February 13, 2012

No parking?

Abandoned car in no parking zone

There has been a car parked illegally outside the front of my house for about three weeks. It’s in a no-standing zone on the corner of two streets. At first I thought the vehicle belonged to someone who worked in a nearby business. There are several such places near my home and the street is [...]

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Mobile phones on aircraft

Coming back to Adelaide from Mount Gambier, I accidentally left my mobile phone switched on while boarding the aircraft. It didn’t seem to interfere with the plane’s navigation system or any other electrical equipment.

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The judge, the soroptimist and a cactus

I appeared before a Supreme Court judge this week. More later. Meanwhile, I’m sure that Soroptimists are lovely people. In fact, Soroptimist International is a worldwide organisation for women in management and professions, working through service projects to advance human rights and the status of women. But I wish they would buy their own camera, [...]

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Horoscope in retrospect

If I was able to write my own horoscope in retrospect it would be something like: Capricorn for Wednesday A series of mistakes and frustrations will sap your natural energy today. Don’t let it get you down! Money matters will command your attention. Stand up for yourself and recover what’s owing to you. The day [...]

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Top 30 innovations of the last 30 years

Early last year, Knowledge@Wharton released a list of the top 30 innovations over the past 30 years. I’ve just discovered the article, but it’s still thought provoking to ponder the technological changes that have occurred in three decades. The list is as follows, in their order of importance: 1. Internet, broadband, WWW (browser and html) [...]

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