Category Archives: Rants
The Newcastle Herald: No Longer Just Useless, They're Now Bringing the Editorial Bias to Town
I’ve never been a fan of the Newcastle Herald. I’ve always thought that when the Internet really starts to make hardcopy news unviable, they’re going to be one of the first to go. Ordinarily, the quality of their reporting is … Continue reading
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Tagged future, government, media, politics
The Beauty of Troll Day
Back in the dark days of the internet – roughly four months or so ago is about when I first became aware of it – someone had the bright idea of making each and every Thursday as a day in … Continue reading
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Tagged election, government, internet, media, politics, social, technology
If You Don't Like This Stuff, Don't Buy It For Your Kids! SIMPLE!
I can only assume it’s because the summer school holidays are just around the corner (or already here…I can’t keep up anymore, being a university student has ruined my formally brilliant sense of time), but it seems as though the … Continue reading
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Tagged children, social, technology, teenagers, video games
Yet Another Social Network – Yelp Comes to Australia
Hooray! Rejoice! Celebrate! Huzzah! Etcetera! Today has seen the Australian launch of yet another previously-contained-solely-to-the-United-States-for-some-strange-reason social network. Yelp, the restaurant and business review site, has finally come to our shores to tell us all about the hot, hip places that … Continue reading
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Tagged internet, social, technology, Yelp
I'll Say This Slowly: We. Do. Not. Have. A. Right. To. Freedom. Of. Speech.
Can we get one thing absolutely clear? IN AUSTRALIA, THERE IS NO RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH TO BE FOUND IN EITHER OUR CONSTITUTION OR ANY EXISTING FEDERAL STATUTE. None. There are some implied notions towards such an idea found in … Continue reading
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Tagged censorship, government, media, politics, social