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Empathic civilization animated video – scientific, psychological and philosophical information you must see.
This animated video contains scientific, psychological, religious and philosophical information you must see. It may change your world view and the way you think about life. And the way you live it. You may have to eat some humble pie first though; before you can change. I liked much about the video, including the clever [...]
The Rise Of Social Gaming & Zynga
I am into a limited range of computer games, however I have never liked those games I see on Facebook for example; such as: Farmville. I know many others who don’t like them either. In fact I, and others I know, have joined a Facebook group called: I dont care about your farm, or your [...]
Peace and safety in a dangerous world
War can be a terrible thing. I am sure I do not need to labor the point. Peace is preferred, but not at any cost. I like peace. It is indeed better to reach agreement via dialog than war or aggression. The thing is…not everyone likes peace. Violence is a well used tactic. Self interest [...]
Why you need to think carefully about your friendships
Watch out! There are plenty of false friends about! I am sure many of you have heard about those people who fell on hard times of one kind or another and discovered how few real friends they had. What not so many people are aware of is that some apparent friends will not only abandon [...]
Australia Day 2010 – The Great Australian Internet Blackout
For some general detail about Australia Day and my personal views please check out my post from Australia Day 2009. First, let me wish everyone a Happy Australia Day 2010 wherever you are. This year, I am marking Australia Day by participating in The Great Australian Internet Blackout. The Blackout is a protest at the [...]
The right to link
Your right to create, circulate and follow links is threatened. This issue is very serious. Watch the video to find out more and visit the www.Right2Link.org website to take action to protect your rights: Further reading: An Open Letter to the UK’s national, regional and local newspapers NewsNow.co.uk Free Linking Q&A NewsNow.co.uk
Humorous look at privacy online – The Google Toilet
Way back…last century…(yes, it is way back now, especially bearing in mind how far we have come in such a short time)….with my Private Eye hat on I used the Internet to find out things about people. It was surprising how much was out there – back then. Today it is even ‘worse’. I laughed [...]
What will happen to the economy?
Note: This post was originally published on June 21st 2009 and should be read in that context. For a long time now, I have suspected that is the financial crisis may not have bottomed. I have been very sceptical of published positive comments of some real estate agents and politicians, who have heralded imminent better [...]
My email to Senator Conroy about mandatory Internet filtering in Australia
Earlier today we learned that Australia is to proceed with mandatory Internet filtering. I have written blog posts about this issue in the past (which will be moved over to this blog in due course as the others are closing). Here is a copy of the email I wrote to Senator Conroy, via the Get [...]
Rats are nasty vermin – good for nothing; right? Wrong.
One of things I do on my blog is challenge staid old ways of thinking about life and how best to live it. It is so easy to drift through life without giving thought to how limited thinking adversely affects us, and those we interact with. Many people think that rats are dirty, unpleasant creatures [...]
Australian government’s draconian mandatory internet filter.
This morning I received an email from GetUp – a social action organization – about a likely looming decision on the Australian government’s draconian and dictatorial mandatory Internet filter. (Perhaps hairstyles are next). I quote GetUp’s email: Dear Alex, A decision on the Government’s internet censorship filter could be just weeks away. It’s crunch time [...]
Useful quick translations in many languages
Here is an impressive resource with useful foreign phrases. It is a collection of phrases in many different languages with sound files for some of them, which is very easy to use. Find what you need fast. I am impressed by the design, the relevancy of the information, the out bound links and the way [...]
Lest we forget – today is the 65th anniversary of D Day
Today, 6th of June, is the anniversary of D Day when, in 1944, allied forces stormed ashore to start the liberation of western Europe from Nazi oppression. More from Wikipedia here. This year, which is 65 years on from D Day has been marked with a parachute drop by 3 Para – landing near Pegasus [...]
Where is our society going wrong? And what can be done about it?
Where is our society going wrong? It is becoming increasingly obvious that much is amiss with our society today. One of my aims with this blog post is to focus on simple, yet powerfully profound issues. Some of what I write may appear simplistic, however that is deliberate. Sometimes simplicity is refreshingly good for focusing [...]
People wearing N95 masks are protecting others, not themselves.
Psychology, the mind, thinking, wisdom, Philosophy….these are all things which have interested me for a long time. I find it fascinating how we can be convinced that one particular course of action is right, yet it may not be. The idea can at times seem so logical and popular. Take the wearing of face masks [...]
ANZAC Day 2009
Today, Saturday 25th April is ANZAC Day. Anzac Day is a national public holiday in Australia and New Zealand, and is commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I and also to [...]
Children who did not know where fruit came from!
I was brought up in England, which included some time spent in rural areas. I was also fortunate in having a good education. Today I was shocked to read that what presumably must have been a significant number of children in the Manchester area of the United Kingdom, did not know where fruit comes from. [...]
Today is Patriots’ Day – Marathon Monday
Monday April 20th, this year, is Patriots’ Day – Marathon Monday. Patriots’ Day is a civic holiday (in some American areas) commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. More here. And here. Besides having a personal interest in American history and culture in general, [...]
Phone tapping by Police – who cares?
Police phone tapping powers start in the state of Queensland this year. (News article). ‘Phone tapping’ can include a variety of communications technologies, be they speech, music or sounds, data, text, images or signals. Predictably some civil libertarians are very concerned about the issue. To some extent I can understand where the civil libertarians are [...]
Australian bush fire horror.
Most of the readers of my blog are in North America. No doubt many of you have heard something of the horrific bush fires here in Australia, most notably in the state of Victoria. The Victorian fires are the worst in Australia’s history and at least 108 126 173 181 200 people are dead, around [...]
Australia Day 2009
Australia Day 26th January, 2009 Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Today is Australia Day. Most of the readers of my blogs are based in North America – the USA and Canada so hopefully this will give you all some more insights into the Australian way of life. Australia Day is a special public holiday [...]
Are we living in a Goldfish bowl?
Our society is undergoing a paradigm shift. Some of the old ways are crumbling. Take privacy for example, which is a subject I commented briefly on in my article about people search in Australia. We are in an increasingly visible world. From the perspective of my Private Investigator – Private Detective, spook hat, I am [...]
Who can we trust these days?
This morning I read a shocking (but unsurprising) article which claims: Food industry held facts on killer bugs, according to an Australian government survey When we view the source article in The Australian news online the situation appears even worse! I quote: The Food Regulation Standing Committee had agreed to a food industry request to [...]
Countering child abuse.
In my career as a Private Investigator I have sadly discovered that the problem of child abuse is much more serious and common than many people would think. Offenders have included a wide variety of people ranging from a 15 year old boy to apparently normal and upstanding members of society. I have come across [...]
Backlash – Australian Net Censorship
Way back in May I wrote two posts about the impending Australian Net Censorship. You can read them here: Net Censorship Article A Net Censorship Article B Recently it has come to light that the Australian Government plans to introduce mandatory censorship of content that it deems inappropriate, with an opt out provision only for [...]
Are speed cameras revenue raisers?
Here in Australia we have had speed cameras on our roads for around 10 years. Some are static cameras, others are mobile vans. A great deal of effort is put into catching people speeding. We are told by the authorities that the speed camera programs are designed to save lives and cut down on accidents [...]
Do you support the agreement Monday of three US internet providers to block all websites and newsgroups that traffic child pornography?
I am a member of CEO Express – a top notch American business portal:www.ceoexpress.com It is an excellent resource and I thoroughly recommend membership. CEO Express has regular online polls and discussions on a variety of topics. The discussions can be very lively and are populated by a diverse range of people, many of whom [...]
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