Opinion Dominion

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Thursday, November 14, 2019

Colonoscopy considered

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A study from England finds a really big difference in the apparent effectiveness of colonoscopy conducted by the NHS, and those done by ...
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For the parents of 10 year olds

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It occurred to me this morning that if you are a child wanting to build a small diorama of a wind farm for a school project, you could readi...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Not the sharpest officer

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I don't think I have read this story before, of how Auberon Waugh got himself shot by being remarkably stupid: On National Service in...
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Still not normal

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Just took a couple of photos, in Brisbane's western suburbs, first looking West: And this one is looking north-east, where and if you lo...
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Bizarre and sordid crime noted

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Well, that must have been a challenge for Children's Services:  The Guardian reports on a truly unusual crime in England, in which the ...

Just lies continuously

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In fact, whenever Trump claims that he is responsible for something that has never happened before, it seems like a 99% chance that it is...
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Some commentary on fuel reduction burns

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As noted on Radio National , a couple of people with expertise in the area talk about fuel reduction burns.  ROSS BRADSTOCK: The notion th...
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Hurricane damage revised, upwards

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Michael Mann is heavily promoting a new paper that applies a more sensible way to assess whether destruction from hurricanes in the US has b...
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Monday, November 11, 2019

Appalling

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As I have complained bitterly before, Malcolm Turnbull wasted his dumping by not going on a rhetorical rampage about how the Coalition must ...
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Get them into it young...

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Spotted this in The Guardian: The caption: Funerals are held for American Mormons killed in an ambush in northern Mexica. The age o...

When he produces the goods on condoms that men don't mind using, then he can talk tax...

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I'm being a bit mean - there's not much doubt that Bill Gates is one of the better billionaires in terms of charity work; but I didn...

Not normal

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Brisbane from Mt Cootha lookout today, covered in smoke haze:

Honestly, it is hard to credit how stupid the Right has become (and an anecdote about certainty)

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Over the weekend, I noticed this widely mocked D'Souza tweet (and I'll just add the commentary on it too, because it is completely a...
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Sunday, November 10, 2019

Bedroom light

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I took the photo, of my son's mess of a bedroom, yesterday because I thought the orange, smoke filtered glow reminded me of the Spielber...
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Friday, November 08, 2019

A case study of flash flooding in one American town

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What a neatly presented story here at NPR on a town in Maryland that has had to face up to major changes following deadly recent flash floo...
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About Mormons in Mexico

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I was waiting to read more about why there are a bunch of Mormons (breakaway ones at that, which usually means polygamy) in Mexico, and ABC ...
Thursday, November 07, 2019

Back soon

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A bit busy with this and that, including having a swollen thing that shouldn't normally be swollen checked out.  Should be OK, he says h...
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Tuesday, November 05, 2019

I have more Melbourne Cup thoughts...

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People claim that you just can't ban horse racing - there are too many people making a living out of raising, training, riding, and shoo...

About Islam and dogs

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Well, I didn't know the details given in this article about how nuttily upset with dogs some parts of Islam can be: Followers of the ...

The new sweepstake

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Which Melbourne Cup racehorse will be the first to be sent to a knackery? By the way, I really dislike the word "knackery".  No ...
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