The big election has gotten me to thinking about the democratic process.
I've decided, (and don't much care if I'm the only person who thinks so) that in the end, regardless of what lengths you go to be informed, you vote for the guy you think put on the better show in his campaign.
You can research policies and listen to platform promises all you... Read More
I would have loved to have watched the election with you.
Instead, I had it on my screen, making it smaller when anyone passed the glass pane of my office.
Lexiphanic and I hit town today to take part in the protests against Stephen Conroy's ISP filter proposal.
The rally was supposed to take place outside Qld's Parliament House. I say supposed to because, as far as Lex and I could see, it didn't happen. There was a protest alright, a well-turned-out and vocal protest for the 'Free Lex Wootton" campaign. But unfortunately, no free-netters... Read More
God Damn! It feels good to be angry about something again!
I don't know how many of you have heard about this, but there's a proposal bouncing around in Parliament to introduce an ISP level Internet filter in Australia. Basically this means that some factions of the government (the Family First Party, lead by proxy by Labor Senator Stephen Conroy) want to place immovable blocks... Read More
I agree with you. This is disgusting that the government thinks they can do it. I can understand where the thought has come but in reality it won't work. My thoughts were regarding eating disorders. So they will block sites to stop they from happening when they could stop someone from receiving help.
* GUI is inconsistant. Some windows and clients are gorgeous, however these are often obscured by ugly, focus-stealing bugs.
* Communication is buggy. Too many clients written in different languages or running on incompatible architecture makes communication between clients so unreliable as to be pointless.
* System behaviour is erratic and unpredictable. Crashes happen too frequently and upgrades rarely deliver... Read More
Can you please write an undo function for me? I'd utilise it often.
...Too often.
As for change, I'm a simple creature. I like what I know and I love what I like.
Send me a message about tonight, yeah? I don't know what time I'll be meeting-free, but if it at a reasonable hour (around 6ish most likely) I'll swing on by!
I still have a little more work to do on it, one last line edit, before I hand it in. Today's edit will pretty much just be a 'comma-watch' as my editor puts it. She's picked up how comma-happy I... Read More
I just found out that two financial windfalls I've been waiting on have hit my account at the same time. Normally this is a very good thing...but now I have enough hard cash to go out and buy a new laptop.
How the Hell am I supposed to concentrate on my assignment now!
I had a moment of clarity last night that's got me thinking about life and choices and consequences this morning.
Last night I thought about being 33, being homeless, enrolled in a BA, tattooed and pierced in odd places, being childless and single and dating girls significantly younger than myself.
This morning I've been thinking about not having a plan for a future that is... Read More
Everything in your life is as it should be because it is your life - intended to be lived by no one else by you; a path upon which no one else treads but you. Annnnd you have the strength, insight, courage, humour and wisdom to face any patches of shadowy introspection. Particularly the weighted societal kind...
But I gotta admit, I hear ya. It's something worth considering.
I consider the choice of non-choice as addressed in the book, 'Wonder Woman: the myth of having it all'...I am aware that if I keep choosing art and jobs over following this man that maybe, quite possibly maybe, I am non-choosing a choice that will be one fork of the road or the other. And maybe I really can't have it all.
Man, this is a Sunday afternoon drinking conversation. I wish I had a coldie.
I'm not a Butterfly Effect fan, but I think it's brilliant that they license out their releases to the labels that carry them and retain all the rights and own the master tapes. How un-punk of me.
I thought the highlight of the night was my company, not Sleep Parade. Or, the ice cream!
That said, Sleep Parade were rather good. Which, I can't really compete with!
Was a lovely night out. Thank you. Thinking of hitting the town for some dancing one night. You keen on finding a pub and rockin' out to some Matchbox 20 and other fun tracks with me?
You look like your directing an adult movie, ohhh yeah
If we look at our own front yard, it's remarkable how many of Rudd's promises appear to have followed the path of Howard's famous 'non-core prmoises'.
Happy happy days
Instead, I had it on my screen, making it smaller when anyone passed the glass pane of my office.