Usually the word drag is synonymous with drag queens when used around the GBLTI community; it’s not to say we’re all obsessed with them – I know quite a few gay men, myself and my partner included, who just don’t understand the fascination or purported enjoyment of even watching a …
Somewhat formalised in ITIL, there’s a concept called the knowledge ‘hierarchy’, abbreviated as DIKW. It looks like this: It’s relatively easy to understand what the model teaches using a single example: Data – Something is red, and round. Information – It’s a tomato. Knowledge – Tomato is a fruit. Wisdom …
Dear Vladimir, You don’t mind if I call you Vlad, do you, Mr Putin? I hope we don’t have to be on formal terms. After all, you’re the President of an entirely different country and there’s no real formal relationship between us. And besides, Russia epitomises the process of class …
When discussing a particularly humorous YouTube video (Real Actors Read Christian Forums), and my intention to post it to Facebook, a friend from the US said to me this morning: You’re so brave. You don’t seem to care who you offend. I’d never thought of it as being brave, and …
In Mourners traumatised after corpse explodes, we’re told: In the late heat of January, a corpse exploded in a crypt at Preston mausoleum in Melbourne’s north, oozing fluids through an inadequate seal and down the granite faces of the vaults below. Royce Millar, The Age, June 9, 2013. Death and …
I remember hearing in a business meeting several years ago: If you want to know how indispensable you are, just stick your finger in a glass of water. When you pull it out, measure the size of the hole you left behind. It’s a fairly potent lesson in business; as …
Hanlon’s Razor teaches us that even when a person may appear to be doing us wrong, it’s likely that there’s a simpler, stupider explanation: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. Marriage equality, and gay rights as a broader ideal, is one such area where it’s …
Over the past 48 hours or so, there’s been an unbelievable amount of moaning and gnashing of teeth over the death of some fictional characters in the TV show, Game of Thrones. Having read the books, I knew it was coming, but even so, found myself somewhat perplexed at the …
In Speaking Ill of the Dead, I finished by suggesting that it was time to change the old saying, “speak no ill of the dead” to “of the dead, speak only the truth”. That is, when someone dies, it’s not the time for what would otherwise be slanderous attacks, nor …
You see recycling bins everywhere these days – usually right beside regular bins. There’ll be a sign on the recycling bin saying “Cans, Bottles, Plastics”, and “Garbage” on the standard bin. Recycling has become part and parcel of how a lot of people work, but not everyone thinks to do …
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