Liberal Problems and General Updates
Nov. 23rd, 2018 09:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tcpipTomorrow is election day here in Victoria and, if the final day opinion polls can be believed, the result should be a re-election of the Daniel Andrew's Labor government, which has navigated a path between some impressive economic metrics whilst at the same time being socially progressive, with all indications that this agenda would continue. For his part the opposition leader, Matthew Guy has appealed to religious fundamentalists and knee-jerk reactions on crime issues; I have penned some words on Isocracy on Matthew Guy's Criminal Lies. All of which underscores a problem was once a more moderate, albeit centre-right, Liberal Party with strong Deakinite leanings. Immediate previous leaders - even with their personal failings, the conservatism, their superciliousness, - such as Denis Napthine, Ted Baillieu, even Robert Doyle - were not as dangerous as the current Liberal leader. His appeals to hard-right populism and he stated opposition to evidence-based policy makes him the worst Liberal choice for over fifteen years.
Apart from rising stress levels over the election, the rest of the week have been quite enjoyable. I've had a very productive few days putting together a paper and poster on the Square Kilometre Array, as an example of sensor and signal processing technologies. Gaming-wise had a very enjoyable one-off of Call of Cthulhu last night with the participation of one our regular player's father ("So, what are these roleplaying games all about then?"). Much to his credit he picked up the key tropes right away and really enjoyed the night. RuneQuest session last Sunday was further fire-and-sword mission with a mighty haul in reward. The day prior was a meeting of Linux Users of Victoria where Andrew Worsley provided a rather different approach on introducing shell scripting, which was followed with a visit to Anthony L., to fix up some Mac and RAID issues, and then finally to Brendan E.'s place where we were treated to another episode of Utopia (UK). Finally, a minor item, I sprained my big toe of all things during the week and on Tuesday was reduced to a few hobbling steps around the house. Mostly recovered now, a bit tender, but also makes one realise how dependent they are on such an extremity.
Apart from rising stress levels over the election, the rest of the week have been quite enjoyable. I've had a very productive few days putting together a paper and poster on the Square Kilometre Array, as an example of sensor and signal processing technologies. Gaming-wise had a very enjoyable one-off of Call of Cthulhu last night with the participation of one our regular player's father ("So, what are these roleplaying games all about then?"). Much to his credit he picked up the key tropes right away and really enjoyed the night. RuneQuest session last Sunday was further fire-and-sword mission with a mighty haul in reward. The day prior was a meeting of Linux Users of Victoria where Andrew Worsley provided a rather different approach on introducing shell scripting, which was followed with a visit to Anthony L., to fix up some Mac and RAID issues, and then finally to Brendan E.'s place where we were treated to another episode of Utopia (UK). Finally, a minor item, I sprained my big toe of all things during the week and on Tuesday was reduced to a few hobbling steps around the house. Mostly recovered now, a bit tender, but also makes one realise how dependent they are on such an extremity.
