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Title: Environmental Speech - RHHFFPS 7th May
Title: I'm Being Spammed!
Title: 2022 Speech to Eastwood Chamber of Commerce
Title: Why I am not an Australian Skeptic
Title: Jordan Peterson - A left anarchic crititique
Title: Froth Flotation and Broken Hill
Title: Al-Jazeera and Selective Coverage
Title: Chomsky and conflicting elements of US foreign policy
Title: Intellectual Property - Pushing back at the abuse
Title: Australian Politics: the Centre, the Extremes, the Balkanisation
Title: Presentation to GSC Ryde Assurance Listening Sesssion
Title: Aging - Mechanisms, Interventions and Possibilities
Title: A Motor Vehicle Accident - and the Law
Title: Atheism, the good life and the source of values
Title: Islam
Title: Vaccination - A reply to Mr. Adams
Title: The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman - and some reflections on the Great War
Title: Zoe's Law - A Different Perspective
Title: Cancer: Mainstream and Alternative Therapies
Title: The WA Goldfields Pipeline

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From the Vault

  • Chomsky and conflicting elements of US foreign policy
  • Letter to Local Members
  • Atheism, the good life and the source of values
  • Protesting the Pope (Part 2 of 2)
  • Nuclear Power - from the age of Howard
  • Pope Mobilises Sydney Atheists (Part 1 of 2)
  • Drugs, the Cross and the 2011 NSW State Election

Of Interest

Why I am not an Australian Skeptic

Why am I not a skeptic? Well, at least, why am I not a part of organised skepticism, as claimed by the so-called Australian Skeptics, actually the NSW branch of Skepticism in Australia? It's the experiences I've had, and the resulting appreciation I developed. You might just claim it's sour grapes, but hopefully you'll find the detailed story persuasive.

History: Technology, People, Society -- and Ryde
Image of Halmeg plant, by courtesy of Ryde Library Service

I wonder about the past, I wonder about the different society, the different people, and the different economy - it prompts a brief look at some of the industrial history around Ryde, and the prominent sight of the "Halmeg" plant.

Environmental Speech - RHHFFPS 7th May

This is the text of a speech I gave to the Ryde-Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Preservation Society on the 7th of May. I was asked to comment on environmental issues, and hope I did a decent job of that.

I'm Being Spammed!

I'm receiving multiple similar emails from different people about the same set of causes. Sites like getup.com , dogooder.com and advocacysender.com These sites offer to back causes, monetising your desire to change the world for the better. That's quite a reasonable thing to do. But there's a lot more to the picture.

2022 Speech to Eastwood Chamber of Commerce

Here's the speech I gave recently to the Eastwood Chamber of Commerce on the 11th of April. At the time, I made the point of recognising that there can be good people in the Liberal Party, and good candidates , but that was in the broader context of the Morrison Government and its record. For sure, I did not want to directly have a go at the Liberal Party candidate next to me. Trying to further illustrate this duality, I noted that Menzies increased the pension and decimalised currency - but also took us to Vietnam and invited the Brits to test their nukes in our backyard.

Science

  • Why I am not an Australian Skeptic
  • Jordan Peterson - A left anarchic crititique
  • Froth Flotation and Broken Hill
  • Intellectual Property - Pushing back at the abuse
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