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Introducing: Second Lie
Second Lie is arguably one of Second Life’s most interesting people. I’ve run across him a few times over the past three years and every time found him to be mightily amusing, as well as having some...
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Second Lie: costume etiquette and primadonna management
It’s time for the first of what hopefully becomes a regular Q&A segment with our new resident agony aunt, Second Lie. It’s all about sharing insights, finding common ground and a healthy dose of...
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Missing Dog
An old farmer is inconsolable after his dog goes missing. His wife suggests he take out an ad in the newspaper, which he does. But two weeks later, there’s still no sign of the pooch. “What did you...
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Wife Buys A Gun
A woman goes into a sporting goods store to buy a shotgun. “It’s for my husband” she tells the clerk. “Did he tell you what gauge to get?” asked the clerk. “Are you kidding?” she says. “He doesn’t even...
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Review: Diary of a Foreign Minister by Bob Carr
Everyone has their mental picture of Bob Carr. For me he was the animated Premier with the great speaking voice (a strength Mr Carr acknowledges repeatedly throughout the book). For others he was the...
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College Fun
On the first day of college, the Dean addresses the students, pointing out some of the rules. “The female dormitory will be out-of-bounds for all male students, so too the male dormitory to the female...
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Star Wars Episode VII Caterer Feeling The Pressure
With shooting underway on Episode VII of the Star Wars franchise, the pressure has started to build on all involved. That pressure has already started to show for catering assistant Jeff Revan. A Star...
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Apple Buys Beats Music and Beats Electronics..
.. for $3 billion. The software side makes a lot of sense to me, the headphone / earphone side less so as I’d be very doubtful they objectively produce any better quality stuff than anyone else. The...
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OmniFocus 2 Always Asking for Sync Password? Here’s the fix
I decided to try out OmniFocus 2 to try and get a bit more structure in my life. I’ve downloaded the trial version and am impressed with it so far. There was just one frustration: every few minutes I...
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Work from Home Employee Sick of Self
With the increasing prevalence of ‘work from home’ options for a lot of employees, new social customs are evolving as people adjust to the more isolated working environment. Some love the arrangement,...
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Apple Consider Abu Dhabi for WWDC 2015
A visibly angry Apple CEO has hinted that its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) may have a seismic shift in location. Tim Cook, who has helmed the tech behemoth since Steve Jobs’ passing, had one...
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Airplane Engines Failing
Two Irishmen were sitting in a four engine plane flying back from a shopping trip to Paris when the captain’s voice came over the loudspeaker. “Ladies and Gentlemen, one of the engines appears to have...
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Second Life and Law Teaching
Another great initiative coming out of the University of Western Australia: A Second Life machinima has been custom made for the first time for one of the major units for a degree programme at UWA with...
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Parrots and Dogs
“Why are you crying Fred?” asked the teacher. “Cos my parrot died last night. I washed it in laundry detergent…” “Fred” said the teacher. “You must have known that detergent is bad for parrots…?” “Oh...
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Pub Offers Kids Meal Without Chips
In what is believed to be a first, a pub has offered a meal for kids that doesn’t contain chips. In direct contravention of the guidelines developed by the World Pub Food Governance Authority,...
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Psychiatrists vs. Bartenders
EVER SINCE I WAS A CHILD, I’VE ALWAYS HAD A FEAR OF SOMEONE UNDER MY BED AT NIGHT. SO I WENT TO A SHRINK AND TOLD HIM: ‘I’ve got problems. Every time I go to bed I think there’s somebody under it. I’m...
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Restaurant Owner Concerned Over Palmer-Driven Surge In Custom
Canberra may not be known first and foremost for its cuisine, but it has a proud culinary culture. One eatery is less than thrilled with the surge in business driven by Clive Palmer’s ongoing...
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Ten Great Game Of Thrones Theme Covers
With Season 4 wrapping up, I thought it was worth highlighting a few great cover versions of the Game of Thrones Theme. Enjoy! This one is so close to the original you’d be hard pushed to tell the...
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Grandad and the Australian Taxation Office
The ATO decides to audit Grandad, and summons him to their office. The auditor was not surprised when Grandad showed up with his lawyer. The auditor said, ‘Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle...
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Fans Annoyed At Wait For Game of Thrones Season 5
Fans of what is arguably the world’s most popular TV show are getting increasingly frustrated at the delays in the screening of Series 5 of Game of Thrones. Senior Business Analyst Miles Hawthorn was...
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