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Beating The Drum

2008-04-30T10:33:57Z

To my mind, allocating an excise on candied alcoholic drinks is a logical progression. Sure, it's yet another tax boon to the federal government, ought to be something encompassed by the GST, as should all taxes on consumables. However, this artic...

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QotD: I'm So Excited

2008-04-29T11:34:21Z

What most excites you about the way you're living your life right now? Fuck all, really. If you call work-home-work-home five days a week, flight simming on weekends because I can't afford to do anything else, then I s'pose that's exciting. Fran...

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Does Brisbane Need A "Darling Harbour"?

2008-04-29T11:31:46Z

I'm a Brisbanite, but can't actually say I've paid a whole lot of attention to this seemingly benighted development. Until now. I haven't had to work in the CBD for quite a while, but that all changed in January this year. Once again exposed to t...

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Vox Hunt: A Cut Above the Rest

2008-04-25T22:17:53Z

Show us a photo of you with a funny haircut. It doesn't get much funnier than that. The things ya do when you're unemployed and out of your scone with boredom....

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And In The Morning

2008-04-25T07:05:49Z

Watching the ANZAC Day services from Gallipoli and Viller-Bretonneux, I couldn't help but be struck by the similarities, and differences between the two. Gallipoli was, as has been the case ever since real-time telecasts began several years ...

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QotD: More, More, More

2008-04-18T08:50:01Z

What would you like to do more of? Just about anything which doesn't require that I work at a job that I don't enjoy, simply for the money.

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Running Away

2008-04-16T07:07:15Z

In a bid to escape from the everyday dramas which are currently plaguing me, I decided to return to the fantasy world of flightsimming. You know....Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (I'm both dubious about and too cheap to buy FSX). There's an abund...

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Dollar Games

2008-04-15T09:50:22Z

The mob I wrote about yesterday sent me their contract today. The quoted dollar amount includes superannuation, which strips away just over $5k/annum, making the disposable income after tax untenable. I rang them, stated a case and was promised an...

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Shot Duck

2008-04-14T07:20:51Z

Well, I have a job. It's not the job I wanted, and it pays less than I wanted, but at least the house will be safe. For a while. The budgeting will have to be tightly handled as I'll be getting paid monthly, which frankly I find obscene & obsolete...

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A Mouse Click Too Far

2008-04-10T07:42:37Z

Went for another job interview this arvo. Wasn't actually any kind of interview I've ever had though. Firstly, there was the inevitable call on the recruitment agency to sign their legal disclaimers, under the guise of asking "...and just what sor...

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