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The honourable way to be stupid
Iceland vs Ireland in the debt crisis stakes ( Read more... ) -
Of Mad Max and the NBN
Some guys called Kenny have made a point that the NBN is unlikely to live up to its much-hyped...well, hype, about how much of a gain to the economy it will really be ( Read more... ) -
Fuerza mineros!
Did anyone else watch the docco on the Chilean mine rescue last night? You should have ( Read more... ) -
What to do...what to do....
So I've sold my ARU for 76.4% profit. Going to flog my ALK tomorrow for 60% profit. Thats enough for holding them for 6 or 7 weeks. Lets be realistic here, yes they could be a potential ten-bagger but its all about compounding it 70% per annum, not making one miracle ten-bagger ( Read more... ) -
Gimps. Just gimps.
Aside from the patent evidence of being alive, I'm going to rant about politics. Yeah, surprise ( Read more... ) -
Conservation of matter
So. No surprise, but the Murray-Darling basin Authority has released its draft report into what to do with the world's 4th largest river systems, which drains fully one third of Australia, and the wettest parts, with about 30% of Australia's agriculture done within the catchments of the Murray-Darling. Coming on the back of a massive drought which ( Read more... ) -
Genosport!
I have no TV, but we get ABC radio out here in the sticks. This means that aside from THe Country Hour, when I get to listen to farmers whinge about their tax problems and how shit the season has been (is it ever not?), its been live coverage of the Commonwealth Games ( Read more... ) -
Readage
I get a lot of time to read books in this job. You see, this is drilling granite. You have to contend with ( Read more... ) -
The jig may be up...
It seems building approvals are down 4.7% in August. In one month, thats huge. It shows the fragility of the Australian housing market. Similarly, housing sales of all kinds are down 2.3% over the same period ( Read more... )