Let the Circus Begin

I shall try to keep my politically opinionated blogging mouth shut over the next 6 weeks – though I suspect it maybe difficult at times.
Prime Minister Howard has just called for a Federal Election on November 24th, which means we’ll be subjected to ridiculously high priced adverts across the political spectrum eating up every airwave [...]

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Final Thoughts on Facebook

obscene – (adjective) of the portrayal or description of sexual matters
My Facebook post has received a bit of attention of late. Surprisingly people seem to find it unusual that a man would take a stance on a breastfeeding issue – let alone delete his Facebook account in protest – which just goes to show [...]

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There’s something about boobies

According to today’s SMH (“Facebook ban incurs ‘lactivist’ wrath“):
“Thousands of Facebook members are on the warpath after the social networking site removed images of breastfeeding mums and banned others for posting “obscene content”.”
Facebook’s logic on this matter is so inherently flawed it’s difficult to know where where to start on this.
An across-the-board-boobie-ban effectively places photographs [...]

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If this is a compliment I’d hate to see malice

Via ABC News Online (Bush’s early APEC arrival expected to cause disruptions):
“The NSW Opposition says US President George W Bush’s decision to arrive in Sydney early for the APEC meeting next month is a compliment, but could become an issue if transport plans fail.”
First of all, “a compliment”? He decides to change plans at [...]

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