An envelope came for me in the internal mail. From a drug company. It invited me to request starter packs for a medication that is not subsidised on the PBS. After some deliberation, I’ve decided against doing so, even though I am rather interested in the possibilities of this medication, and wonder if it might...
This is just bloody terrible, and makes me want to get into the self-publishing business … Via Ben Goldacre I’ve read this morning about the copyright owners of the Folstein Mini Mental State Examination, and their efforts to extract money for its use (which in one sense is fair, but they’ve ignored their copyright for...
This tragedy in Norway has left me echoing Peter Rabbit: how do they do it? What can it be? There’s idiocy in everyone but twice as much in them (rhyming never was my strongest suit). Crazydelusionalinsanelooneymadman!!!!11!11!eleven! It was bad enough when people (even PZ Myers, who ought to know better, being a level 20 sceptic with...
I’ve just seen a cartoon video produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, purporting to address privacy concerns – which is pretty important, as it’s likely there are a fair number of people with concerns over what information is asked for, and what will be done with that information, or how securely it...
In Which Heavy Metal is Evil, Because Suicide!!1!1
Oh we have ourselves another fool, smothering a plate of idiocy in moron sauce. This time it’s Dr Katrina McFerran, from the University of Melbourne (who, as Guitar World noted, is not Tipper Gore, though you’d be forgiven for thinking so) who is trumpeting the dangers of teh heavy metalz – with a beautifully...
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