test ✦ A little slice of Australian TV history Channel surfing, 1990s style. Five familiar stations. One old-school television. Press power, flick through the channels, and see what turns up. STANDBY PRESS POWER TO START RETROVISIONAUSTRALIA · 1994 TV OFF–:– STANDBYABC · SEVEN · NINE · TEN · SBS Local preview detected. YouTube often rejects… Read More: Test »
How a spelling mistake made during a refugee journey followed one family to Australia and eventually ended up on a Vegemite jar I don’t really follow athletics these days. So when I recently came across a limited-edition Vegemite jar featuring an Australian runner called Gout Gout, my first reaction had very little to do with… Read More: Why Does This Runner Have the Same Name as a… »
How entertainment kept its intellectual property while slowly forgetting how it learned to tell stories I didn’t set out to write an article about the death of Hollywood. The thought started while listening to actress Patricia Heaton being interviewed by Andrew Gold on Heretics. Heaton, best known for Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle, was… Read More: Hollywood Is Suffering Cultural Amnesia »
What AI, human emotion and the stories around us might reveal about the illusion of choice I started this conversation thinking about politics. I ended it wondering whether humans and artificial intelligence might have something rather strange in common. We may both exist inside prisons we cannot fully see. I don’t mean a literal prison.… Read More: The Prison We Cannot See »
I always thought Catch Me If You Can was basically a true story. Not literally every scene, obviously. It is a Steven Spielberg movie. I assumed conversations had been invented, timelines compressed and events rearranged to make a better film. But underneath all of that, I thought Frank Abagnale had actually done the extraordinary things… Read More: When a Story Becomes Belief »
Last week, the demolition of two old buildings unexpectedly uncovered a pair of beautifully preserved painted advertisements — classic “ghost signs” that had been hidden for decades. One promotes the iconic South Australian brand Amscol Ice Cream, while the other advertises British Paints Glossmasta and Nu-Plastik. These hand-painted murals are wonderful windows into mid-20th-century Australian… Read More: Two Forgotten Ghost Signs Revealed: Amscol Ice Cream and British… »
Macronutrient Extremes Buffer Weight Gain During Caloric Excess: Insights from Overfeeding Studies and Historical Dietary Frameworks Macronutrient Extremes Buffer Weight Gain During Caloric Excess:Insights from Overfeeding Studies, Historical Dietary Frameworks, and Personal Observations Authors: My Random Tips (Conceptualization, Data Curation, Personal Observations); Collaborative Assistance (Methodology, Literature Synthesis).Independent Researcher, Adelaide, South Australia. Abstract Background: Traditional energy… Read More: Macronutrient Extremes Buffer Weight Gain During Caloric Excess »
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The Changing Face of Australia’s Car Market Something unusual is happening in the Australian used-car market. Ten-year-old SUVs, once written off as “just another used car,” are now selling at a premium. A 2010 Honda CR-V or a 2012 Toyota RAV4 is suddenly in hot demand, often commanding prices close to what they originally sold… Read More: Reliable Used Cars in Australia: Why Prices Are Rising »
What’s Broken in JStock? If you’ve been using JStock, the popular free stock market software supporting 28 countries, you might have encountered a frustrating issue recently detailed in . Users, including the original reporter @feitnomore, have reported that their stock values are no longer updating, with all prices stuck at 0.00 across the watchlist, portfolio,… Read More: Jstock Stocks not updating »