This week’s column – Greenhouse again
At the end of each year, like migratory birds, the world's international greenhouse diplomats over ten thousand of them hear a mysterious call. And each...
Tasteful self-congratulation
I've found from long experience that if you don't promote yourself no-one else is likely to do it for you. So it is with great...
Good Night and Good Luck (It’s four stars from me)
I've just been to see the above film and recommend it. It seems to have a fair bit of verisimilitude. For those that don't know,...
George Monbiot and the Australia Institute
George Monbiot agrees with the Australia Institute, though he calls a spade a spade and comes out and says it. Whereas the Australia Institute hates...
Some Open Source Disapppointments
I regret to say that the standard bearers of open source on your desktop, Firefox browser and OpenOffice.org both have important flaws. Firefox has dreadful...
The Windjammers
Robert Carter is the President of the Australian Society of Marine Artists. He has some paintings on show at the Mosman Art Gallery, alongside a...
Platinum Capital why do I like thee?
Let me count the ways. (more…)