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Comment on The Simpsons Already Did It by Ross Tasker

Ross Tasker — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:36:49 +0000

Comment on The end of exile by Ross Tasker

Ross Tasker — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:00:53 +0000

So does this mean you’re technically a slovenly bum at the moment? Time to catch up on a couple of those touristy Singapore things you haven’t done – Bird Park anyone?

Comment on “Dear Ben Bernanke, Please Do Our Job For Us” by sam

sam — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:56:52 +0000

And of course PBoC has been SO considerate of others’ economies when setting Yuan policy.

Beating this soundbyte for strains on incredulity, however, i must say goes to Wen’s castigating the banks for monopolistic practices, excessive profits, and lack of lending to SMEs. I’m not sure where he is getting with this given the central government owns 70-80% of each of the big 4 banks.

If you thought KRudd vs Gillard tit for tats, US Congress bickering, and the ejector seat of Japanese PM was political comedy, then kick back and enjoy the Beijing technocratic bureaucrat show!

Comment on A channel check: what’s happening to Australia’s retail sector? by Eleanor

Eleanor — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:59:16 +0000

Um, wow. I made my first pass down the Little Collins strip since Christmas, and the sudden emptiness there is stark. Shame, since it just saw the arrival of Readers’ Feast in November, hopefully resurrecting itself after the Borders implosion. Clearly it is my civic duty to traipse down there more often, and buy books as well as coffee from Quists.

Comment on A channel check: what’s happening to Australia’s retail sector? by S

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:41:28 +0000

Mate I just landed in Sydney for my assignment, it’s stunning how expensive things are here, particularly food. Odd because if you have to import most of your food and retail widgets, you would think the A$ would be a boon for those kind of things sensitive to the currency and changes therein. Maybe the empirical evidence from FX pass through (or lack of) applies to australia as well as US? Not sure what exactly is going but now that I’m down here should be interesting to try and find out. Maybe fallout from the relentless yet subtle china QE and commodity bid??

Comment on Grand Canyon, Tiny Robot by josh

josh — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:22:36 +0000

Tiny Robot has a long-lost twin! (That would make for some pretty amusing photos.)

Comment on Grand Canyon, Tiny Robot by JB

JB — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:16:16 +0000

I have this exact same robot… in Australia. Awkward.

Ah yes, the random things you stumble upon. Thanks Internet!

Comment on What were they thinking… OF DEATH! by Loxy Bagel

Loxy Bagel — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:53:41 +0000

He must have made some impression.

Comment on Does YOUR shopping mall have trained hawks patrolling the skies? by Ross Tasker

Ross Tasker — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:38:48 +0000

No, my local shops don’t have trained hawks.

The MCG does though.

Comment on Save the planet: buy a V8 by Ross Tasker

Ross Tasker — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:08:54 +0000

“I coulda had a V8!”