Archive for May, 2008

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The law regarding child pornography

This quick overview applies primarily to Victoria, but seems to be in harmony with Commonwealth law. The law provides for 4 offences: procuring, making, possessing or publishing child pornography.

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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Combined Heat and Power

I’ve been thinking about Combined Heat and Power (CHP) as a solution to the energy crisis.

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Monday, May 19th, 2008

The clash of the Vaxen

Hopefully some of you know what Vaxen are (or were). This link is to an account of an entertaining clash of computer cultures, over 20 years ago. I enjoyed it. I assure you, the culture is alive and well today.

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Once a carpenter…

Another great Web comic. http://www.farleftside.com/2008/5-16-08.html

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Alternative medicine is superior if you value attention over efficacy

I’ve been thinking about alternative medicine. A broad general review would likely find that alternative medicine is clearly superior to Western medicine in two specific areas: (1) its practitioners are more attentive and spend more time with their patients and (2) although Western medicine does rely to some extent on the placebo effect, alternative medicine […]

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