Comments on: The boy from a town called Nambour http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/ Blogging politics, culture, sociology and life from Brisvegas Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:37:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mbahnisch http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1447 mbahnisch Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:43:31 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1447 Yep, Helen, he was very worried about the "crisis of masculinity" or something. Whatevs! Yep, Helen, he was very worried about the “crisis of masculinity” or something. Whatevs!

]]> By: Helen http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1438 Helen Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:28:41 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1438 <i>the Coalition launch on Monday – a veritable blokefest with Peter Costello’s testosterone heavy mockery ...</i> They don't realise how sick a lot of us are of that style of politics, and Mark Latham's biggest mistake was that he didn't, either. And he wasn't about to change, because he made some fatuous remark about politics being all girly-fied with not enough masculinity these days. I'm sorry, but he wasn't the new blood we needed, unless you are a straight white footballer or something. Ambigulous: LOL. the Coalition launch on Monday – a veritable blokefest with Peter Costello’s testosterone heavy mockery …

They don’t realise how sick a lot of us are of that style of politics, and Mark Latham’s biggest mistake was that he didn’t, either. And he wasn’t about to change, because he made some fatuous remark about politics being all girly-fied with not enough masculinity these days. I’m sorry, but he wasn’t the new blood we needed, unless you are a straight white footballer or something.

Ambigulous: LOL.

]]> By: Ambigulous http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1431 Ambigulous Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:46:41 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1431 Why thank you, Mark B 1 divided by square root of 300 is 1 divided by approx 17.321, or 0.057735 as a fraction, or 5.77%. If "one over the square root of N" is a fair measure of sdampling error, I'd estimate +/- 5.8% on a sample of (N =) 300. Ya hafta feel sorry for all the marginalised in the campaign (those not in the "Working Families" camp): the working singles, working de factos, working widowed, working kids-left-home-withou-a-by-your-leave, working poor, unemployed, unemployable, living off dividends, rentiers, layabouts, street poets, disabled, tycoons, stud-muffins-between-jobs, et al. Why thank you, Mark B

1 divided by square root of 300 is 1 divided by approx 17.321, or 0.057735 as a fraction, or 5.77%. If “one over the square root of N” is a fair measure of sdampling error, I’d estimate +/- 5.8% on a sample of (N =) 300.

Ya hafta feel sorry for all the marginalised in the campaign (those not in the “Working Families” camp): the working singles, working de factos, working widowed, working kids-left-home-withou-a-by-your-leave, working poor, unemployed, unemployable, living off dividends, rentiers, layabouts, street poets, disabled, tycoons, stud-muffins-between-jobs, et al.

]]> By: nobby http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1422 nobby Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:26:02 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1422 darryl rosin, my son was at a rugby league test, aus v nz in brisbane and the locals were all barracking for queensland,amazing. darryl rosin,
my son was at a rugby league test, aus v nz in brisbane and the locals were all barracking for queensland,amazing.

]]> By: Darryl Rosin http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1412 Darryl Rosin Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:09:29 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1412 "I do believe that the present Queensland Parliament... has about 42%(from memory)Female representatives" It's 31 out of 89, or about 35%. No idea of that's more or less than other Parliaments and Assemblies. “don’t you queenslanders ever get embarrased by all this parochialism.” Ha! You've never spent much time in Qld, have you nobby? d “I do believe that the present Queensland Parliament… has about 42%(from memory)Female representatives”

It’s 31 out of 89, or about 35%. No idea of that’s more or less than other Parliaments and Assemblies.

“don’t you queenslanders ever get embarrased by all this parochialism.”

Ha! You’ve never spent much time in Qld, have you nobby?

d

]]> By: steve http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1402 steve Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:41:55 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1402 I do believe that the present Queensland Parliament since the election of Grace Grace has about 42%(from memory)Female representatives well above the level of any other Australian Parliament and in World leading territory. I do believe that the present Queensland Parliament since the election of Grace Grace has about 42%(from memory)Female representatives well above the level of any other Australian Parliament and in World leading territory.

]]> By: mbahnisch http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1396 mbahnisch Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:14:34 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1396 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1365 That's going in the best comments of the year pile, I reckon, Ambigulous! http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1365

That’s going in the best comments of the year pile, I reckon, Ambigulous!

]]> By: mbahnisch http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1391 mbahnisch Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:07:43 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1391 <blockquote>don’t you queenslanders ever get embarrased by all this parochialism.</blockquote> Nope. If anyone mentions the LDP on election night, I'll be mightily surprised. And I haven't calculated the margin of error on a sample of 300, but it'd be a hell of a lot more than 0.1%. I'm off the grog at the moment so apologies for the sobriety of this comment.

don’t you queenslanders ever get embarrased by all this parochialism.

Nope.

If anyone mentions the LDP on election night, I’ll be mightily surprised.

And I haven’t calculated the margin of error on a sample of 300, but it’d be a hell of a lot more than 0.1%.

I’m off the grog at the moment so apologies for the sobriety of this comment.

