Clear Ambiguity

I am now enjoying reasonably fast internet access thanks to Internode ADSL2+. I have been using it for a while now, but finally after a few tweaks I am seeing some impressive results.

[`[*Test Results from Oz Broadband Speed Test*]`]
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Test run on [*22/06/2008*] @ [*01:12 PM*])]

[(Mirror: [*Internode*]
Data: [*15 MB*]
Test Time: [*12.72 secs*])]

[(Your line speed is [*9.86 Mbps*] (9855 kbps).
Your download speed is [*1.2 MB/s*] (1232 KB/s). )]

Not too bad and a huge jump on the 700KB/s I was getting.

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Inept GOP’ers sent lots of emails to georgewbush.org instead of georgewbush.com. The .org site is anti-Bush and has published the emails complete with attachments such as the rapidly becoming infamous “caging lists” spreadsheets. There is some very interesting reading in these email and they will do a great deal of damage in the right hands. Rove for one has some explaining to do.

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http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,23636,21704792-462,00.html

Hmmm, this is interesting and may actually make some changes. It seems that the loony Australian government’s propaganda machine has  now decided to become carbon neutral. OK they will do it in dodgy ways, but at least the issue is being acknowledged. How are Little Johny and his environmental vandal friends going to say that there isn’t a problem when Murdoch and Co are facing it head on.

Wow, actual news on news.com.au

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Do Re Mi simply rock.

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Looks like timelady has tagged me for my Rage type music list. The first thing I should do is point out that she has actually missed one of her favourites, and let that twist her mind a little. Well here is my current list, but I will forget some:

1. Nick Cave- Ship Song
2. Nick Cave- Where The Wild Roses Grow (with Kylie Minogue)
3. Greenday- When September Ends- Great song, great film clip and great message
4. Jewel- Most songs before the “Intuition” WTF stage, but lets say “Hands”
5. The Waifs-Lighthouse
6. Ani DiFranco-Fuel
7. Fiona Apple-Criminal -Well I am a guy, and it is Fiona in a bath and …
8. Cold Chisel-My Baby
9. REM- Orange Crush- Why wasn’t this song on the best of album?
10. Doe-Re-Mi- Man Overboard- Favourite song of all time
11. Johnny Cash- Hurt- Life changing film clip
12. PJ Harvey-Down By The Water
13. The Angels-Marseilles
14. ACDC-You Shook Me All Night Long- Simply because I can’t listen to this song without turning it up and singing along :)
15. Portishead- Sour Times
16. Peaches- Kick It (with Iggy Pop)
17. Machine Gun Fellatio- Unsent Letter- Watch the film clip one day
18. Sheryl Crow- Maybe Angels
19. Alanis Morissette- Uninvited- pretty close to perfect
20. Bob Dylan- Subterranean Homesick Blues

This was quite difficult and I left out some huge favourites like B52’s, Sheryl Crow, No Doubt, Gondwanaland, Garbage, Goana, Challice, Live, Dianna Anaid … However keeping with the theme, here are 20 :)

I really should spend some more time on this list, but not tonight. So here it is. Oh damn, i forgot Kraftwerk- Pocket Calculator, but played it a lot today and the kids love it :)

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Torture tale sidesteps Hicks gag | NEWS.com.au

David Hicks may be gagged from telling his story but here is some interesting reading with information from his British citizenship application. It will be interesting to see how Howard deals with this one.

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Hi all, I am sure you are aware that I have been a little nuts recently over the US mid-term elections. This has been for several reasons none more important than the Republicans have been steering the entire world further right into crazyville. Well, I have unfortunately been working flat out since you US folk did such an amazing job, so here is my thanks to you from a simple Australian.

Wow, thanks America. I am stunned and amazed at what you have done :) 

The clean sweep of Congress, along with Rummy taking a fall is more than I could have dreamed of. Nice work :)

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Breaking the Silence

It should surprise few readers that we think a vote that is seen—in America and the world at large—as a decisive “No” vote on the Bush presidency is the best outcome.

A plead for sanity from The American Conservative magazine.

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Some interesting articles about Republican’s running for Congress.

–AZ-Sen: Jon Kyl
–AZ-01: Rick Renzi
–AZ-05: J.D. Hayworth
–CA-04: John Doolittle
–CA-11: Richard Pombo
–CA-50: Brian Bilbray
–CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave
–CO-05: Doug Lamborn
–CO-07: Rick O’Donnell
–CT-04: Christopher Shays
–FL-13: Vernon Buchanan
–FL-16: Joe Negron
–FL-22: Clay Shaw
–ID-01: Bill Sali
–IL-06: Peter Roskam
–IL-10: Mark Kirk
–IL-14: Dennis Hastert
–IN-02: Chris Chocola
–IN-08: John Hostettler
–IA-01: Mike Whalen
–KS-02: Jim Ryun
–KY-03: Anne Northup
–KY-04: Geoff Davis
–MD-Sen: Michael Steele
–MN-01: Gil Gutknecht
–MN-06: Michele Bachmann
–MO-Sen: Jim Talent
–MT-Sen: Conrad Burns
–NV-03: Jon Porter
–NH-02: Charlie Bass
–NJ-07: Mike Ferguson
–NM-01: Heather Wilson
–NY-03: Peter King
–NY-20: John Sweeney
–NY-26: Tom Reynolds
–NY-29: Randy Kuhl
–NC-08: Robin Hayes
–NC-11: Charles Taylor
–OH-01: Steve Chabot
–OH-02: Jean Schmidt
–OH-15: Deborah Pryce
–OH-18: Joy Padgett
–PA-04: Melissa Hart
–PA-07: Curt Weldon
–PA-08: Mike Fitzpatrick
–PA-10: Don Sherwood
–RI-Sen: Lincoln Chafee
–TN-Sen: Bob Corker
–VA-Sen: George Allen
–VA-10: Frank Wolf
–WA-Sen: Mike McGavick
–WA-08: Dave Reichert

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Aussie lifestyle a ’serious drain on the planet’ | NEWS.com.au

If the rest of the world led the kind of lifestyles we do here in Australia, we would require three and a half planets to provide the resources we use and to absorb the waste we create.

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