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5.4.6 ..How To's and Tutorials for Linux ..http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/
..Online lessons on Linux ..Beginner level ..http://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/l19/lesson19j.html
15mar06 ..Leon Compton on www.abc.net.au/darwin , this fine wet monsoon morn...interviewing an author [?]..is suicide contagious?..... see 6/1/06 below ..when put into the good ol google, wow: there sure has been some research done on the topic....any of the hot air getting out where it's needed :- in amongst the players of the game, cos that seems to be what they think it is..allasame as the TV >> at the end of the hour, turn the page , and up come them all again...is it all in a virtual world? is that how they see it? have people so lost touch with reality from watching reality-tv, and only reading the labels on stuff, like jeans, as their primary input sources? that they think that suicide is only a game....this'll show em , this'll teach em to respect me, they'll be sorry now !!
23.01.2006 ..Dial-up sold to us as broadband ..is it because the people in charge, the pollies, don't really know ? Don't really understand, how, while they are distracted by a ridiculously expensive war, in both blood and treasure, that the rest of the world is leaving us behind, technologically ? The US, and also Oz, have years to catch up, development-wise, in real broadband...not this mickey-mouse, faster [just] dial-up rubbish that Telstra is getting away with, fooling only the wilful-ignorants and the gullible...here's some good stuff from knowledgeable .... and pissed-off..... Americans ..Turning a Blind Eye to Wi-Fi ..http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/30802/
06.01.06 ..a friend's young cuz has followed what seems to be a bit of a trend/fad [ can/t think of the right word , yet ] and committed suicide, apparently impetuously..what's that all about?....like to hear some views, and will be updating...as 'n when...sss

Scorpio stars ..http://ntnews.news.com.au/horoscopes/view/0,8199,Scorpio,00.html
..Starting @ the stars ..dont take any notice, meself, but someone may like to see theirs <grin> ..going to make this a commentary on the local news and happenings, all the opinions are my own ..feel free to add yours ...... ..or don't
alternate horoscope ..http://www.thespoof.com/horoscopes/index.cfm


1stMarch06 ..Fraudband ..Telstra finally being brought to task, locally, about this mickey-mouse broadband, by Julia Christiansen on www.abc.net.au/darwin.....dial-up sold as broadband, poor coverage in the bush....and the burbs ! So much for monopolies in a free market environment, as promoted under democratic capitalism ..and the majority still don't want a public taxpayer paidfor asset sold to private , multinational corporations, in the guise of being a stock exchange listed entity .

22feb06 ..a comment on "The AWB Scandal"..Virginia Woolfe said [?] ....it didn't happen, if it wasn't recorded ..or somesuch ..looks like this is the Australian Government's defence against bribery allegations ..if some of the "3 monkeys" were threatened with the same punishment as is being meted out to David Hicks ..one wonders if it would cause sudden memory-gain?
04.01.06 ..Excellent editorial to open the year, after a quality item to close '05, which included the phrase ..and to stop watching reality TV while we can still manage joined-up thinking ..luvvit ! Also seen a bit about the Gov finally seeing reality, and moving to change the hurried, not very well thought thru law which makes criminals of ordinary citizens , by not allowing copying of CD's and tape TV shows for personal use . The sooner the better,for the change in this law, the fair use loophole seems to have been forgotten [?] in the rush of blood to the head as the Coalition flexed their muscles, now they have full power over the Senate, too.
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel .. quote Samuel Johnson [1709-1784] http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/samueljohn137080.html ..this comes to mind a lot lately, what with the overuse of the : That's UnAustralian ! reprimand/reproach, especially in commentary on the bit of trouble in Sydney recently .. Nope, ain't no racists in here !! Just ask the PM and the ex-AFL kickabout player, who managed to convince the judiciary that when he said ..white *c* ..he was only talking about the ump's clothing ...mmmmmmmm! Denial ? Nope,we'll be having none of that around here, thank you very much!