Anson is as Anson does

Is this correct:

The much-hyped long-listed "yarn" by an established author is to be permanently hidden behind the requirement for a a "min $32" online subscription?

Readers who only pay for a daily paper will never know what hints he used to let his friends on the "independent" panel of judges know who he is.

Perhaps a passing reference to his great grandad Joseph Furphy?

What other furphies are carefully hidden behind the interests of online marketing?

For example. We will never discover how he was able to bypass the stated requirements for narrative structure. 

He is proud to say that he cannot be bothered to think of either a start or a finish.

What else if carefully hidden?

Makes. You wonder, doesn't it.

... Nick Lethbridge, Churchlands

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6 Thornbill Way / 0419197772

half blind. half deaf. dying of cancer.
so what?

http://my3rs.blogspot.com/

Dr Nick Lethbridge
Consulting Dexitroboper

   

Aus yarn competition.

I submitted several short stories to the short story competition I The West.

No, I did not expect to win. ( though a well done mention would have been terrific :-)

But no surprise when the top 50 list was published with no mention of me

Today, The West published one of their "better" entries.

Now I feel a whole lot better.

The published story is... crap.

Stereotype overlaid on cliche.

Woke mysticism with pointless violence. Ben Elton Muppet structure: not sure what to do so... blow everyone up.

My own stories are mild.

Nonsense. Designed to elicit a smile, perhaps.

Logical constructs within their own illogical worlds.

Providing, perhaps, a light message of the potential down side of unthinking development.

That's what I try for, anyway :-)

My own stories would be embarrassed to stand with the rubbish that, today, was presented as being a "good" short story.

In such awful company... I am pleased to go unnoticed.

half blind. half deaf. dying of cancer.
so what?
notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com :-)

Dr Nick Lethbridge
Consulting Dexitroboper

   

Barely a ripple of a rort

Paul Murray need not be too concerned about Labor electoral staff campaigning with taxpayers' money. This is a very minor issue.

For example: The year 2024 offered several major opportunities for Tourism in WA.

The Huge World Tourism and Trade conference WTTC24 was held in WA. A golden opportunity to present WA to the world as a unique and exciting tourism destination.

TourismWA began the development of a brand new phone app -- specifically designed to promote tourism in Western Australia. 

Another ideal opportunity to make a grand impression at WTTC24.

On a smaller more personal note, I began discussions with a tourism political advisor. I would guess that he fell into the category of "electoral staff".

As it turned out, the man had no skills.

He was unable or reluctant to read emails.

He failed to grasp the concept that communication is better when it is two-way.

After six wasted months he was barely able to drag himself back to the question which I had raised in my very first email.

Worse: he had a terrible fear of being in the same room as a new -- possibly unique -- idea.

Had this man read the note about, You are always campaigning? If so, he was a very sad failure.

At the end of six months,

This electoral officer had campaigned for  nothing.

There was no sign of a new TourismWA app.

WTTC24 had come and gone with barely a whimper.

My own offer, opportunity, had been killed by advisor stupidity.

Three unique -WA- tourism opportunities were

 dead.

If this was Labor campaigning

... then nothing at all was lost to electoral office duties.

This electoral officer was a Ministerial Advisor Tourism.

The only loss of benefit was to Saffiotti.

If this man is the best available

... no amount of rorting will provide any actual benefit to Labor.

Nor, unfortunately, to Tourism in Western Australia.

... Nick Lethbridge, Churchlands

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6 Thornbill Way / 0419197772

half blind. half deaf. dying of cancer.
so what?
notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com :-)

Dr Nick Lethbridge
Consulting Dexitroboper

   

Dangers with disinformation

Today's editorial is correct: a bill to ban disinformation is dangerous.

Disinformation is impossible to define.

It depends on... the point of view.

Does the proposed Bill even mention, Truth?

Probably not. Truth is equally difficult to define.

And yet...

Wikipedia, somehow, manages to present "truth".

At least,

Wikipedia presents information which is ... accepted... as being Truth.

Okay, they work in areas where facts may exist.

Perhaps...

Perhaps Australia can provide a "fact-checked database of rumours, claims, conspiracies...

For example:

I know that the Moon is made of cheese.

It must be true...

I saw that Wallace and Gromit have been there and have eaten the Moon cheese.

This would be Followed by a Wikipedia-style... analysed, argued, finally accepted... explanation of Wallace and Gromit. And why their "truth" may be less than true.

Who knows, this may weaken the dangers of some of the wilder conspiracies.

half blind. half deaf. dying of cancer.
so what?
notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com :-)

Dr Nick Lethbridge
Consulting Dexitroboper

   

State election date

The date of next WA state election is already known. March 8th 2025? I think (well, I should know it, but... :-)

The date is set by legislation.

The date is set, already, by long-established legislation.

It is not a political football to be changed at the whim of a pollie.

And yet...

There are always ways to override a law.

If the Federal government wants to change, to override, an existing state law, it's easy enough...

Make an appeal to a suitable court.

The High Court seems happy enough to ride roughshod over existing laws. To allow criminals free access to Australia, for example.

All Albo needs is a loophole, a well-paid lawyer and an appeal to the high court.... and our election date will be changed.

Openly. Honestly, legally.

Meanwhile... the date is set. By law.

half blind. half deaf. dying of cancer.
so what?
notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com :-)

Dr Nick Lethbridge
Consulting Dexitroboper

   

Housing

... young people are unable to get into the wealth-creating housing market...

The wealth- creating housing market? Says it all, doesn't it.

No wonder people have difficulty finding somewhere to live.

When I am in power...

We will talk about entering the housing market... in order to find somewhere to live.

Nothing to stop you making a profit from owning housing.

But... neither will there be anything with the intention of increasing your profit.

Housing is for living... shelter, security... a roof over our heads.

half blind. half deaf. dying of cancer.
so what?
notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com :-)

Dr Nick Lethbridge
Consulting Dexitroboper

   

LinkedIn -- wow

Have to admire LinkedIn

It looks at your profile, skills, experience etc

... and recommends jobs that may suit. and how are similar skills being received?

Today it's "enhanced by AI" and tells me

...

""2,473 individuals in Consulting Dexitroboper roles like you are getting views

Wow! And there I was thinking that even Google doesn't know what a dexitroboper is :-)

lol at AI

Dr Nick Lethbridge / Independent Dexitroboper

half blind, half deaf, dying of cancer,

So what.

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