I’m in the habit of keeping a tissue in my pocket. At this time of year, it can be a risk to my dignity.
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Let’s revisit
Nearly 8 years ago, I published this piece. I could republish it today without changing anything.
The hour is come
Is it possible that Australia has an energy system that is unfit for purpose?
Continue readingLCD screens are tough
Who knew? Bake it. If that doesn’t work, freeze it.
Continue readingCorporate cowardice or ignorance? And a bonus: the origin of the term ‘woke’
“Is business getting the balance right between investor, customer and other stakeholder demands when it comes to ESG issues?” The question could have been loaded. But it wasn’t.
Continue readingYemeni terrorists set back the clocks by 150 years
Twiddling the clocks is normally limited to a 1 hour shift, either forward or back, near the equinoxes. Even then, not all countries, states and territories follow the practice. But now, we have been exposed as amateurs by the Houthi terrorists from Yemen.
Continue readingGrift or Satire?
My mind is unclear on this point. Grift means to obtain money illicitly. Satire is to expose foolishness using irony or humour. PLOS One has published a paper that is one or the other, but I genuinely can’t tell which.
Continue readingLaws or legislation?
I was prompted to pen a letter to the editor of the Australian Financial Review by a column in the weekend edition. The editor kindly published it.
Argentinian politics take an oxymoron turn
Oxymoron is a great word, amongst my favourites. As good as ‘transmogrify’ and ‘discombobulate’.
Continue readingBegging the question
Begging the question is one of those idioms in the English language that change meaning in front of our eyes.
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