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Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as… Friday 12 August 2011 “Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well.
Top ten tips for keeping it nice at the pub Thursday 11 August 2011 I’ve worked in pubs, bars and live music venues for a long time and I’ve served a> lot > of punters.
Llama attack 'a nightmare,' senior says Saturday 6 August 2011 A bizarre attack by a llama has turned a summer vacation in B.
Melt-up Wednesday 13 July 2011 Yesterday was bad. I was in a funk most of the day for no good reason, and was looking forward to an impro jam at a good friend’s house to cheer me up.
Tourists taken for a ride on myki Wednesday 13 July 2011 The Opposition said the plan to remove all short-term tickets was unworkable.
Canada Day Friday 1 July 2011 I’m listening to Fireworks , by the Tragically Hip. I’ve said this before, but I’ve only really started to appreciate their music after I left Canada.
More Jurgens on the interwebs Friday 1 July 2011 Further, if you think something I write is about you, you’re probably mistaken.
The upside to pervasive CCTV Thursday 9 June 2011 via youtube.com Even more funny YouTube videos! Forget cute kittens - the next wave of Internet humour will be drunk poms summersaulting over bannisters.
My month of not-drinking: an analysis Thursday 2 June 2011 So I stopped drinking alcohol for the month of May. No real reason, except for the fact that I woke up with an I’m-never-drinking-again hangover on the first of the month, and I thought “well, what if?
Another translated letter from The Age to The Readers about The iPad App from The Age Tuesday 31 May 2011 Several months ago, launched to great fanfare, The Age released one of the worst iPad apps I’ve ever used.