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- Gungahlinistas have a lot to whinge about, which could explain why they're so good at it (although not so good as O'Connorites and Arandanettes or they'd have had their road 5 years earlier). One of the things they complain about most is a lack of high speed internet connection in Gungahlin, making them second class citizens as much in nerd-world as they are in the real world. They will be pleased to see this media release from Telstra in which the monster telco announces that future ADSL rollout will be "by demand". They can demand their broadband at http://www. |
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- While on holidays earlier this year I became mates with a Pom with who had to stab himself twice daily due to having juvenile diabetes. He was diagnosed late in life at 16 after falling unconcious with high blood sugar, ending up in hospital and having a near death experiance. With this in mind I'd like to draw your attention to this years Walk to Cure Diabetes. It's on Sunday 19th October starting from the National Library Lawns, Commonwealth Park at 10.00am. |
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- The opening rounds of the Parliamentary Rugby World Cup have been played in Sydney (Australia thrashed France in their first game 17-0 according to Crikey). Also according to Crikey, the Star Performers for Australia so far have been Mal Brough and Joe Hockey for the gubbmint, with Craig Emerson and Andrew Bartlett doing well from the other side of the aisle. The Third and Final Round will take place at Duntroon on Monday 06-OCT-03 (public holiday remember) with Australia kicking off at 3.30pm. For those going "huh", the Parliaments of the rugby playing world have sent members on an enourous junket to play a tournament prior to kick off in the real world cup. |
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- I learn something new every day. Pursuant to section 12 of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic) Regulations 2000 (woo hoo!) the following vehicles other than buses are permitted to travel in bus lanes: (a) taxis; (b) motorbikes. |
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- Canberra's mad bombers have continued their relentless campaign, this time striking a charity bin (a red one so that'd be the salvos?) in Chapman. Debris field out to 100m so a decent size bomb. Murdoch's News have the story here. Someone should check if Kate Carnell has an alibi, remember folks, it's all good fun 'till someone loses an eye. |
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- No links yet but Lauren Jackson is being given the Keys to the City this morning, becoming (I'm told) the first woman to get them in her own right. Perhaps not as prestigious as the Johnboy "Best Legs in Hot-Pants" prize she already holds, but something to treasure nonetheless. I've actually been invited to a corporate box for the Capitals game on Saturday so expect more in this theme. |
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- VPage: Film duo lauded for 'old-fashioned Hollywood blitz' "What it's really about is two people who think they can outsmart love," producer Brian Grazer said after the unspooling of "Intolerable Cruelty" Tuesday at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. |
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- Alana's wonderful Venn Diagram, "Compleat Diagram of Strange Persons 2003" inspires me to refine the similar universe I have post-it noted on foamcore under the bed. Stay tuned. [via TMN] As befits a Washington hipster, Listen Missy posts in near-rea |
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- Worst Bomber Ever. Where was Titus & Groupies? Where was Adam? Where the hell was Regan, Nat, Cormie,... ? |
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- OK, so in terms of this site I'm thinking about: Whether the font is too small, should I change it? Putting a graphic at the top (I've got some fun ideas and it's only 14k so far)? Introducing archives by month? Introducing a 'recent posts' thing? |
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- ERIE, Pa. - A homeless man charged with taking part in the rape and murder of a woman pleaded guilty and agreed to help authorities track down a second man believed to have taken part in the slaying. |
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- (US) A significant percentage of reported AIDS cases in New Haven have been among intravenous drug users.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $use_is_abuse(60%), $propaganda_theme4(60%), $propaganda_theme5(70%), $propaganda_theme6(90%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $harm_reduction(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (US) He was then shocked three times with a taser, restrained in a chair, and given psychotropic drugs. [$drug_related(80%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $illegal_drugs(80%), $drugs(95%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(80%)] |
