The failed global ‘War on Drugs’- Alex Wodak
The Global War on Drugs. Alex Wodak.
A very detailed lecture on the failure of drug prohibition internationally. It should be noted that this guy is definitely not a libertarian, which is quite clear toward the end when he suggests alternate approaches to drugs. Regardless, interesting and valid criticism
Also, this.
"You libertines have done so much damage to this society you oughtta be ashamed of yourselves"
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USyd Campus Wireless on OS X Snow Leopard
For any of you who have upgraded your mac to Snow Leopard since its release, you'll know that the VPN client provided on the USyd website no longer works and that their ICT desk is about as much use to you as Michael Hussey is to the Australian cricket team.
You can set it up using the new built in VPN though, using the steps shown below:
- Go to 'System Preferences', then 'Network'.
- Click the '+' button to add a new profile. Set 'Interface' to 'VPN' then 'VPN Type' to 'Cisco IPSec', and 'Service Name to 'wireless' (all lower case).
- Now set the 'Server Address' to 'vpn.usyd.edu.au'. The username and password are just your UniKey details.
- Now go to 'Authentication Settings'. The 'Shared Secret' is 'jacaranda' and 'Group Name' is 'wireless' (both lower case), then click 'Ok'.
- Now click 'Apply' and then hit 'Connect'. With any luck you should be prompted for your unikey details and you'll be connected to USyd wireless. Proxy settings work as detailed on the USyd website (or as they did when you had it all working under Leopard).
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The time Landeryou threatened to sue us for defamation
Mostly because I couldn't be bothered producing original content.
Dear Young Mr Justin or is it Simon,
I am advised by one of your associates that you have claimed that I was successfully sued in relation to the liquidation of the Melbourne University Student Union Inc.
That is utterly false.
My financial situation - temporary I assure you - relate to my business dealings with the big bad Mr Solomon Lew and have nothing at all to do with the MUSU.
While it is true that there were a number of patriots were sued by a Socialist Left appointed Liquidator in nuisance lawsuits for massive amounts and settled for small payments (in the thousands of dollars against spectacular claims for millions), I believe most of the parties (including me) absolutely refused to agree to pay up anything to a fraudulent process of the kind instigated by our socialist friends.
You will find - and I encourage you to research the matter further - that no trial has yet or is ever likely to occur for the very good reason that there was no basis whatsoever to the claims made. So yes there was a lawsuit filed, and some amazingly high legal expenses on the Liquidator's part, but no trial let alone the result you imply. We vigorously defended every step of his bogus lawsuit and tormented the fucker as much as we could. A Supreme Court judge agreed we did rather a good job. He grew so upset he attempted to obtain court bans on our vigorous defence of his scandalous lawsuit. Poor fuck didn't have a clue.
For your reference:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VSC/2006/205.html (note the Judge essentially endorsed our claim that the Liquidator was pursuing the claim for non-commercial reasons)
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Landeryou-threatened-me-says-liquidator/2005/05/25/1116950754154.html
Indeed, as even the left-wing rag The Age partly correctly observed, we threatened to "do slowly" the corrupt Liquidator, a threat I believe we have, so far fulfilled with much more to come. He is and was a complete crook, attempting to use the political situation there to make himself a fortune. He got the fortune but also got a pretty big dose of grief from us which will continue until I am able to piss on his grave.(Apologies for the crude language, but as you are an engie of some kind I thought it might make it easier to follow for you)
Further, the Socialist Left appointed Liquidator will - when his final report is lodged - have to account for his expenditure of some $8 million, while recovering practically nothing from the "targets" he so publicly announced and denounced. Some of this money came from MUSU members which is bad enough, but it now appears most of it came from taxpayers via the University. If you seek a scandal, it is that, he trousered many millions and recovered essentially nothing.
Happy to discuss with you further should you wish. It saddens me that socialist propaganda of this kind has been accepted and repeated by a patriot such as yourself. Clearly this is because you are a dickhead rather than malevolent per se, so I'll forgive you this once providing you withdraw your false claims and apologise.
If it happens again, I suppose you know what happens next.
Andrew
PS Feel free to call me should you wish on 0415 99 33 26
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Smackdown Sunday: Cameron Mclean: Woolies employee for life
This post is written to all future employers of Cameron Mclean, currently completing a B Commerce in Marketing at Macquarie University, Australia, Oakhill College graduate 2007 and whose facebook profile claims (facetiously it would seem) that he is to be a lifelong employee of Woolworths.
However where it gets disturbing is when he's put on the subject of Barack Obama:
That's right. He thinks Obama is a Kenyan Muslim who was ineligible to stand for the presidency.
Enjoy Centrelink, fuckwit.
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Shameless Self-Promotion
I was cordially asked by the man himself, Tim Andrews, a few days ago to write a blog post on police powers.
It's for the Libertarians in Australia, and it exists... HERE.
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Echoes of Y2K heard by stupid ears.
Apparently the issue of climate change is comparable to the Y2K bug. I can definitely see how that's the case if you ignore the obvious differences in available evidence and, well the fact that they are not comparable AT ALL. Y2K was entirely speculative, the product of circulating one crackpot's baseless claims. It happened to also make a very good story. Scientists generally don't share the same low standards as journalists. This comes from a clear conflict between scientific methodology and the act of making shit up.
Just to clarify.
Climate change- SUPPORTED BY SCIENCE, OBSERVABLE, NOT BASED ON ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
Y2K- NONE OF THE ABOVE.
You people don't get to be part of the sceptics club. It's amazing how often ignoring solid evidence is worn like some intellectual badge of honour
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Optus Insurance Wargh
One of the most inefficient processes I've encountered in a while.
To elaborate, my iPhone stopped charging a couple of weeks ago, so I went into the store on Friday 31 July, stood around for 20 minutes then was told to call the insurance line to get a claim number. Did so and they took my phone and told me it'd take 5-10 working days to get repaired, sent out, all that jazz, and that I'd be contacted when they needed money for things (because Optus Insurance doesn't have access to the regular Optus billing facilities, that'd just be silly).
Until today I had heard nothing from them, and it'd been more than 10 working days, so I call them. They inform me that after 10 working days they have 'assessed' my phone as requiring replacement, and that they've sent a letter on Friday asking me to send them back a cheque, but that I could also pay by credit card in any number of means.
They sent a fucking snail mail letter. Instead of calling me on the contact number I specifically gave them, or emailing me using the email Optus already has for me. They sent a fucking letter which takes days to arrive at my house, asking me to mail back a cheque, which takes days to reach them.
I then give my credit card details to the operator to pay the $50 excess and she lets me know that a new phone will be available at the store for collection in "about 12 working days". I just called the store, they have my exact model phone in stock, but there's apparently something special about the new phones insurance sends out so I now have to wait until 2 September and I *might* be able to ditch this nokia brick for the phone Optus are still charging me extra in handset fees for.
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