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Public Transport, Commonwealth Games, real gaming, crazy links
A couple of weeks ago The Age raised possibility of free public transport (paid through rates) as a means to relieve congestion adn pollution, Prosper Australia have asked me to write a an article on said topic. Anyone have some clever ideas on how to break this proposal? (special kudos to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
severina_242 for some good ideas). On a related matter I've discovered that two previous articles on a similar theme have made their way to the School of Cooperative Individualism library. Prosper Australia have also approached me to do more public relations work for them.
All systems go for the Ballarat Install Fest. I've written general public and IT literate press releases and have started some modest distributions. This weekend will see it crank up a couple of notches with training on Sunday. The event itself is all happening during the Commonwealth games, which look like they'll be a bit of non-event, with the exception of the graffiti event (hat-tip toadricongirl and the StolenWealth games. Interesting reference to previous paragraph - what will be the net loss of the Commonwealth games? Will it be more than the $340 million required to provide free public transport for a year?
Three gaming events since my last post; Outbreak of Heresy last Sunday has led the party to Wallachia after escaping the castle of the lich of Vlad Tepes (hey, the body was never found!), last night was Dogs in the Vineyard which involved convincing the local Steward to let two "Mountain People" (read: Amerindians) marry and pray with rest of the faithful as his refusual was allowing demonic influences into the town (very cool narrativism), and finally, I've started composing a RuneQuest II module for RetroCon. Adventures continue on Sunday with GURPS Australian Noir. Hell that's a lot of dice-rolling and cooperative storytelling.
Want to go on SBS's Insight program? Register here. Ten worst dictators (hat-tipartbroken. Death of a Liberal Party Nazi. Korea calls for a Linux city. The USA really is going theocratic.
severina_242 for some good ideas). On a related matter I've discovered that two previous articles on a similar theme have made their way to the School of Cooperative Individualism library. Prosper Australia have also approached me to do more public relations work for them.All systems go for the Ballarat Install Fest. I've written general public and IT literate press releases and have started some modest distributions. This weekend will see it crank up a couple of notches with training on Sunday. The event itself is all happening during the Commonwealth games, which look like they'll be a bit of non-event, with the exception of the graffiti event (hat-tip to
adricongirl and the StolenWealth games. Interesting reference to previous paragraph - what will be the net loss of the Commonwealth games? Will it be more than the $340 million required to provide free public transport for a year?Three gaming events since my last post; Outbreak of Heresy last Sunday has led the party to Wallachia after escaping the castle of the lich of Vlad Tepes (hey, the body was never found!), last night was Dogs in the Vineyard which involved convincing the local Steward to let two "Mountain People" (read: Amerindians) marry and pray with rest of the faithful as his refusual was allowing demonic influences into the town (very cool narrativism), and finally, I've started composing a RuneQuest II module for RetroCon. Adventures continue on Sunday with GURPS Australian Noir. Hell that's a lot of dice-rolling and cooperative storytelling.
Want to go on SBS's Insight program? Register here. Ten worst dictators (hat-tip
artbroken. Death of a Liberal Party Nazi. Korea calls for a Linux city. The USA really is going theocratic.
Friday's Hack
They interviewed people who used teh service and they said that they'd probably "drink and drive" if no service was offered.
They interviewed a local councellor who said he'd be happy to fund it, IF the interviewer could tell him which other council service to cut to do so.
Coming from a "disadvanted suburb" (most of the drains in my street are ditches) FREE public transport (or even ANY public transport that came here) would make a HUGE difference to me! The private bus service that runs here is barely adequate, and even though they try to do their best, it's still very limited.
Re: Friday's Hack
They interviewed people who used teh service and they said that they'd probably "drink and drive" if no service was offered.
They interviewed a local councellor who said he'd be happy to fund it, IF the interviewer could tell him which other council service to cut to do so.
Two terrible options. Not so bad that the State government is handing it over to the Council. Positively evil that they're not providing the funding. Hmmm.. Perhaps they'll have to raise rates!