We all have to do our bit to reduce electricity consumption. Right? That wonderful invention that changed our lives and allowed human kind to grow and flourish but has now become one of the most evil, selfish and destructive things a human can use. So we did our bit, about 18 months ago and...

Group Buying,  it’s an excuse for poor service and broken promises. We are told that ‘the consumers’ are the winners of the group buying phenomenon (isn’t every living human a consumer?).  Daily deals & ‘targeted’ offers, delivered straight to our inbox, and with huge...

Surely all professional sportspeople have media training these days.  It must be part of the standard employment agreement.  Surely. Although it doesn’t show. Allowing a sportsperson anywhere near a microphone is a gamble, and the stakes are high.  Say the wrong thing and the consequences...

February 1st. A landmark day for AFL fans who take their footy way too seriously. An important part of the calander for those of us who obsess over the stats of footy. I’m talking about Supercoach, Day 1. If you don’t know what supercoach is, well, I’ll be honest with you,...

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.  A review.   Based on the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson, it would seem both; Steve Jobbs was a genius.  And a narcissistic asshole. A bully, who epitomised corporate soulnessness.  A visionary. As I sit typing this on my Apple ‘Mac in a...

Body image is one of the sickest and cruelest jokes that has ever been played on played on Western Culture – and that is a list that includes George W Bush and Nickleback. We are constantly bombarded with imagery of ‘what we should look like,’ despite the fact that the air-brushed,...

Monday tit bits on the Australian Open First played in 1905 as the Australasian Championships and was renamed the Australian Open in 1969 Size of field in 1906 = 10 The Australian Open was played in New Zealand 1906 and 1912. Field Sizes in 2102 Mens singles = 128 Womens singles = 128 In...