On November 24 I went down to the Bourke Street Mall in Melbourne to capture some video of “Buy Nothing Day”.

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Watch as the protesters get harassed by street cleaners in the employ of THE MAN!

Soundtrack is NEW MUSIC by the one and only PUBLIC ENEMY

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What do Borat, Global Warming, Milton Friedman and Bono have in common? They are all mentioned on today’s show!
Shane Williamson joins me again today to talk about:

the woman who kept her dead husband in the cupboard for three years
the death of Milton Friedman
the global warming controversy
Cranky Middle Manager interview with Michael Urlocker about disruptive paradigms
new [...]

 

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UPDATE November 30, 2006: Arrrrghhhh! Bad news on these pens. They freakin LEAK. I opened one today, started writing in my Moleskine, and noticed my fingers were covered in blue ink! In the bin they go!

As I sit here this morning doing my GTD Weekly Review (before my Productivity Buddy Michael Specht emails me [...]

Hell yeah. I’ve been waiting for this moment for at least a year. Today, after several failed attempts over the last few months, I finally managed to get Google Calendar and my Outlook calendar on my PDA synchronized.
I initially tried using CompanionLink for Google but couldn’t get that working, despite several emails with their [...]

Australians all let us rejoice! For our Federal Government has been absolved of all responsibility for the AWB scandal! It turns out they knew nothing! Nothing at all! It’s all okay. Breathe easy Australia, your Government knew nothing. They didn’t read the secret memos and cables. Andrew Bolt seems to think this is a good [...]

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I’ve decided we might start the night off with some poker at my place and then see what happens.
Details here. Please register at Upcoming if you’re coming. Anyone who turns up who is not registered will be turned away by the guard dogs.

okay folks so… I’ve given zero thought to what we should do on Dec 2nd to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of G’Day World and therefore the 2nd anniversary of Aussie podcasting. How about a poker night at my place? BYO food, drinks and poker chips. Also bring $20 for the pot. Texas Hold ‘Em. Pubs [...]

Des Paroz sent me a link to this article in The SMH that talks about how inaccurate the food labels in Australia are.
Julie Robotham reports:
Of the 19 products that claimed to be low in fat or calories, 19 per cent exceeded the fat content published on the panel while two-thirds contained more calories than specified [...]

From David Berlind over on ZDNET:
Judge Leonard Davis ruled that a patent granted in 1996 to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, is valid. The patent describes the implementation of several aspects of the 802.11a and 802.11g wireless standards developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). [...]