Archive for June, 2007



I always suspected roids…

Published on June 28, 2007

I was always quite fond of Chris Benoit (even if his name did remind me of a sex toy):
Professional wrestler Chris Benoit met with his personal physician hours before he allegedly killed his wife and son before hanging himself in his basement, the doctor said.
(How do you categories a post like this? Is it insensitive […]


One for my little sister…

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…who has been known to say to me on more than one occasion “my god, you’re such a first child“, which is such a third child thing to say:
The eldest children in families tend to develop higher I.Q.’s than their siblings, researchers are reporting today, in a large study that could settle more than a […]


Kobayashi’s jaw injury

Published on June 25, 2007

It would appear that the “Tsunami” Kobayashi is suffering from jaw arthritis and his future as a competitive eater is under threat, and only weeks away from Nathan’s annual 4th July hot dog eating contest!
A JAPANESE man who set a world record by wolfing down dozens of hot dogs within minutes has suffered a severe […]


A couple of things to be proud of

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OurCommunity.com.au have finally launched the last thing I did for them. Gentle people, I give you:
The OurCommunity Advocacy Centre.
In other news, I appeared in the Brisbane Times for my work with Corporate Watch Australia.
Look out, professional lefty coming through.


Howard’s search for a scapegoat

Published on June 18, 2007

A nice bit of community media:


Patrick Swan is coming to town

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Friday, 22 June @ 200 Gertrude St Fitzroy.
Get on Board!


Howard’s other side

Published on June 15, 2007

I’m not sure if this is an email just doing the rounds at the moment but a friend sent me this the other day:


Ubuntu and the Union movement

Published on June 14, 2007

This article over at Eric Lee is certainly worth a read for all unionists and FOSS enthusiasts:
Fourth, if you really love monopoly capitalism and companies like Microsoft earning billions in profits just warms your heart, go ahead — keep using Windows. But if you like the idea of a society in which goods and services […]


Mike on Wolfmother

Published on June 13, 2007

I’ve had unashamed man love for Mike Patton for quite some years. Really looking forward to Peeping Tom next week.


N2O

Published on June 4, 2007

I just found out that Nitrous Oxide is a greenhouse gas.
It feels good to share.