2007 will be, almost certainly, the year we see the next Federal Election. According to [the timetable published by the AEC](http://aec.gov.au/_content/When/elections/faq_elections.htm) the election has to occur between 4…
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Despite half going for the UK in this round of the Ashes (the other half knowing that they're completely hopeless), I still have to laugh at some of…
Following the 500 words lost incident earlier today I've upgraded the tools that I use for posting to this weblog a little. I now use [TextMate](http://macromates.com/), a fabulous…
1976 isn't just the year of my birth (epoch making an event that may be). It was also the year of a fairly interesting economic policy showdown in…
That of those 16 movies I fully expect that Helen will want to see about 6...
A few of the films that I want to see coming out this year (in release date order): For Your Consideration. From the makers of Looking for Guffman…
I just typed about 500 words (which was only about halfway into the post) and then a 'user malfunction' caused it all to disappear. I wish this program…