Rationing of Health CareRationing of Health Care
Peter Singer wrote an interesting article for the New York Times which makes a good case for rationing health care on the basis of a ratio of the amount of[...]
Category: Politics
Fixing the Correct Network BottleneckFixing the Correct Network Bottleneck
The latest news in the Australian IT industry is the new National Broadband Network (NBN) plan [1]. It will involve rolling out Fiber To The Home for 90% of the[...]
Australian Democracy is “Microsoft Compatible”Australian Democracy is “Microsoft Compatible”
Here is the Australian Electoral Commission documentation on how to register a political party [1]. It includes the requirement for “A Microsoft compatible electronic membership list (and paper copy) providing[...]
Censorship, Piracy, and Movie IdeasCensorship, Piracy, and Movie Ideas
Flame has written a satirical post about the different methods used to try and prevent unauthorised use of copyright movies and the distribution of illegal porn [1]. He has also[...]
The Cost of Car CrashesThe Cost of Car Crashes
An article from 1999 suggested that car crashes caused a financial loss in OECD countries equivalent of 2% of their entire economies [1]. An article from the Sydney Morning Herald[...]
Lobbying for Free SoftwareLobbying for Free Software
I am not aware of any Linux Users Group (LUG) being active in informing it’s members of how the policies of the various political parties compare with regard to free[...]
A Police SMS about Fire RiskA Police SMS about Fire Risk
My wife and I have each received SMS messages from “Vic.Police” that say: Extreme weather expected tonight (Monday) & tomorrow. High wind & fire risk. Listen to the ABC local[...]
Tragedy and ProfitTragedy and Profit
Every time something goes wrong there will be someone who tries to take advantage of the situation. The recent bushfires in Australia that have killed hundreds of people (the count[...]
How to Support Straight MarriageHow to Support Straight Marriage
There is currently a lot of discussion about how to protect “marriage“, such discussion is based on the issue of whether Gay Marriage should be prohibited to protect Straight Marriage.[...]
Voting and Linux AustraliaVoting and Linux Australia
Dhanapalan writes about the small number of voters for Linux Australia elections [1]. I guess that blacklist-voting is partly to blame for my inactivity in this regard. Linux Australia is[...]