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I just saw a clip from TV by the musical comedy group Tripod, which inspired me to share it in case it gets removed. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/sideshow/video/s2048613.htm In case that gets removed, a different one which seems fairly popular: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSqFqhUzutg I...

I've been out of town and people might already know about this A.P.E.C. tidbit. The Aussie Chaser comedy team almost managed to get to George Bush's Hotel, penetrating several layers of security disguised as an official Canadian motorcade. Chas Licciardello was dressed as Osama bin Laden...

The Australian public might follow sport closely and take it seriously but when it comes to politics they are largely selfish, apathetic and disinterested. The people of Australia voted overwhelming for the Liberal party (the leading party of the conservative coalition) influenced by...

Australians love their sport, even me. The Sydney Olympics was the best ever. People bought tickets to anything and volunteers provided a huge amount of support so we broke even in the end. The Greeks didn’t have the money or interest so they are consequently in massive debt. When...

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20837 I don't know if this is old news, by I find it mildly amusing. That would really piss me off, but I would get over it. What would you do if a friend did something like this? Here is another curious, random thing I found on the university...

There is a Windows Media version of this interview here as well http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2004/s1249211.htm So it seems like its all downhill from here. I didn't know that food production was so reliant on petrochemicals. As well as...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4031981.stm This is looking increasingly like a nasty remnant of the Cold War. As Putin might give even more support to the pro-Moscow government. I only hope that there is no bloodshed. It might lead to border areas becoming part of Russia. But at least...

I only have Australian free-to-air but it seems good enough for me. Here are descriptions of the main channels. Channel 9 Owned by Murdoch, it has the Aussie 60 minutes, biggest budget and highest ratings. I don't watch it for those reasons. The only thing that I like about 9 is...

In our election the Labor Party had a positive campaign, concentrating on health, education and the environment. The Liberal Party (really conservative) had a simple scare campaign claiming that they would continue their strong economic management and keep interest rates low (disregarding...

The opening ceremony was pretty dull, but very Greek. What the hell was that random dancing and kissing at the beginning? The whole thing was pretty ornate and very expensive I know, but did any of you actually find it interesting? The centre effect of the stone thing was not worth the...

I tried to make a new random encounter, with 'Rebel' brotherhood troopers, but when I met them on my worldmap in game, they had little or no ammunition for their weapons. here is their entry in campaign.txt Rebels { "Rebels01_Medium;bad;2;3;true;A"...

This was already on TO but I hope that Odin can set this thread up as a poll, so there can be a bigger pool people that will give fairer results. I would like the bar graph of a poll so I can see the whole population at once, but try the Political Compass , as it gives a more sophisticated...

With the aforementioned cash for comment affair, the program discovered that David Flint, the chairman of the commission that is supposed to investigate cases of conflict of interest, was writing fan mail to Alan Jones, the powerful radio personality under investigation. After much pressure from...

I got the Pariah dog encounter years ago and remember that it gives you the jinxed trait. I just had the idea of trying to mutate the extra trait into something useful and then kill the dog. So I tried to find the encounter again but couldn't. Does anyone know how to get this encounter? Further...

The Indonesian government has expelled the International Crisis Group, an independent organization that monitors terrorism and other threats around the world. The ICG was deeply involved in determining the plans and activities of regional terror groups. Although their reports are very...

I watch nearly every doco on Australian television (any network related to Rupert Murdoch doesn't count) and saw an interesting BBC production about the Cola Wars. Not between Pepsi and Coke, but with emerging brands of 'Islamic Cola'. The case study involved Pakistan but this trend might be...

The power of film to reignite debate is demonstrated yet again. Although the film is a huge exaggeration of the facts, climate change is happening and something has to be done about it. According to current trends, weather will continue to get more extreme. Colder winters in Europe...

David Hicks was an Australian citizen who converted to Islam and decided to fight and learn the ways of the Koran. In his family background he came from a fairly unstable family and was poorly educated. For no apparent reason, he ended up going to Pakistan, trained as an muslim missionary and...

The terrible bombing of several commuter trains in Madrid at 7:30, just at rush hour, has brought the world once more, to a shocked stand still. 200 dead and mounting as the many wounded fight for their lives. I am so cold. Who was it. Nobody has claimed responcibiliity as of yet...

My hand writing is terrible and not that fast. Because of this I have been offered to type my final exams (HSC, A level, SAT whatever) on computer instead of writing. The only problem is I don't know how to (touch) type. ( It would have been useful if I was informed of this policy before instead...