*Bad Science* is drawn from the Guardian column of the same name, as well as the many other things that Ben Goldacre covers on his [website](http://www.badscience.net/). The main…
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Week 37 was taken on a walk around my local neighbourhood, towards dusk. A transformer on a power pole: Someone who needs to mow their grass. The recent…
I just finished playing through all of [*Half Life 2*](http://orange.half-life2.com/) (at least, all of what's been released so far) for [Rebel FM's Game Club](https://www.eat-sleep-game.com/news/category/game-club/). Yes, a little late…
I've done a little research to work out what the Amazon Kindle is charging for international content in Australia. This is only relevant for people that are not…
Week 36 was taken on a trip to the top of Red Hill in Canberra. View Larger Map A phone tower: A view down to Australia's Parliament House:…
I'm a big fan of money. I don't just mean in the mundane "it's nice to spend sense". Money is a profoundly weird, incredible invention. It is ultimately…
Week 35 was taken at a Canberra Electric Vehicle show. A [Detroit Electric](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electric), an electric car from pre-WW2. A modified VW Beetle with fully electric conversion: An electric…
When I first started reading this book my wife thought it was a waste of time. She said that I was already pretty much in touch with my…
Week 34 was taken a little further afield: [Pilanesberg Game Reserve](http://www.pilanesberg-game-reserve.co.za/) in South Africa. View Larger Map An elephant walking along the road. As it turns out, a…
Books that I've finished since May or so this year: *Six Easy Pieces*, Richard Feynman *Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets*, David Simon *Shambling Towards Hiroshima*, James…