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Archive for April, 2007

Complain, for the sake of complaining

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

It should be of no surprise, least of all to myself, that the news.com.au article “Harry’s magic wearing thin” is the type of article that inspires incomprehensible rage within the consciousness of the average Harry Potter fan. New.com.au is rarely a good example of outstanding journalism (C’mon people, have you been reading your Brisbane Times?), [...]

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Comment Spam

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Hi. For all those who care, I’ve had to disable commenting due to massive amount of comment spam that is getting through. Have a nice day!

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Writing a History Thesis - End of Month 3.

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

As has been pointed out by a few of friends and acquaintances, I have been slack with updating regarding my thesis progress. This is due to a number of reasons – the most obvious is that the majority of my time has been to actually writing the damn thing. I have my intro more or [...]

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Hickory Stick

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

I must admit that I’m not entirely up to date on the situation of David Hicks. What I do know is that his incarceration is unjust, the military courts are unconstitutional (with regards to the American constitution), and that his gag order speaks volumes of his treatment in Guantanamo Bay.
By placing such an onerous gag [...]

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