Recent content by disarray

social conscience is free. social policy is not. would that it were so :( thats why the tragedy of the commons is such a tragedy.

i hate beggars who sit on the corner with a sign and beg, especially that fat landwhale who lurks on the corner of george and market streets, that middle aged lady who's been trying to get home to perth for 17 years in pitt street, and anyone in a physically fit state who has the wherewithal to...

if she puts in (and puts out), she may be entitled to a cut. so short answer, no. go see a family lawyer. http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1365171

Re: Bitcoins - Peer to Peer currency bitcoins are a new paradigm. people will always need a medium of exchange, and here is one that is out of reach of government, banks, or "the system". as the world virtualizes, this is the first virtual currency. all the blathering about "the cloud" is just...

or you can smooth it all out with a dash of authoritarianism :D

it's not quite that clear cut .... Contact CSA (child sexual assault) was reported by 16% of males and 25% of females. Men reported female perpetration of CSA nearly 40% of the time, and women reported female perpetration of CSA 6% of the time child sexual assault against boys counts too...

a society can only be as ideal as the people who inhabit it

this is rubbish and there is no way we should be wearing some communal guilt for our society or its history.

+1 what ever happened to "responsibilities"?

or you can make parts for firearms

yeah but the original post says you don't get to pick your position in it :) i'm happy to work for a boss who has his head screwed on and a reasonable set of priorities. i just don't really get into democracy. its like that quote by alexis de tocqueville ... ... people aren't trustworthy...

benevolent dictatorship. things get done and the people are looked after. just need to sort the succession issue.

accurate. i liked training kyokushin the best.

the CEO of my arm of a multinational is doing it, and he sent out an email asking for donations. he's aimed for $5,000 and the money goes to vinnies. at last check the CEO of commonwealth bank was already sponsored for $166,000 to do it and gail kelly was at $122,000. so yeah if it was just a...

i wonder how long it will all last though? the whole system is built on cheap energy and oil based transport, it can't last forever. i see tinned italian tomatos for $1 a tin clobbering the ardmona local brand at $1.80 or so. i see chinese ya pears for $1 a kilo. even the fish store is selling...