Category Archives: Events

Cheapie Crikey Subs

February 16, 2009 – 11:33 pm

Before I forget (and in between running tutorials), just a reminder that Club Troppo’s Nick Gruen runs a group subscription to online newsmagazine Crikey every year. The long and the short of the arrangement is that the more people sign up through Nick’s deal (go here and follow the instructions), the cheaper it is. At [...]

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Not quite New Year…

December 29, 2008 – 1:28 am

… but lots of chuckles anyway. The insane masters of cardboard cut-outs at JibJab present their annual review. I do like the nifty stunt 2009 pulls right at the end.
  
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By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Funnies | Comments (0)

Shit, it’s Christmas

December 24, 2008 – 7:31 am

At some point in the last three years I stuck Jeff Foxworthy’s ‘Redneck 12 Days of Christmas’ up on a Catallaxy Christmas post, which means I can’t do it again. That said, there’s no rule against a bit more Jeff for y’all. Since everyone seems to be pretty happy to have shifted one particular redneck [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Music | Comments (9)

Best Blog Posts of 2008

December 10, 2008 – 12:16 am

For those of you who’ve been floating around Ozblogistan for a while, you’ll probably know about Online Opinion and Club Troppo’s annual exercise in tracking down the best writing around the place. If you’re new to the system, the idea is to nominate up to six of your favourite posts from the last year (with [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Blogging | Comments (0)

Mrs Wu: ‘whose revolution is it anyway?’

August 24, 2008 – 8:26 am

More news funnies, courtesy our friends at Channel 4. And two Chinese grandmothers with a terrific attitude.

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Fark! | Comments (0)

Spot the smiling copper? No, we couldn’t find one either

August 6, 2008 – 6:05 am

Every now and again, the British news media indulge the national talent for ironic pisstake, and I’m pleased to report that China’s touchiness in the face of global criticism in the lead-up to the Olympics is now becoming a favoured target. What makes this report (from Channel 4 News) so good is the way it [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in England, Media, Sport | Comments (8)

‘We’ve all come to look for America…’

May 15, 2008 – 8:08 am

As I mentioned over at Catallaxy, I’m one of those erstwhile lefties who decided that I didn’t want to visit the USA as a callow youth, and then - despite my politics shifting as time passed - I never got around to it. Last week’s conference was my first visit, and wasn’t the best introduction, [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Popular culture | Comments (4)

Fireworks! I has it!

January 10, 2008 – 10:05 am

Finally figured out how to take fireworks pics in Edinburgh, and as promised, here they are. I’ve also included some blizzard photographs as well, although I haven’t worked out how to do snowflakes properly - they come out looking like sleet, despite the white stuff all over the ground. Maybe Heath G can advise. I’ll [...]

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Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat…

December 25, 2007 – 2:22 am

…Please put a penny in the Old Man’s hat.
One thing that’s taken some getting used to around these parts is the short Christmas/New Year break, even for students. I wound up on December 15 and will be back in harness by January 6 - and Oxford is notorious for its short, intense terms. Edinburgh students [...]

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LDP at APEC (and lots of other goodies, too)

September 12, 2007 – 12:02 am

Catallaxy regular Fatfingers showed just how dexterous he can be at the APEC protests last week. If you follow the links below, you’ll be able to take a gander at the photographs he took, with some pretty decent video footage to follow. He’s in the process of editing the latter, so if anyone wants copies, [...]

By skepticlawyer | Also posted in Free Speech | Comments (7)