]]> By: Leinad http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1390 Leinad Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:01:40 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1390 “Firewall strategy” - take a shot “The marginals are the key to this election” or something similar - take a shot Bartlett stays up - two shots (though this will probably only occur sometime in December at the 317th count. Newhouse takes Wentworth - three shots Chas boneheads either Howard's concession/Rudd's acceptance - I guess a bottle of something would be appropriate One of DLP/CDP/CEC/LDP/Hanson/Ecuyer wins a quota - rip head of nearest native wildlife to hand, drink “Firewall strategy” – take a shot
“The marginals are the key to this election” or something similar – take a shot
Bartlett stays up – two shots (though this will probably only occur sometime in December at the 317th count.
Newhouse takes Wentworth – three shots
Chas boneheads either Howard’s concession/Rudd’s acceptance – I guess a bottle of something would be appropriate
One of DLP/CDP/CEC/LDP/Hanson/Ecuyer wins a quota – rip head of nearest native wildlife to hand, drink

]]> By: Liam Hogan http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1384 Liam Hogan Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:28:11 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1384 Oh, no way. Dobell references to the Bird are the drinking triggers supreme. Oh, no way. Dobell references to the Bird are the drinking triggers supreme.

]]> By: David Rubie http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1381 David Rubie Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:08:02 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1381 We should probably be requesting a thread for the election night drinking game. Nambour mentions are a good start Leinad. "Working Families" - take a shot. "It's not over yet" - take a shot. "What's your take, Antony?" - take a shot. "McKew has taken Bennelong" - chug a whole beer, then NUDIE RUN!!!!!! GO MAXINE! We should probably be requesting a thread for the election night drinking game. Nambour mentions are a good start Leinad.

“Working Families” – take a shot.
“It’s not over yet” – take a shot.
“What’s your take, Antony?” – take a shot.
“McKew has taken Bennelong” – chug a whole beer, then NUDIE RUN!!!!!! GO MAXINE!

]]> By: wpd http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1378 wpd Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:02:43 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1378 David re your comment "As an IT professional, I’m not convinced that a computer in every schoolbag is necessarily a good thing. " I agree that computers are not 'silver bullets'. Certainly computers/broadband give access to knowledge/info etc but so did/do Libraries. Children are always motivated to seek knowledge but not necessarily the knowledge etc that society regards as valuable. Computers give uncensored access to the 'big bad world' as oppose to Libraries which always 'censor' and deny access to 'all' info. The real task for teachers in primary and secondary schools is to get the students to pursue 'valuable' knowledge and that task is best explained by sociological insights. By and large, Education is not a technical problem that requires a technical solution even if technology can aid and abet the process. David re your comment

“As an IT professional, I’m not convinced that a computer in every schoolbag is necessarily a good thing. ”

I agree that computers are not ’silver bullets’. Certainly computers/broadband give access to knowledge/info etc but so did/do Libraries.

Children are always motivated to seek knowledge but not necessarily the knowledge etc that society regards as valuable. Computers give uncensored access to the ‘big bad world’ as oppose to Libraries which always ‘censor’ and deny access to ‘all’ info.

The real task for teachers in primary and secondary schools is to get the students to pursue ‘valuable’ knowledge and that task is best explained by sociological insights.

By and large, Education is not a technical problem that requires a technical solution even if technology can aid and abet the process.

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1377 joe2 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:00:49 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1377 Oh hell, philiptravers, you are a poet and you do not noet. Oh hell, philiptravers, you are a poet and you do not noet.

]]> By: Leinad http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1376 Leinad Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:58:59 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1376 pablo: I wouldn't read too much into a poll of 300. Especially when the Newcastle Herald claims a margin of error of 0.1 percent(!? WTF) I'm adding 'Nambour' and similar references to Ruddling's childhood to the list for the Elekshun night drinking game. One shot or two, LPers? pablo: I wouldn’t read too much into a poll of 300. Especially when the Newcastle Herald claims a margin of error of 0.1 percent(!? WTF)

I’m adding ‘Nambour’ and similar references to Ruddling’s childhood to the list for the Elekshun night drinking game. One shot or two, LPers?

]]> By: philiptravers http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1371 philiptravers Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:27:46 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/the-boy-from-a-town-called-nambour/#comment-1371 I am a drifter,and I have seen the rain,the rain that comes from loneliness,as I drift from town to town,looking for the answers to my sorrows,and if the answer is Rudd ,well it is bound to be Crud,and, I will have no will to borrow. And Howard isnt the Gingerbread man.I guess, as a matter of observation many will remain disillusioned.I am now making films of such in my mind at a empty picture theatre near you. I am a drifter,and I have seen the rain,the rain that comes from loneliness,as I drift from town to town,looking for the answers to my sorrows,and if the answer is Rudd ,well it is bound to be Crud,and, I will have no will to borrow. And Howard isnt the Gingerbread man.I guess, as a matter of observation many will remain disillusioned.I am now making films of such in my mind at a empty picture theatre near you.

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