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The University of Adelaide & WebSense ~versus~ slackbastard

Posted on October 14, 2010 by @ndy

As noted previously, this site is blocked by a number of different institutions, including public libraries in Bristol, Spanish engineering companies, internet cafes in Athens, and — closer to home — the University of Adelaide. The University of Adelaide employs … Continue reading →

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Australia world’s ‘dumb blonde’; Or: Simon Anholt — Benedict Anderson for Dummies

Posted on October 14, 2010 by @ndy

Australia world’s ‘dumb blonde’ Dan Harrison The Age October 14, 2010 And here’s me thinking Australia was renowned for its intelligentsia. Foreign smarty-pants Simon Anholt — the genius who “developed the concepts of the ‘nation brand’ and ‘place brand’ in … Continue reading →

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What is it with the Left and violence?

Posted on October 13, 2010 by @ndy

On Monday, Andrew Bolt — who normally adopts a happy-go-lucky approach to The Left — thanked reader Owen for bringing to his attention an article published on September 12 on the ‘Business Insider’ business news site; the BI article in … Continue reading →

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The Christopher Pyne experiments

Posted on October 4, 2010 by @ndy

For the record, I think Christopher Pyne is cool. [snip] Marieke Hardy The Drum (ABC) September 27, 2010 I have had a great deal of time lately to think about Liberal MP Christopher Pyne. It was his appearance on last … Continue reading →

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Ice cream nun image sparks outrage… Again.

Posted on September 16, 2010 by @ndy

An old story has got new legs. July 1, 2009, the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint from 10 concerned citizens regarding: An ad, which appeared in Delicious Magazine and Sainsbury’s Magazine, for Antonio Federici Gelato Italiano ice … Continue reading →

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random notes on a tuesday…

Posted on September 14, 2010 by @ndy

First bloke loves daughter’s punk look, AAP, The West Australian, September 13, 2010. People Of Color Organize! is a new-ish (March 2010) blog edited by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin and Ernesto Aguilar. Ernesto is described as being a “former anti-authoritarian”, a … Continue reading →

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Richard Wolstencroft : Transcendental Fascist

Posted on September 13, 2010 by @ndy

Courtesy of Luke Buckmaster in Crikey and Richard Watts at ArtsHub, Richard Wolstencroft, the fascist director of the Melbourne Underground Film Festival, has lashed out at critics — and declared that some of his best friends are, indeed, black. **UPDATED** … Continue reading →

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Dead to me now…

Posted on September 8, 2010 by @ndy

Stephanie Rice’s comments were offensive but she’s not homophobic, says Matthew Mitcham Paul Tatnell The Age September 8, 2010 Mitcham wrote that the furore surrounding Rice’s comments is “a wake up call” to parts of society “that they can easily … Continue reading →

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Reflections on S11 and AWOL

Posted on September 7, 2010 by @ndy

A comrade has written the following and at their request I’m publishing it here to facilitate further disco. Write dr.woooo[at]gmail[dot]com for moar. Reflections on AWOL and the WEF protests, Melbourne, September 2000 The ‘Autonomous Web of Liberation’ (AWOL) was a … Continue reading →

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S11 + 10

Posted on August 28, 2010 by @ndy

The term ‘September 11’ is now forever associated with the terrorist attacks upon New York and Washington in 2001; in 2000, however, ‘S11’ was the name given to ‘three days of protest + carnival’ against the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit of … Continue reading →

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