I hate corruption in government. It's one of those issues for me. When you’re in public office or in the civil service, you are obligated to uphold the highest of standards and way higher than anyone else in the community. And quite rightly so. If we can't trust government the society crumbles, as I have… Continue reading Corruption
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Lines divide us
1802 Map of Australia (Source) A decade ago, I worked for the Queensland Government on the Gold Coast. As a part of my job, I had to award contracts for various things. From our office, I could see Tweed Heads in New South Wales, in the distance. Working for the Queensland public service, it was… Continue reading Lines divide us
Track your dog with an Apple AirTag
An email to Mac Geek Gab (link) and the podcast where they mentioned it (link) I was just listening to your discussion about AirTags. Apple said not to put an AirTag on pets. Bollocks! I've had one on my dog since they came out and it has come to the rescue several times. I picked… Continue reading Track your dog with an Apple AirTag
My experience as a hotelier
So an interesting period of my life has come to an end.In late 2019 I put a room in my house on Airbnb to bring in some ‘beer money’. I was expecting one or two nights a week at AUD65 a night. In the end, it was six or seven nights a week at AUD100… Continue reading My experience as a hotelier