I’ve also added a sidebar widget showing what I’m currently reading — in this case P J O’Rourke’s On The Wealth of Nations. I’d been intending to read Adam Smith’s classic economic text The Wealth of Nations at some point — but when I found O’Rourke’s commentry on it for today, I figured that might be a better introduction.
Slight redesign with photo
This website’s page header has changed. The main image is a slice out of the original photo of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, one pixel deep but stretched out vertically. The little photo of me was taken at a recent event by Roger Bishop. There’s a bigger version on the About Stilgherrian page now too.
Deeply worried
As the Snarky Platypus and I had lunch today, we overheard a radio advertisement with a female voiceover:
If there’s one thing I worry about more than ill-fitting underwear, it’s other women wearing ill-fitting underwear.
And I agree. Three afternoons a week, I lie in the street or take up a strategic position near a staircase or escalator so I can look up women’s skirts — and I’m appalled at the number of women whose underwear doesn’t form a smooth, form-fitting surface that matches their body contours. I should write to my local MP.
Do Not Call: 200,000 already!
The Australian Government’s “Do Not Call” register, where you can tell telemarketers not to phone you, opened for business yesterday. In the first 24 hours, more than 200,000 Australians listed their phone numbers.
A Greener Apple
Apple has responded to being listed as the worst PC manufacturer from an environmental standpoint, releasing a long blog-like piece called A Greener Apple. Interestingly, Apple wasn’t listed as worst because their practices were necessarily the worst, but because their cult of secrecy meant that they didn’t talk about what they were doing. Further commentary at The Apple Blog.