The Journal
All writing
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Three Hot Days – Global Warming Proven!
But of course. I wondered how long this would take. Federal Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says the current heatwave is a sign of global warming. It doesn’t matter that we have had a cooler than…
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Let’s Get Microsoft
In the lead up to the release of Windows Vista in January 2007, some 19 million computers were sold in the US with labels saying they were ‘Vista Capable.’ A distinction was made between ‘Vista Capable’ and…
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Tax Payers Don’t Have Time to Protest
via Instapundit, this call for a taxpayer march in Washington. But as a reader notes, taxpayers are generally too busy in their jobs, or running their businesses, to attend protest meetings. The ability freely and frequently…
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Handouts Working
Federal Government handouts designed to stimulate the economy by taking money from people who earn it, and giving it to people who don’t (OK, I know that’s a generalisation) seem to be working well. If you make underpants, or run poker…
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Let’s Hope Obama Doesn’t Fall For This
President of Iran, Moody Imanutjob, has demanded that Obama apologise for past crimes against Iran. Obama has said that ‘If countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from…
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Russia Halts Missile Deployment
This is good news. But… Russia says its change of mind is based on a change of attitude in the US administration over plans to install a missile defence system in Eastern Europe. ‘Russia had said the…
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Another Hot Day
Forecasts suggest we will folllow our usual pattern of being 2 degrees cooler than Adelaide, but 42 degrees (Celsius – nearly 108 degress Fahrenheit) is still very hot for the island. This will make three days…
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Dalai Lama: “I Love President George Bush”
via Gateway Pundit “It is difficult to deal with terrorism through non-violence,” the Tibetan spiritual leader said. “They (terrorists) are very brilliant and educated…but a strong ill feeling is bred in them. Their minds are closed.” He…
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Cool. Cooling
Tim Blair and Andrew Bolt are both ahead of me on this one, but it is worth listing anyway. James Hansen is the NASA scientist who complained loudly and incessantly about being silenced, particularly under the evil…
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Triumphs of Australian Science
Australian researchers have found that alcohol consumption improves male sexual performance. ‘After other risk factors were excluded, weekend drinkers, high-risk drinkers and those who exceeded alcohol-intake guidelines had lower rates of erectile dysfunction than those who drank…
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On the Dangers of Inappropriate Sea Kitten Cuddling
Blowfish testicles send seven to hospital. “It’s scary. If you go to a decent-looking restaurant that serves fugu, you would assume a cook has a proper fugu licence,” Iwase said, using the Japanese term for blowfish.…
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Sea Kitten Cuddled
A la Tim Blair, a sea kitten being cuddled in the approved PETA fashion. The non sea kitten in the photo is Amber, granddaughter of some friends. She accompanied us on a recent sea kitten cuddling…
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What is Wrong With These People?
Yet another warning of the catastrophic consequences of global warming, based on no real world evidence at all. Despite the fact that Emperor Penguins are doing quite nicely, thank you, and there is no evidence of…
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‘Racist’ Shirts
OK, I can see why they might be offensive. On the other hand the first described is moderately amusing, precisely because it isn’t true except as a stereotype of white Australians. The second is perhaps a natural over-reaction to unpleasant complaining…
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Leave The Poor Old Chaps Alone
A patronising headline, but I agree. Victoria is possibly the worst run state in Australia, with chronic underfunding of essential infrastructure such as roads and water storage, a police force (sorry, service) which has been progressivley…
