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Clive Hamilton doesn’t quite win “Cnut of the Week”

21 November 2008 in Internet, Politics, Stilgherrian Live by Stilgherrian | 8 comments

Photograph of jet airliner tail with Qantas logo and Cnut of the Week title

I’m surprised. I thought that given Senator Conroy’s three-in-a-row victory as “Cnut of the week”, this week’s winner would be Clive Hamilton for his irrational rant in favour of Internet censorship in Crikey yesterday. But no.

Hamilton is certainly Cnutworthy, trying to hold back two strong tides of change: the change of the Internet, which will deliver whatever people want to send down its pipes, whether you try to block it or not; and the tide of rationality which increasingly renders shrill fear-mongering and name-calling irrelevant. But no.

The winner was Qantas for continuing to resist a tide of public opinion which clearly shows their reputation slipping thanks to unreliable service — which appears in turn to be the result of cuts to maintenance processes.

Last night’s episode of Stilgherrian Live is online for your viewing pleasure, though it’s not the same without the live chat.

But Clive Hamilton… Two hints, Clive.

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Qantas “Gripe Reports” Debunked

27 March 2006 in Humour by Stilgherrian | No comments

I’m now sorry I published that link to funny Qantas Gripe Reports. It turns out they’re probably a fake that’s been circulating the Internet for ages, claiming to be variously from Qantas, the US Air Force and the UK’s Royal Air Force.

Qantas Gripes

12 March 2006 in Humour by Stilgherrian | 2 comments

Alaskan Doug Tweedie has found moderately hilarious material which purports to be from Qantas “gripe sheets” — problem reports filed by pilots at the end of each flight, which are then reviewed by the maintenance engineers.

Pilot: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.

Engineer: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

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