So, we’re going to sell uranium to India, eh? Here’s Clarke and Dawe’s take on this issue from last year.
First stranger-friend
Excellent. One week into using Facebook and I’ve just had my first “friend” request from a complete stranger. Silly man, he didn’t even provide a message to suggest why I’d want to be his friend.
Three Friday Rants
Ah, yet another busy week! So that I have at least some content to offer, here’s links to three pieces I found worthwhile.
- Fag daddy: John Birmingham’s take on this week’s “debate” about gay marriage.
- Political correctness, John Howard-style: It’s four years old now, but it’s still a good explanation by Labor’s deputy leader Julia Gillard of why John Howard and his far-right media cheer squad are out of touch with the values of the majority.
- Why Everything You Think You Know About Blog Architecture is Wrong: OK, a bit geeky. But you might see some of these thoughts reflected in this very website soon.
“I don’t do predictions,” but…
Election über-analyst Antony Green (pictured) has joined his eponymous Antony Green Appreciation Society on Facebook. Asked to give an election prediction, he said:
No. If I wanted to do predictions, I would have studied astrology. Not that you have to study anything to do astrology. It’s hardly a science.
It certainly looks like it will be an interesting election. There’s only been one opinion poll this year that suggested anything less than a 6% swing. If a swing like that occurred, you’d have to have the logical skills of a Christopher Pearson to construct a scenario where the government prevented Labor gaining 16 seats. I suppose we have another few weeks breathlessly hanging on to see if there is a poll turnaround.
Maybe more than a few weeks, if the election gets strung out until December. I reckon by then we’ll all be well over it.
P.S. Watch out, Antony! There’s an echidna behind you.
Where’s the communication?
Why are you most likely to wait on hold when you call a communications company?
Skank Media registered!
Ah yes! The Plan gently unfolds. My new business name Skank Media is now registered. A shame that the Office of Fair Trading has got my name wrong on the certificate — again.