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Internet censorship in Senate Question Time today

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Lauredhel of Hoyden About Town has posted a transcript of Greens Senator Scott Ludlum’s question to Communications Minister Stephen Conroy about the government’s proposed mandatory ISP level internet filtering. There are further links and discussion in the comments over there too. Every time I think about this my head just goes all asplody with the stupid. It’s so bloody OBVIOUS that it can’t work the way they hope it will, that any filtering measures put in place will be bypassed by those who want to before you can say boo and that the attempt to restrict access to “unwanted” internet … Continue reading Internet censorship in Senate Question Time today

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Appreciation

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Dina has given me my very first blog award, and given the nature of it I really ought to bounce it straight back at her – thank you Dina! – but that’s not how these things work. Instead I get to pass it on to others and spread the blog love around. So here’s my thank you to all the lovely people who come regularly to visit me here and reassure me that I’m not just casting my messages in internet bottles adrift on a shore-less sea. Here, have a flower and know that I appreciate you 🙂 ArianeDeborahEmHeatherIngridLisa aka … Continue reading Appreciation

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Wish me luck

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Tomorrow I’m off to a new-ish job. I say “ish” because it’s with the same company that I made my first foray back into the workforce with back in June. I’ll be doing 2 half days a week in the office, and now that they’ve moved to bigger premises my bestest mate Jen and I are able to be there at the same time so I’m quite looking forward to that. I’m still doing 2 half days at the bookshop as well so I’m only left with one day to myself. I’m actually a little worried that it’ll all end … Continue reading Wish me luck

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Link-fest No.8

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Random stuff that I like and a few ways to waste time. Stephen Fry blogs about language. Otto the octopus wreaks havoc. Cath at The Canberra Cook keeps posting recipes which I read and think “Must cook that” (but because I’m incredibly lazy when it comes to cooking I have yet to try any of them). Her Christmas Cake sounds fabulous, I should have started it several weeks ago…. I’m not sure just how much of the periodic table I’d have been able to fill in back in the days of university chemistry lectures but I do know that the … Continue reading Link-fest No.8

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Clara wants to be chased

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I was playing with Clara in the backyard this afternoon, she was doing her usual thing of trying to get me to chase her by running around me in small circles taunting me with her squeaky toy. I decided I needed to get this on video. No doubt it’s funnier in real life, plus you wouldn’t have to listen to me gasping for breath because I’ve just spent 15 minutes chasing a dog all over the backyard, but still, there’s cuteness there. I kind of mis-framed the bit of her jumping up to my shoulder height to grab the toy, … Continue reading Clara wants to be chased

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Prop 8

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Yesterday the Californian people voted for change when 61% of them gave their votes to Obama. But they also voted against change when they passed Proposition 8. It seems 52% of Californian voters could not find it in their hearts to say no to a constitutional amendment that would say to some of their fellow citizens “you are not good enough to share the same rights and privileges that I have”. I had hoped. I had hoped that logic and compassion would prevail. I had hoped that the bigotry and hatred of the Yes on 8 campaign would be seen … Continue reading Prop 8

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I always miss historic moments

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But not today. This afternoon I came home with the kids after spending pretty much the entire day at the school doing canteen duty, helping out with refreshments for the Kindy orientation and giving my intro to the P&C speech for the second time. I opened up my laptop and was greeted with the news that McCain had conceded and the USA has as President-Elect one Barak Obama. I was just in time to jump on board the Hoyden’s live blogging of the event (in mostly lurker mode) and the kids, Adam and I sat in the lounge room with … Continue reading I always miss historic moments