I keep adding things to the list, so here’s the list
People who think the phrase ‘as a mother…’ lends moral authority to anything that comes after Media outlets that invite non-scientists to ‘have your say’ on topics of scientific debate […]
Dear Sydney Morning Herald: stop insulting our intelligence and do some fucking journalism
If this morning’s Sydney Morning Herald online front page is any guide, we’re in for two weeks of insulting, click-baiting tabloid bullshit Olympics coverage. It has already become truly offensive.
Making Microsoft Word 2010 remember your ‘Show revisions in balloons’ setting
Are you sick and tired of adjusting the “show revisions in balloons” setting in Microsoft Word 2010 every time you open a document? There is a solution!
Relax, our nation’s bacon supplies are safe
The story circulating the world about a looming crisis in the bacon supply has turned out to be a load of porkies, just self-serving propaganda by the British National Pig Association. […]
Local elections form guide: People’s Republic of Marrickville
Tomorrow is local government elections day across New South Wales and in my little organic tofu patch deep within the latte belt, we’re not spoiled for choice. For the first […]
GST on overseas online sales: for fuck’s sake, do the maths!
New South Wales Treasurer Mike Baird has proposed lowering the GST-free threshold for online purchases from overseas from the current $1,000 to $30. This, he says, will raise hundreds of […]
Following the script: how to spin the new iPhone non-story into 20 non-stories
By the time Apple actually gets around to selling the iPhone 5 to Australian consumers, local media outlets will each have managed to publish approximately 20 non-stories on this vital topic.
Newspaper editors ‘concerned about quality’ but not about hiring journalists who can write good
Newspaper editors are deeply concerned about the declining quality of journalism in this country. So why are they more worried about ensuring their staff have monetisable social media skills than about hiring journalists who can write?
