I realise that there's probably some easy way of doing this, but I can't seem to find it anywhere - it's possible that I'm just phrasing the question wrong, I guess ( Read more... )

For an industry with such a he-man image, they can be whiny bastards, can't they?

Fortunately, there is an antidote. The CFMEU - that's the union that represents people who actually, y'know work in the mines, as opposed to the self-pitying greedheads who 'work' in the management of the mines - has produced a marvellous ad to counter the one that' ( Read more... )

It's that time again. Just so you know.

Also, adding one reason, which is "I looked at your username and I had NFI who you were".

Hiya folks.

I'm putting together a business proposal for NEIS, and I was wondering if you'd mind answering a few questions for me. The business idea is to provide a range of editing, proof-reading, formatting, content creation, content revision and other technical writing skills to both individual and corporate clients. This survey is for ( Read more... )

Hiya folks.

I'm putting together a business proposal for NEIS, and I was wondering if you'd mind answering a few questions for me. The business idea is to provide a range of editing, proof-reading, formatting and other technical writing skills to both individual and corporate clients. This survey is for individual clients - there is a separate ( Read more... )

That's you, by the way ( Read more... )

At the moment, the Australian government is part of a faction that's lobbying to close the loopholes in the law that allow blind and other disabled people access to copyrighted material in ways that are simple and easy ( Read more... )

The National Human Rights Consultation is coming to location near you - if you're at all interested in protecting and enhancing the rights we as citizens have very little legal guarantee of, here's your chance.

You can register to attend at the calendar of events here. (I'm planning to go to the 6pm session on April 14, personally.)

Imagine that your library's reservation system worked more like Netflix. Which is to say, imagine that:

• You could reserve literally hundreds of books at a time.
  
• You could control where they were ranked in the queue, including being able to specify the ranking in the queue for any new reserves you made (which would insert there, and push whatever ( Read more... )

The most wonderful and excellent 17catherines has started a community called vicbushfirefund, where people can auction off either the use or the fruits of their skills, and all the proceeds will go towards the Relief Fund.

This is a good way to do something if, like me, you have no skills that are directly relevant to the crisis at hand, and more time than money.

Go. Do.