And it was given by Dick Cheney. Regardless of your opinions about ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ you should read this. For good or ill (and I think good) Cheney’s speech gives clear understanding of the concerns and […]
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has declared his intention to follow Barack Obama’s plan to impose strict limits on CO2 emissions from motor vehicles. This will increase costs, and cost jobs. CO2 is not a pollutant. It is […]
On Tim Lambert’s Deltoid blog, all about what’s wrong, or might be wrong, with Ian Plimer’s book Heaven and Earth. Some of the critics seem not to have read the book at all. Most attack Professor Plimer […]
And brainer. And more fun. However, I can understand some of them being a bit disgruntled about a political ally posting photos of them on a website without their permission. Even if the idea was that the more hot […]
Current dual layer DVDs hold 9GB – enough for a couple of full length movies, or about 2,000 photos. Researchers at Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology have found a way to store some 10,000 GB of […]
I have some simple rules I apply to any argument I undertake, whether in person, in print, or on this site. Tackle the ideas, not the person. If you can only win an argument by denigrating your […]
The Telegraph reports this morning that the UK government will allow all Gurkhas with a record of honourable service to settle in the UK. All Gurkha veterans were finally granted the right to live in Britain […]