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James Murdoch confirmed as BSkyB chairman | Reuters

david — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:09:32 +0000

Despite the fact that

Murdoch’s testimony given in parliament last week has already been called into question by two ex-News of the World executives, who say he was aware of evidence that showed the hacking was not limited to a couple of "rogue" individuals.

James Murdoch is unanimously re-confirmed as chairman of BSkyB. Maybe the possible [...]

Bolt calls it “the gloating sound” from the left polemicists

david — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:07:12 +0000

Andrew Bolt, outspoken shock jock for the Murdoch press in Oz is keen to defend Christianity against the charge that Breivik’s religious and political beliefs somehow contributed to his decision to commit mass-murder in Norway. However in true Bolta style his article is long on opinion while short on facts, he seems far more concerned [...]

Phone hacking | Media | guardian.co.uk

david — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:00:04 +0000

News of the World, part of Rupert’s empire has been well and truly caught out. On so many levels, but particularly with regard to their role in the Milly Dowler case we see the unfettered appetite for sensation and a complete absence any ethical or moral behaviour. Quoting Michael Wolff (via Crikey) who sums it [...]

The anti-intellectual brigade

david — Tue, 31 May 2011 10:01:09 +0000

This could be a post directed at the global warming denialist, you know the how it goes…carbon dioxide is just a gas, the science is questionable, humans have nothing to do with it and besides the planet isn’t warming anyway, yada yada.

Not that there’s anything wrong healthy skepticism as such, it encourages good solid [...]

Facebook, cashing in on likes

david — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:51:43 +0000

So word of mouth recommendations and mobile applications are going to be the next big thing.

Leaving aside obvious self interest here, you know Facebook, advertising revenue, mobile phones…join the dots, leaving that aside since we apparently can never discuss the motivation to make money because that’s both a given and completely natural, leaving aside the [...]

Facebook, the most appalling spying machine ever invented

david — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:57:12 +0000

Julian Assange’s words…

Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented…here we have the most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations, their communications with each other, their relatives all sitting within the United States, all accessible to US intelligence. Facebook, Google, Yahoo…have built in [...]

#NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement

david — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:38:59 +0000

Must have been cut from the same cloth as the Mad Monk

Government plays the two card trick

david — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:14:26 +0000

Today’s story by Michelle Grattan shows us another aspect of “new” Labor, getting everybody back to work particularly those bludgers on disability welfare. It is all the more disturbing that this message was delivered in person by Ms Gillard to the esteemed audience of the Sydney Institute. There are clearly two messages, one to be [...]

This is nuts | Malcolm Turnbull

david — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:29:14 +0000

This is nuts! What we should be doing is building a network that is capable of meeting our demands today and what we can see, reasonably foresee for a reasonable period in the future

Turnbull also advises anyone who believes that such a future will require the sort of capacity fibre optic systems provide, to get [...]

Backlash as God forced into schools

david — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:36:52 +0000

God is Back! OMG! Sweet Jesus how could it come to pass that the gubberment could do this to its own?

Christian Education is once again obligatory in Victorian schools (although we have moved on from the Victorian age in other regards). Whether they like it or not.

The political concerns of the right seem inexplicably [...]