Monthly Archives: February 2010

2010/02/24
21:36
by: Matthew

Hungry Beast – I Think It’s Bullshit

Part current affairs satire, part investigative journalism, part sketch comedy, all graduate student self-importance.  Hungry Beast: It’s a little bit completely bullshit. I don’t get this show.  I don’t understand what they’re supposed to be doing.  They try to be … Continue reading →

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2010/02/23
10:00
by: Matthew

Digital What-now?

In a not totally unsurprising move given his track record, Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy Minister Senator Stephen Conroy has again put his foot in another steaming pile of shit by giving the commercial free-to-air TV networks a $250million discount … Continue reading →

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2010/02/22
12:00
by: Matthew

Sydney isn’t New South Wales; Geography 101

I really should be surprised by this.  The simple fact of the matter is that regional New South Wales is always ignored by our state government.  What the Premier (Princess KiKi herself, Kristina Keneally) announced as a “NSW Transport Blueprint” … Continue reading →

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2010/02/18
10:00
by: Matthew

The Internet Doesn’t Molest Children

The proposed mandatory government internet filter has been under constant fire since it was first proposed – not just from me, but pretty much every other technically proficient, free and rational thinking person in the country.  The idea that there … Continue reading →

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2010/02/16
17:01
by: Matthew

Accidents Happen

What happened to Nodar Kumaritashvili on Saturday morning, before the opening ceremony, was nothing short of a tragedy.  Any young person losing their life is a tragedy.  Any person losing their life during an organised sporting tournament is a tragedy.  … Continue reading →

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