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- (UK) The inquest heard that Mr Lang, a builder, had been frightened of someone in the months leading up to his death because a former girlfriend had been stealing from him to pay drug dealers. The coroner heard evidence that the couple were heavy drinkers and users of the drug ecstasy. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $hallucinogen(100%), $MDMA(100%), $alcohol(50%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (US) Stolen drugs and other goods may have been going out the back door of the Memphis Police Department's property and evidence room for five years or more.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $stimulant(100%), $cocaine(100%), $cannabis(100%), $narcotic(100%), $various_drugs(95%)] |
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- Der frhere Prsident der Sowjetunion, Gorbatschow, will wieder in der Politik mitmischen. Er kndigte die Grndung einer sozialdemokratischen Partei an, um Russland aus der Armut zu fhren. Selbst kandidieren wolle er allerdings nicht. |
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- Could you please find more ways to annoy me? You seduced me with your shimmering silver finish and orb-shape design. My heart melted when you came over and hung out in my price range (unlike your other attractive friend, Apple... |
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- White House won't rule out polygraphs Press secretary Scott McClellan strongly intimated that President Bush would expect White House aides to take polygraph examinations if the Justice Department asked for them. |
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- There's a good article about this here. I couldn't figure out why logging in to the domain was so freaking slow and why various policy settings weren't being applied, redirected folders didn't work and so on. At my son's school, logging in in was quick but the "Loading Settings..." and "Applying Settings... |
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- I'm just too tired and otherwise occupied to really compile my thoughts into anything coherent so I'm just going to... |
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- I WOULD BE SO ANGRY if this last minute Arnold smear split the Republicans and lead to a Bustamante win. Polls say we aren't headed in that direction, but none were taken after this story. UPDATE: Bob writes in the comments section, "I don't know that this is just a smear. It looks pretty credible. |
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- I'm gonna make additional hot guy skins today. If I can keep it together. LOL. BTW, I did make a default Halloween skin. Want it? |
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still one (Oct 02 2003 05:47 GMT) - bleargh. giants lose 9-5 today in game 2. ug-ly. |
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- I was having a lunchtime conversation with one of my teammates and we were reminiscing about previous jobs, experiences in school, and the like. I... |
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- I was having a lunchtime conversation with one of my teammates and we were reminiscing about previous jobs, experiences in school, and the like. I lamented that while pretty much everbody recognizes the name "Microsoft", it's often difficult to describe what it is I do at Microsoft. (Generally, I boil my job down to "writing software to test software for writing software," at which point my questioner's eyes glaze over and we begin to discuss the weather. "Quite nice," we generally agree.) (I should point out that my parents have a good idea of what it is that I do, even if I often don't. |
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- Today's GNOME apps: glibmm 2.3.0, Wallpaper Tray 0.4. |
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- Today's KDE apps: Koncert 0.1, KBiff 3.7, Konstruct 20030929, KMP3Play 0.3. |
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- Ambassador Says White House Adviser Told Press His Wife Was Fair Game The former ambassador who accused the White House of leaking the identity of his CIA officer wife to the press says Washington reporters told him that senior White House adviser Karl Rove said his wife was "fair game." The ambassador, Joseph Wilson, said he plans to give the names of the reporters to the FBI, which is conducting a full-blown investigation of the possible leak. |
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- Augh... The Boston bullpen is in the process of self destructing. |
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- To protect the player's sleek, scratchable exterior and the miniature hard-drive technology inside, Terforma has released a new case called the iSleeve. By J.D. Biersdorfer (New York Times via MyAppleMenu) |
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- "Our kids have that same organic connection to technology -- a computer is like a pencil to them. Looking over their shoulders, you can tell these kids are excited, they're engaged." By Tom Quinn (The Oregonian via MyAppleMenu) |
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- So, are we going to have an intelligence agency that only produces the reports that the Administration wants to hear, or will we maintain one with the independence to make the more accurate reports possible? Which one makes you feel safer? Plame is an operations officer in the Counter-Proliferation Division of the Directorate of Operations. The Counter-Proliferation Division conducts the CIA's clandestine operations related to weapons of mass destruction involving countries such as Iraq, North Korea and Iran.She was in the very group that would have been most involved with searching out WMD in Iraq. |
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