tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post2715753957868490142..comments2023-12-15T02:38:55.020+10:30Comments on Still Life With Cat: Are we being governed by people who haven't read 1984?Kerryn Goldsworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-70286338521498417532010-06-17T10:31:30.666+09:302010-06-17T10:31:30.666+09:30"... the Lynne I think you might be..."
..."... <i>the</i> Lynne I think you might be..."<br /><br />Stupid keyboard.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-77635487746067965642010-06-17T10:30:35.897+09:302010-06-17T10:30:35.897+09:30Somehow 'loaded for roo' doesn't have ...Somehow 'loaded for roo' doesn't have quite the same connotations, does it. Loaded for croc? Loaded for wild camel? Loaded for bush pig? No, wait, maybe not that last one ...<br /><br />Lynne, are you think Lynne I think you might be? If you are, you might be right cos you'd know the general workings of the Labor adviser-leader relationship much better than me -- but I don't know how much credence to give the piece in the Australian the other day about Rudd's advisers all being brash know-nothing baby cowboys.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-74012750470966054662010-06-17T10:05:04.143+09:302010-06-17T10:05:04.143+09:30'Loaded for bear' is fantastic. There'...'Loaded for bear' is fantastic. There's really no Aussie equivalent, is there?Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-89713359100673036182010-06-16T09:45:18.133+09:302010-06-16T09:45:18.133+09:30Kerryn - I think the biggest problem is that KRudd...Kerryn - I think the biggest problem is that KRudd doesn't listen to his advisers. The public sector seems to have been sidelined by this government and we're all going to pay the price. Given that the Mad Monk is our alternative PM we are in very scarey territory.Lynnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-62867375602346620362010-06-15T21:37:45.582+09:302010-06-15T21:37:45.582+09:30This post reminded me of an article in the Saturda...This post reminded me of an article in the Saturday or Sunday Age last week. <br />http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/the-long-ride-home-20100528-wit7.html<br /><br />.. and then the comments, in this weekend's paper. The victim's family read Bearup's article, which brought a little bit of peace.<br /><br />By way of introduction, my name is Allie and I'm just a lurker that enjoys reading your blog :)Alliehttp://jallixx@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-88430634996490895442010-06-15T09:56:31.371+09:302010-06-15T09:56:31.371+09:30Last time I was in hospital I was seen to quickly,...Last time I was in hospital I was seen to quickly, and sat down in a chair opposite the nurses' station to wait for my prescription and the papers for my GP. There was a big whiteboard on the wall with patient surnames, their symptoms and odd medical abbreviations. <br /><br />"I'm going to have to ask you not to look at the whiteboard, Mr Hogan, it's private".Liamhttp://stoush.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-65233561627754547722010-06-13T16:36:21.667+09:302010-06-13T16:36:21.667+09:30Like all security measures , it'll be bypassed...Like all security measures , it'll be bypassed by the people who really need to be caught .<br />It's Sunday morning and I'm enjoying breakfast , otherwise I might start thinking about ID cards again ...SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-31633926923722660402010-06-13T10:15:28.869+09:302010-06-13T10:15:28.869+09:30OT, think you should see Nigel Molesworth tweeting...OT, think you should see Nigel Molesworth tweeting the World Cup: http://twitter.com/reelmolesworthZoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546885088503890394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-62250629702365686642010-06-12T22:12:22.990+09:302010-06-12T22:12:22.990+09:30They're stupid, it's their net history tha...They're stupid, it's their net history that people will be interested in, not ours.<br /><br />To think I used to fancy him.Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546885088503890394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-725171902180262632010-06-12T19:39:15.872+09:302010-06-12T19:39:15.872+09:30My theory of the problem with Australian politics ...My theory of the problem with Australian politics is that we've created circumstances in which an extraordinary proportion of figures in power are psychopaths. <br /><br />I don't believe this was always the case, or is inevitable to democracies (although I know some people hold this view).<br /><br />Inevitably the power in politics will attract those who enjoy power for its own sake. However, in the days when parties had substantial membership bases psychopaths needed to be quite good at hiding themselves if they wanted to rise high - most got spotted for what they were somewhere along the line, and were quickly shunned.<br /><br />However, the decline in party membership, and the loss of standards of internal party behaviour have reached a point where many senior politicians and staffers are there purely for the thrill of controlling others.<br /><br />It's hardly surprising that these people would want to know that they could, in theory, see who had been viewing what site, even if in most cases they will never actually use this power. Stopping terrorism is a catchall excuse.Feral Sparrowhawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828397163776767308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-13144014601011090832010-06-12T16:20:32.510+09:302010-06-12T16:20:32.510+09:30No... I think we are governed by people who /have/...No... I think we are governed by people who /have/ read 1984... and appreciate the power that comes from over-surveillance and constrained twisted vocabularies.<br /><br />I've got an appreciation of the power of all this data - I wrote the analytical backend for FlyBuys. <br /><br />I don't know which is worse, the potential for invasion of privacy, or the potential for the spin doctors and backroom political operators looking at the overall statistics grouped by geography and demographic.<br /><br />(Mind you, I'd say that Pride and Prejudice would be a title more appealing to the masses)Dave Bathhttp://balneus.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-88647253948303702032010-06-12T11:36:23.021+09:302010-06-12T11:36:23.021+09:30Ah yes, the double standards of this group of peop...Ah yes, the double standards of this group of people (on either side of the not so Great Dividing Range) who operate under, and at the drop of a titfer cry, "Parliamentary privilege, M'lud!" or the even more strident "commercial-in-confidence" anti F.O.I. escape clause and whose unguarded utterances are guarded by a 30 year restricted access rule.<br /><br />Who's minding the minders? Arfur Daly?Lord Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896041676969028157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-58673390279673154822010-06-12T11:08:02.253+09:302010-06-12T11:08:02.253+09:30And how can they get uppity with Google one week f...And how can they get uppity with Google one week for collecting data and then the next week say, 'we're collecting your data and there's nothing you can do about it'. Regardless of their intentions (and heavens above I cannot imagine what they are thinking) surely they can at least see that it looks bad. <br /><br />A person could scream with frustration. Remember back when this government first came into power and said they would be consultative? Laugh, I didn't, but I should've.Penthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200896933898936176noreply@blogger.com