Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you irrefutable evidence of global warming. See this map of the world, created prior to global warming, Greenland and Antarctica are huge! Now I present this more modern map, both Greenland and Antarctica have melted away to remnants of their former glory. For the future of Greenland and Antarctica,… Continue reading Proof of Global Warming
Category: Misc
Avoiding HTC Locations
I recently updated my HTC Desire HD to Android 2.3, which is quite nice. Unfortunately, HTC has used this upgrade to force its Locations app into the system – if you select an address in Calendar, then Locations will open, even if you have another mapping application set to default. Happily, if this is something… Continue reading Avoiding HTC Locations
Below the Line Voting Data: Roll Your Own Analysis
I’ve had a few people ask where I got the data for my last couple of posts, so I thought I’d put together a quick how-to for performing the same analysis, or running your own queries. I’ve used MySQL for this, but you should be able to easily convert these statements to work with your… Continue reading Below the Line Voting Data: Roll Your Own Analysis
Conroy and Fielding: The Battle for Last Place
The 2010 Australian Federal Election saw a battleground being drawn – between those who advocated voting Stephen Conroy last (for his “insist[ence] on pressing ahead with a Mandatory Internet Filter for Australia”), and those advocating voting Steve Fielding last. As it turned out, voters were cool with letting them share last and second last places.… Continue reading Conroy and Fielding: The Battle for Last Place
Voting Below the Line: It’s the New Black
Voting Below the Line. For a long time, it’s been the domain of the political nerds, the 3% of the population who know the policy of every party on any topic. However, thanks to the rise of sites like Below the Line, it’s suddenly become easier to plan your vote in advance, without the stress… Continue reading Voting Below the Line: It’s the New Black