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Labor government
So we now officially have a government. Taken long enough to figure themselves out... I am not sure there was a lot to choose between them in some ways.
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So, just in case anyone missed it, Australia seems to have acquired a new Prime Minister overnight. Not sure what I think about the way it happened yet, but I have heard a variety of different things ( Read more... ) -
electronic health records
Big news here at the moment is electronic health records. One of the parts of it is assigning everyone an electronic identification number ( Read more... ) -
Quit Program for Facebook
I wonder if they'll include a 12-step program for quitters?
One of the guys in this article is talking about it being the largest collection of personal data available - the magnitude is disturbing me. If this movement has 25,000 identities signed up to it, how many more are feeding the pool?
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Facebookery. Not a murder this time.
After responding to ailbhe 's comment on my last Facebook post (that's a post about Facebook on LJ!), I open up the news for the morning. First thing I read:
"Facebook responds to privacy concerns". Do they? And I'm only quoting part, but..."
He says Facebook's default settings will continue to make it relatively easy for users to obtain information ( Read more... ) -
Wow.
In response to a question from fjm , I have been attempting to find out about Australian Aboriginal sci-fi or fantasy writers, existence of.
After much web searching, consulting with a university creative writing and sci-fi literature lecturer, as well as some Australian writers and fans, I have come up with - ta da! - exactly nothing. That is, no ( Read more... ) -
Post-flood ecology
You might be interested to look at the following ABC video. www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/03/25/2855995.htm It shows floodwaters heading into Lake Eyre (central Australia) - with a massive population spike of birds and wildlife (very impressive on camera). If you look carefully at the end of the video, you'll be able to identify some kangaroos ( Read more... ) -
Shuffle off to Buffalo?
This is rather wonderful! Wouldn't you like this visitor at home?
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We have snow
This is so much a land for all seasons. Note, when I say "we" have snow, it's not like it's even in this state. But given that half the country had a heatwave last week, and such things don't exactly respect state boundaries, and parts of the Australian Alps are prone to rather bad bushfires round this time of year, it's all just rather amusing ( Read more... )