[John Cleese to start podcasting](http://tpn.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/09/27/john-cleese-to-release-new-video-series-in-conjunction-with-the-podcast-network/). While I'm talking about The Podcast Network, I should mention that their [Napoleon 101](http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/) podcast is superb.
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*Annoucements*: The ALP [rolls out its tax policy](http://alp.org.au/media/1007/msloo190.php). $31 billion, plus $3 billion in education and health expenditure. *Polls*: Big day for polls. [Galaxy](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/20/woz120.xml) ALP 53-47, [AC Nielsen](http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/19/2063636.htm?site=elections/federal/2007?WT.srch=1)…
[A film projector from 1958](http://www.shorpy.com/project-management-1958). Having been involved in a film society, I can tell you that it looks pretty much (with a few small things only) like…
[How to put an image into your histogram](http://www.ironicsans.com/2007/09/idea_the_histogram_as_the_imag.html). This is quite clever, although I'm not sure there are a lot of images that this would work very well…
[A laser based fire extinguisher training](http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/14/laser-fire-extinguisher-simulator-threatens-arsonists-livelihoo/). I think this would make the six-monthly fire drills around here a lot more interesting.
[The most portable record player I've ever seen](http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/09/mister_disc.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890). I would, I have to admit, be a little bit worried about warpiing of the album from it not being…
Small, almost random observation: when calling my bank (Which Bank?) the other day I ended up doing the 'on hold shuffle' when they bounce you from department to…
*Announcements*: No significant national announcements that I can find. *Other*: [Kevin Rudd agrees to turn up to the debate on Sunday](http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/18/2063526.htm). 37 days to go, although [inmates won't…
[A cafe built into a shipping container](http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2007/10/09/illys-shipping-conta.html). More a piece of art than a real cafe, but there's a genuine business idea underneath this.
[Hole punch art](http://www.notcot.com/archives/2007/08/hole_punched.php). It may take a little practice, of course. But there's still over five weeks to go.