Over the last couple of days some joker has been sending out spam using my domain name, wonk.org. Please be assured the spam is not from me and I do not recommend you buy any fake r0lex watches or anything of the sort.
If you are a mail server administrator please consider using SPF. It is not the silver bullet solution to spam, but it will stop forgeries such as the one currently in progress against wonk.org.
Melbourne grinding to a halt (The Age / Dan Silkstone)
The Age today is carrying a set of stories related to the public transport woes Melbourne is currently suffering from. The government has commissioned a report titled “Most Liveable and Best Connected?” which confirms what commuters already know - the current system doesn’t work. Also revealed is the fact that the privatisation of the system has not delivered any improvements to commuters and may actually be costing the public more money than if it was still government run.
Personally I would love to be able to take public transport to work, but for double the travel time at almost the same cost as driving I don’t consider it to be a reasonable option.