You little ripper – a public service bleg
This webpage surveys the various products on offer to rip (a groovy word meaning 'record' I guess) streaming video and audio into files like MP3...
Oxfam: friend of the world’s poor?
Many years ago I used to donate quite a bit of the money I donate to charity to Community Aid Abroad. It seemed like a...
Confused Constitutionalism
The American innovation on English Constitutionalism was that there is fundamental law - expressed in the constitution - that cannot be ignored by the executive...
Punishment for the open sourcer
From PC Pro: He's already endured five months in prison. But now a Linux user convicted of piracy is facing the ultimate punishment - he's...
The politics of industrial relations
Politics is all about compromise and trade-offs. Sensible politicians target the median voter not the extremists on either side. On that test, Labors IR package...
Missing Link – graphical edition
We'll start with a community service announcement: The Australian Blogging Conference is to be held at the Queensland University of Technology on September 28 this...
Joshua Gans guest blogs for Troppo
On behalf of all Troppodillians I had lunch with Joshua Gans today. Actually it wasn't on behalf of anyone. I just felt like writing something...