2016.11.22 Very Very Mediocre

The future doesn't belong to the faint hearted, it belongs to the brave. - Ronald Reagan


Show Notes


Quote

The future doesn't belong to the faint hearted, it belongs to the brave.

Ronald Reagan, 28 January 1986

F.U.

Bill Cosby http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/11/15/bounce-tv-brings-back-bill-cosby-but-will-anyone-want-to-watch.html

Bannon http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-bannon-trump-tower-interview-trumps-strategist-plots-new-political-movement-948747

"This is the beginning of the Western Spring." - Malcolm Roberts 21 Nov 2016

Housing First https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_First

Quantum mechanics

Electromagnetic Drive http://www.sciencealert.com/it-s-official-nasa-s-peer-reviewed-em-drive-paper-has-finally-been-published http://www.wired.co.uk/article/emdrive-and-cold-fusion

Pilot Wave Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_wave

Phage Therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage_therapy

Nanotechnology and Antibiotic Resistance http://nanoglobal.com/nanotechnology-antibiotic-resistance/

Biofilms http://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=39217.php

People setting other people on fire

A bank in Melbourne and the plight of the Rohingya

RIP (aka Things Coming to an End ... aka The End Times)

Peter Sumner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sumner

NEWS

Weather and Climate

"Thunderstorm asthma" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/22/melbourne-hit-by-thunderstorm-and-asthma-spike-after-day-of-extreme-heat

The Nation's Capital

Dutton and Lebanese-Australian Muslims. Truth, unity, harmony and what it is to be Australian. Alternatively some other bullshit from Dutton.

Nationals and Guns

Rodney Culleton and Bob Day

Kelly O'Dwyer https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/22/coalition-to-reintroduce-superannuation-bill-after-review-disappears-into-black-hole

Is it time for Keating to shut up? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/21/its-time-for-paul-keating-to-zip-it

How about a just transition plan ... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/21/port-augusta-can-show-the-world-what-just-transition-for-workers-looks-like

Rumtown Gazette

Naplan and the HSC https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/22/the-pressure-on-kids-is-absurd-and-a-new-naplan-rule-is-about-to-make-it-worse

Final results are in for the Orange by-election https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/21/shooters-party-wins-orange-byelection-by-50-votes-from-nationals

Bananaland

Qld LNP 'very very mediocre' https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/21/george-brandis-says-one-nation-could-win-multiple-seats-from-mediocre-lnp

Land clearing karmic consequences https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/21/twice-bitten-outback-workers-near-deadly-double-whammy-with-venomous-snakes

Schoolies

Shooting crocs https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/21/liberal-national-party-at-odds-with-its-own-mps-over-queensland-crocodile-cull

SPORT

Muppets https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/22/shane-warne-and-kevin-pietersen-fined-for-video-seatbelt-blunder

Commonwealth Games

Queenies Baton unveiled http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-20/queens-baton-unveiled-2018-commonwealth-games/8037826

Cricket

The axe done swung, the Saffies are cheats and ruffians. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-22/how-does-faf-du-plessis-ball-tampering-punishment-stack-up/8045110 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-21/south-africa-staffer-shunts-channel-nine-reporter-in-adelaide/8042634

MISC

World Government of World Citizens http://www.worldservice.org/ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-22/rapper-mos-def-allowed-to-leave-south-africa-after-apology/8048544

#TheEndIsNigh


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