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Sunrises

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Been taking a few photos of the sun when it comes up in the morning, and got this stunner today: The whole album is public, if you want to see more. edit ooh, I found the Fotobook plugin. So, I can upload to Facebook from iPhoto and have it linked in my blog. nice.

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Why the focus on vehicle speeding is stupid

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The NSW Government wants to install hidden speed cameras throughout the state. They think that by doing this, they’ll make people drive slower, because slower speeds statistically result in less death. They also want the increased revenue such a system would give them – more speeding fines is more money in the bank. The reality is [...]

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An Open Letter to the A-G of South Australia

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To Attorney-General Atkinson, I have read your position on the matter of an MA18+ rating for games in Australia, and feel I need to communicate my disagreement. I play video games, many of them violent and gory. I get an enormous amount of enjoyment playing games that others (and you) would find horrific, disgusting and abhorrent.

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Suzuki GSX650FU Review

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(This is a copy of a review that I posted to Netrider. Be sure to check that site out, full of very friendly and knowledgeable people, for the most part.) So, I picked up this on Saturday: I figure that other learners might be interested in what my experience so far has been with it. Now, I [...]

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Waiting for new bike

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So, I’ve been riding a month now, and I’m loving it. So much so, that a few weeks ago I placed an order for a new motorbike to last me through my L’s and P’s period. The bike I’m after is a Suzuki GSX650FU. The NSW government recently changed the rules for “mature” learners (over 25s with [...]

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