designing a transport fuel from scratch for maximum energy content, ease of transfer and storage, and minimum weight the result would be the hydrocarbon molecules that we know as petrol and diesel. Despite years of hypertrophied rhetoric about a transition to electric…
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Think of the GDP
At the Jobs Summit, Minister for Finance, Women and Public Service Senator Katy Gallagher reportedly said, “as a country we simply can’t afford to leave women’s talent on the shelf. If women’s workforce participation matched men we would increase GDP by 8.7% or $353 billion by 2050?. Talked to my eldest daughter today. She takes care…
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Mater’s Musings #56: Given his latest, this has renewed relevance
The lyrics in this old classic seem strangely prophetic.
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Rabz’ Radio Show September 2022: Live Performances
I’ve generally adopted a rule of thumb for live gigs – the bigger the crowd, the more disappointing the experience. The other golden rule is never expect your favourite tunes to be performed as you’d want to hear them – that way, you’ll never be disappointed. Having said that, some of the most memorable live…
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WolfmanOz at the Movies #36
Come and play with us Danny When it was released in 1980, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining did well at the box office (after the relative failure of his previous film Barry Lyndon) but it perplexed critics and reviews were generally mixed. But over time, like so many of Kubrick’s films, it has been reappraised and…
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Revenge is a dish
It’s not about Right and Left … It’s about Right and Wrong With hope Ian Cook will suck the oxygen right outta Dan’s hunchback lungs Shakespeare couldn’t have written such a delicious story LoL … My kingdom for slug
Cats – the monthly radio shows are basically cactus. 🙁 All possible themes that I’m aware of have been exhausted.…