Livejournal Rebellion, Galbraith, Geoff, Public Transport

[tcpip]

I have considered working with a small band of others to establish an alternative to livejournal given their recent introduction of ads (soon it will be like yahoo, just you see). Much more planning is needed at this nascent stage. I would be thinking in terms of fixed-fee, lifetime membership.

Working and studying life has consisted of fixing broken servers, working on Access databases, and designing styles for PHPWebsite and Mac OS X training. Tonight I start CCNA Semester Three (Switches) after a six month break. I can barely remember Cisco IOS commands. I'm sure it'll come back to me, but I still feel a bit nervous at the moment.

JK Galbraith has died. An economist (and historian, and sociologist) who actually cared what happened to people. He even managed to make economics interesting. I am fortunate to own (and have read most of) several of his books, including his one work of fiction, The Triumph.

geoff, finally gets recognised as the inventor of wireless internet.

Edit I suppose I should mention that I gave the service at the Unitarian's last Sunday with Dr. Paul Mees from the Public Transport Users Association giving an excellent presentation on "putting the public back into public transport". Mees is an exceptionally good speaker, having the facts and figures on the tip of his tongue - and a dash of humour as well, referring to me as "Rev. Lev". It is particularly foolish how much the private providers are leaching off the government (about twice what the old PTC used to cost).

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[lederhosen.livejournal.com]

Minor nitpick - that wasn't his only work of fiction. There was A Tenured Professor, and I think one or two others as well. None of which I've read, but I'd like to some day.

And, yeah, I'll miss Galbraith. I had a lot more time for him than for most of his colleagues.

My brother once said...

[raven2000.livejournal.com]

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Trudi, you keep going to school and going to school and one of these days...KABLAM!

oh, TCPIP

[raven2000.livejournal.com]

just you keep being you is what I like about you! (play that funky muzik white boy, till you die! )

ok...I sleepie now!
Loves Mr. Australian friend!

completely off topic....

[monkeygirldiva.livejournal.com]

this just popped into my in-box... i don't think it's your usual cup of tea (so to speak) but i thought you still might be interested...


Citizenship and Globalisation
Research Priority Area, Deakin University, Australia

Seminar Information

Honouring Sites of Pain, Trauma and Resistance in East Timor

Michael Leach

Time: 4:00 pm Wednesday 3 May 2006
Venue: The Blue Room , Building B, Room 2. 20, Burwood Campus,
Deakin Univeristy


Abstract:

This paper examines the way difficult sites of imprisonment, trauma and resistance are being remembered in the newly independent nation of East Timor. Most societies have their scars of history, and a range of places, sites and institutions that represent the legacy of these difficult periods. Following 450 years of Portuguese colonialism, and a traumatic 24- year struggle against Indonesian occupation, East Timor has a great many sites which chart a painful legacy of colonialism, civil war, and resistance against neo-colonial occupation.

These important, but often ambivalently regarded sites of historical memory recall traumatic episodes in the national history, raising difficult questions of heritage conservation, particularly where budget resources are limited. How are such places to be remembered? How do people and societies cope with painful memories? Should these aspects of national heritage be expunged or memorialised? This paper examines East Timorese responses to these difficult issues since independence in 2002.

Michael Leach is a Research Fellow in the Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation. He has previously taught in Politics at the University of Queensland, and at South Thames College in London. His publications include Leach, M. and F. Mansouri. 2004. Lives in Limbo: Voices of Refugees under Temporary Protection. Sydney: UNSW Press; and Leach, M., G. Stokes and I. Ward eds. 2000. The Rise and Fall of One Nation. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press.


* There is no entry charge and everyone is welcome.
* Drinks and nibbles will be provided.

Campus map:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/campuses/burwood-getting-there.php

[alexmoon.livejournal.com]

I was particularly delighted that JK Galbraith compared the US economy to the bumblee's ability to fly. (At least I think it was compared to the US economy...it's been a while and I actually was rather more intrigued with the bits about bees...)

Dead Journal

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

have considered working with a small band of others to establish an alternative to livejournal given their recent introduction of ads (soon it will be like yahoo, just you see). Much more planning is needed at this nascent stage. I would be thinking in terms of fixed-fee, lifetime membership.

You mean, like Dead Journal?

[horngirl.livejournal.com]

Because I'm too lazy to find your email address and email you, I'll just ask here...

Someone pointed out there's a RP con coming up in Canberra over the Queen's Birthday weekend. Is that the one you said you'd be coming to? I'd love to have someone visit me :D

[severina-242.livejournal.com]

Oi Rev. Lev - drinks sometime this week.