Yesterday there was a big ol’ tizzy in anti-vaccination camps. The deceitfully named Australian Vaccination Network’s Meryl Dorey has a Twitter account. This account had been sending dodgy Direct Messages, leading to a lot of complaints. Meryl didn’t waste any time pole-vaulting to a conclusion: Meryl Dorey, posting as the Australian Vaccination Network: It looks [...]
The charming Yorkshire playwright Alan Bennett failed the entrance exam to the school I would end up attending. As it happens, I think he had a lucky escape. But at least someone had a sense of humour when, many years later, he was invited to open the school’s new theatre. That event also took place [...]
Of all the scammers who have tried to con me with their 419 scams on Skype, ‘micheal collins’ was by far one of the most unbelievably patient. Since we all benefit from a little positive feedback, my top tip for Mikey would be to learn how to spell ‘Michael’, and to choose to represent a [...]
While Brigadier (ret.) Jim Wallace of the Australian Christian Lobby acts surprised that the ‘Twitter Brigade’ objected to his racist homophobic rubbish, The Christian Post give us an insight into their online strategy: Because nothing says ‘we understand the Internets’ like plastering ‘ways to get CP‘ at the bottom of your pious and tawdry blog.
Oh my, /popularinternetimageboard/ You have just blown my mind.
HELLO THERE! I hope that you had a terrific February, as I did. Here’s a post about my forthcoming gigs for March 2009! I’ve been so busy lately, it’s come in rather late! Full listings are at the bottom of this page. Please note that all my future shows will be listed on the Upcoming [...]
In the beginning was the Duck. And the Duck was stupid. Then came a man called Rick Astley. He was awesome, but he wasn’t the Messiah. They asked him, are you the Messiah? And he smiled and said he wasn’t. But he said, ‘We’re no strangers to love’. And they were confused, even though they’d [...]
As you know, I’m clearly a man who knows his tech history. With that comes an awesome responsibility to stay ahead of the pulse, to keep my finger on the ball and my eyes on the curve. Nowhere is this more crucial as we look to the release of Web 2.1 (beta) than in the [...]
I’ve met some lovely people, online and offline, since I came to Australia. Party it’s because Sydney is a fantastic city. It really is. It’s so big there’s a group for you to join, whatever you’re into. People are friendly and normally behave themselves. The anti-social behaviour that now so plagues the UK is next [...]
