Monthly Archives: January 2010
iPad – It’s Pointless and Dumb
See what I did there? Clever, eh? Truth time: Apple missed the mark. They’ve made a mistake. They fucked up. They’re fallible after all. The iPad is not, in anyway, under any circumstances a good product. It has no purpose, … Continue reading
You’re Not Australian, You’re an Arse-hat
I used to think that Australia Day was a day where we celebrated all the good things about this country. The fact that we’re a diverse, tolerant society who have been lucky enough to not have had to fight for … Continue reading
Free Range Media
The glut of e-book readers that came out of the Consumer Electronics Show last weekend has brought back into the spotlight (well, as far as I’m concerned at least) the problems that are still happening with regards to digital distribution … Continue reading
Posted in Rants
Tagged internet, itunes, media, movies, music, technology, television
To Serve and To…Legislate?
Given that we currently have a state government that’s completely paralysed and unable to act in a sufficient manner to anything, I find it no surprise that suggestions for legislation are coming from everywhere other than state cabinet. In recent … Continue reading
Posted in Rants
Tagged law, legislation, politics
More Than The Sum of It’s Parts
All these reports of the Nexus One only costing a pittance for Google to manufacture, yet for which they charge a premium to purchase are really great at ignoring large areas of cost that go into the creation of such … Continue reading
Posted in Rants
Tagged technology