FreeRangeKids

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Douglas Stetner

This is a very interesting site on allowing kids to actually (shock horror!) be kids like we were. Go out on their own, imagine that!

FreeRangeKids.

This site brings to mind the current push in Queensland to tighten pool fencing laws to force inspections every so many years. The other option is for people to train their kids to swim. I am OK with fencing a pool, but if a kid is going to go to lengths to climb my pool fence, then nothing is stopping that same kid from toddling down the street and falling into the creek.

Do we want to fence every creek and the entire coast line of Oz?

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Next year

Posted on December 25, 2008 by Douglas Stetner

Well, another year gone and a new one on its way. 2009 will again be a year of big changes for us…. more on that later.

Interesting times.

Have a Merry Festive season everyone and hope the New Year will be good to you.

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iTWire – Aussie System Admin Guild says NO to net filtering

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Douglas Stetner

Hopefully sooner or later this government will get the message.

iTWire – Aussie System Admin Guild says NO to net filtering.

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Parents fear units pose spying threat to Wynnum school

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Douglas Stetner

For Pete’s sake, what next.

This country is getting ridiculous. I think we should just banish children to underground bunkers so they will be safe. Oh, wait, that is abuse too! I guess we will just have to dress them all in burqas.

Link dead

Parents fear units pose spying threat to Wynnum school | The Courier-Mail

(Via http://www.news.com.au/couriermail.)

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The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See Part 1 of 8

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Douglas Stetner

Caught this one from a few other blogs. It is pretty old, 2000 by the sounds of it, and I don’t know if the predictions are all true or accurate, but I do think people should think of this.

I truly believe that the only way we will survive as a species is to limit our growth (not that I truly believe we will survive). This is a very simple explanation of why I think we must aim for a zero growth economy.

So far I have only watched the first part, but I think that should be enough to make you sit back and think about it.

The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See Part 1 of 8

The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See Part 2 of 8

The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See Part 3 of 8

The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See Part 4 of 8

The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See Part 5 of 8

The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See Part 6 of 8

The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See Part 7 of 8

The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See Part 8 of 8

(Via http://vorg.ca.)

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