There have been a few news articles recently about healthcare, and for most comments were left by the reading public. If those comments are an indication of the general public’s opinion of doctors, it’s frightening. Go to any online newspaper, find any medically related article, and you’ll see it there … all doctors are arrogant, [...]
Friendship is a weird thing. Different people have different definitions. But people often pour out horrible abuse and exploitation all in the name of “friendship”. In my younger years I also followed the Five Geek Social Fallacies. For the most part I’ve managed to get away from them now (I hope!), but these still form [...]
It’s something I’ve been mulling over lately. With the Internet, where exactly does it become stalking? Take Wil Wheaton, for example. I follow him on Twitter. I read his blog. If he is making an appearance on a tv show, I’ll tend to try to watch it. Every now and again when I’m bored, I’ll [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about Conroy and his beloved clean feed, and I am rapidly approaching an obvious conclusion. Senator Conroy may in fact be suffering from mental illness. Hear me out on this. Delusional disorder, as defined by the DSM IV, involved holding onto plausible delusions without the typical impact on mood or [...]
I know I’m likely to get flamed for this by people thinking I’m callous and don’t understand the seriousness of sexual assault. Whatever, you’ll just be sidestepping the whole issue if you do that. But the question does remain, when is it actually rape? In these musings, I’ll be referring to the woman as the [...]
Blogging will be somewhat interesting for a while. I’ve just started my rural term, and at the moment I have no broadband access. Until I do, I’ll be writing blog posts offline and posting them when I log in instead. I’ve only had a day of orientation so far. It’s always a bit intimidating to [...]
The more I read in the news, the more I know that the world is going to hell. It’s all about keeping oneself safe and in a desirable position, without the consequences of ones actions. The Burmese government has been denying access to those trying to bring aid to the cyclone victims, except for organisations [...]
This is a very public apology to SL. T and I were supposed to be going to his place for dinner tonight, but the landlord finally came around to fix the non-opening garage door, and is still hard at it now. He likes to do the repairs himself. I’m not a handyman, but I’m sure [...]
Oh noes!! Safely recorded on the IQ was the final episode in the first season of Dexter. We know who the Ice Truck Killer is (who had kidnapped Dexter’s foster-sister), and this was where we were going to find out why. The first 10 minutes were great! The Ice Truck Killer hinted at a grand [...]
My first Christmas off in 3 years. Having Christmas dinner here. Three days before Christmas, the oven stops working. Ruh-roh!