The algorithms are stalking me!

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For me, The Great War ( World War One ) remains fascinating. From the time in my youth when I saw Peter Weir's film "Gallipoli", that time has been endearing. I see it as interesting because it was morally ambiguous. It does seem that - at least to start with - you had two belligerent parties of roughly equal moral standing, while with World War Two, it is pretty obvious who was good and bad.

// An edited version of this article has been published in the Spring 2014 issue of Australian Rationalist.

I've been interested in developments around the law for some time. And unlike many others who would agree with a lot of my views, I have qualified support for the principles behind Zoe's Law 2, if not its exact wording.

// Trying to be measured and not dismissive, I take a look at the origins of cancer, and mainstream & alternative therapies.

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I've linked in images from the Battye Library of Western Australia, as part of fair use ( note in any case I've not copied the image ). In many cases the images have copyright held by that Library, in others they are held by individuals, as noted.

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The first half of this commentary was recently podcast on diffusion radio  ( at the time of writing - late January 2014 ).

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The revised IPCC report suggesting less warming has generated some discussion, particularly with Matt Ridley writing about how we can be less concerned with the possible impacts of AGW - that is "Anthropogenic Global Warming" - or, put another way - global average temperature increase result from our industrial activity increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - see

// This article first appeared in The Ryde Recorder, newsletter of the Ryde District Historical Society, back around December 2007

When I wonder about the past, I wonder about the different society, the different people, and the different economy. Nowadays, many dwellings are isolated from industry.