Luke Freeman

In response to David’s post: Aboriginal PaternalismCorrect me if I am wrong though but when I was in the Northern territory the aboriginal women said that they wanted to be treated equally as whites, we replied “in what way” and replied along the lines of “If a white kid doesn’t show up to school, the school has to follow it up. If a white kid has been abused the government will step in. If a white women is abused they will press charges against the husband”.I may be wrong but the impression that I get is that the laws apply for all whites and blacks in the areas equally.The UN has declared that we are the only first world country that contains an entire third world existence, they say it is an embarrassment, at least the government is seriously looking at the issue again instead of just throwing money at it.There may be a lot of problems but things like food vouchers will actually mean that the kids get the food instead of their parents spending the money on alcohol.I have been in the outback, I have seen how it operates, I haven’t seen it all, but at least it is being discussed.

You watched the ABC more than any other station. Those days are long gone. You made worms by squeezing your Vegemite or peanut butter crackers together. The best parties always had fairy bread. The Waugh twins. Go! Aussie! Go! Super League almost ruining rugby league in Australia. Getting the Easter Show guide from the paper and circling all the show bags you wanted. You thought everyone in America carried a gun and you never wanted to go there because you were were scared you’d get shot. Blinky Bill, Mr Squiggle and Gumby. You always used to see that dried out, white dog poo on the footpath. You never …

Starting a new category today: How you know you are Australian

Number One

You’re familiar with Neighbours, Home and Away, Playschool, A Country Practice, Norman Gunston, Barry Humphries, Blue Heelers, Ray Martin, Bert Newton, Lisa McCune, Jon Burgess, Number 96, Molly Meldrum, Kerry O’Brien, and of course, Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch.

Well, after a week, we still have no internet at home!!

In other news Safari 3 is out… its great… and it is out for windows… windows users, please check it out and let me know what you think, so far its the fastest browser for a PC I have ever experienced. Although I love it, I am a bit sad that they didn’t respect PC users and make it look more familiar to them.

Check it out here: apple.com/safari

Well, I am off, up to pearl beach, to drown myself in Uni work, complete essays and catch up on readings for exams (about 900 pages!).

Wish me Luck!

“I don’t believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do anything he likes, the artist ends up doing nothing at all. If there’s one thing that’s dangerous for an artist, it’s precisely this question of total freedom, waiting for inspiration and all the rest of it.” -Federico Fellini

From an email:
This is a case of photographer photographing photographer. The following photographs were taken by photographer Hans van de Vorst at the Grand Canyon, Arizona. The descriptions are his own. The identity of the photographer in the photos is unknown.

I was simply stunned seeing this guy standing on this solitary rock in the Grand Canyon. The canyon’s depth is 900 meters here. The rock on the right is next to the canyon and safe.

Watching this guy on his thong sandals, with a camera and a tripod I asked myself 3 questions:

1. How did he climb that rock?

2. Why not …

From: Okdork.com

There might come a time when you’ll want to outsource some kind of technical or clerical work (for any number of reasons). Here is what I’ve learned from outsourcing many different projects to people in India, Russia, Pakistan and other countries.

Go to a big market place – You can search on Google for companies that will do the work for you or you can hit one of the big marketplaces. Going with Google is not recommended…
Define your project in detail – I like this step because while coming up with a full plan and project scope I am …

From How to explain RSS the Oprah way via 37signals.com:
The technical acronym for RSS is “Really Simple Syndication”, an XML format that was created to syndicate news, and be a means to share content on the web. Now, to geeks and techies that means something special, but to everyday folks like you and me, what comes to mind is, “Uh, I don’t get it?”

So, to make RSS much easier to understand, in Oprah speak, RSS stands for: I’m “Ready for Some Stories”. It is a way online for you to get a quick list of the latest story …

IDEO designer Jane Fulton Suri figures out unmet consumer needs by watching ordinary people doing ordinary things.

Thoughtless Acts is her book that shows random acts of design witnessed in everyday life. Some shots from the book below.

A few tips on suuccessful farming around the globe Economic Models explained with Cows - 2007 update

SOCIALISM
You have 2 cows.
You give one to your neighbour.

COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and gives you some milk.

FASCISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and sells you some milk.

NAZISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and shoots you.

BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.