John Howard is an insignificant twerp.
Monthly Archives: July 2003
“The exhibition includes pigs painted in police colours, sheep painted in concentration camp stripes and a cow covered in images of Andy Warhol’s face.” (BBC)
“Afghanistan is being rebuilt with the help of the Linux operating system.
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The UN hopes that training government workers to use Linux will help the country close the technology gap that separates it from many other countries.” (BBC)
Lovely worked photos of Soho (London).
“A few months after a disagreement with Microsoft CEO Bill Gates on the issue of software security, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday called on Indian IT professionals to specialise in open source software rather than relying on proprietary solutions.”
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“On the extensive use of MS Windows at the institute, Kalam said, “The most unfortunate thing is that India still seems to believe in proprietary solutions. Further spread of IT, which is influencing the daily life of individuals, will have a devastating effect on the lives of society due to any small shift in the business practice involving these proprietary solutions. It is precisely for these reasons open source software needs to be built which will be cost effective for the entire society,” said Kalam.” (India Times)
Malcolm Fraser on ‘The end of our independence?’ (The Age)
It’s easy to love London in the summer. Even Hackney. Strawberries and champagne in the park on Saturday; the police sealing up a road tonight as a unicyclist cycles past.
The comments in this VoxPolitics post list some left-wing blogs.
“The Uniting Church, Australia’s third largest denomination, is poised to become the first mainstream church to allow practising homosexuals to be ordained.” (The Age)
A succinct summary of why John Howard is bad: “The Howard prime ministership will leave enduring footprints on gun reform, East Timor and tax reform, and be remembered for its role in opposing a republic, the hard line on asylum seekers and the refusal to say sorry for past injustices to indigenous Australians.
But the decision to join the coalition of the willing in the war in Iraq will, more than any other, define the Howard era and, potentially, have the greatest influence on the nation’s future.” ()
“Films a bit like Labyrinth” is surely the ultimate web page. We can all go home now.