So a couple of weeks ago we got ourselves a Playstation - PS2, to be exact. Why a PS2, now the PS3's come out? Well, one reason, really - the PS2 is something like a fifth of the price. I picked up a couple of games - Kingdom Hearts 2, and Echo Night: Beyond, then spent most of the last week and a half playing my way through KH2. I ordered ( Read more... )

Books giant 'threatens publishers' over margins

Australian publishers are reeling after being told one of the country's biggest book store chains will not stock their books unless they pay thousands of dollars within weeks ( Read more... )

Business groups launch pro-WorkChoices campaignAs expected, a coalition of business groups are getting together to promote the Howard government's Work Choices regime. This is perfectly understandable, given the man people who obtain the "choices" through this system are the employers. They want the laws kept, highlighting a "danger to the ( Read more... )

WorkChoices ad pulled after staff rip-off claim

The Federal Government has withdrawn one of its WorkChoices advertisements after an actor who also ran a painting business was accused of failing to pay one of his staff ( Read more... )

I was recently reminded of the nature of online contact, and the role of personal knowledge in an environment where tone cannot be directly ascertained. The relevant posts are in this thread, more specifically this little subthread ( Read more... )

I'm currently working my way through David and Leigh Eddings' "Elder Gods" series. I just finished reading the third book of it last night (well, early this morning, to be honest) and I'm not really impressed. The problem being that these books are getting more and more contrived as they carry on ( Read more... )

http://copperbadge.livejournal.com/1382363.html

http://imaginarycircus.livejournal.com/123898.html

http://community.livejournal.com/innocence_jihad/159327.html

Oh, and all the comments here: http://news.livejournal.com/102095.html (start at about page three).

http://community.livejournal.com/lj_biz/241428.html?thread=11268884#t11268884I see 6A ( Read more... )

There are days when I realise that my cynicism is somewhat eclipsed by that of the Universe. This is one of them.

US cannot account for 190,000 guns in Iraq: report

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Just in case anyone was wondering. Lately I've been getting back at the housework, and for some reason, the Chorewars site appears to be working as a motivational tool (for at least a week now). I'm not too sure why - I think it's the combination of the appeal to the GamerGirlGeek in me, and the fact that it acts as a recognition of what I *do*, ( Read more... )

Apparently things are a bit brisk over on the eastern side of the continent, so as a public service, I shall link across to something useful to the t'othersiders:

Cold Blows the Wind Today - James D Macdonald on hypothermia, and how to avoid it. It's aimed at a US audience, but it's good advice nonetheless ( Read more... )