one letter from the truth

the headline tells us biggest rap act on way.

i misread it. my mind added a single letter... i thought it was more politicians on their way to sell themselves.

i had read a letter C in front of the word RAP.

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no real choice

the front page of the paper shows how little choice there is in the election. two party leaders tarted up by the same pr company:

same round faces. same smooth grey hair. same trustworthy rounded-rectangle glasses. same honest and open half smile. same white collar over dark jacket.

tarted up to appeal to voters. no policies, just... look at me, I'm so open friendly and honest.

as if.

Nick Lethbridge    /    Consulting Dexitroboper
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Federal pork

The WA Premier is using $400 of West Australian money in a carefully timed bid to buy votes for his Federal Labor colleagues. What else is he buying?

Is our Premier buying his way into Labor pre-selection for the next Federal election?

Will he then "improve" democracy by removing Senate weighting which gives WA a fair say in Federal Parliament?

Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper

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closed mind

Peter Baker complains about the closed captions on the ABC News, Letters 9 May.

When he uses a smart phone he may discover a thing called Voice Recognition: Speak to the phone and it will recognise what you say. Of course the phone has to learn to recognise your particular voice. Closed captioning listens to the newsreader and does its best.

Another thing which Peter may have forgotten since primary school  is "homophone", where two different words sound the same. A real challenge for humans as well as for computers.

Still. The point of communication is to transmit meaning. Peter easily identified the wooden meaning behind carry and marry. The captions are sometimes hilarious. They are better than missing all communication because you are deaf.

When Peter's phone can use context to distinguish between carry and Karri, the phone will be smart enough to write Peter's letters for him.

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Talking Teens

Harvey Pearce believes that teenagers are unable to communicate except by typing on phones (Letters 23/4).

Perhaps it is just Harvey that teenagers are not talking to.

I don't know whether to congratulate Harvey or to offer sympathy.

Nick Lethbridge    /    Consulting Dexitroboper
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stupid. stupid. stupid.

it's the economy, stupid, says your editorial, 29/3

then you clarify. The election is about our (the voters) hip pockets.

and that's the problem, isn't it.

any evil act is acceptable as long as it gives me money. I vote for the politician who promises to give *me* the most money.

More fool me.

Nick Lethbridge    /    Consulting Dexitroboper
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A better message

Clive Palmer has bought Hitler's old car. There are objections to the glorification of the Nazi leader.

Would it help if he were to have the car crushed. He could display the result in his museum.

The crushed remains would provide a suitable message to reflect Australia's attitude to the former owner's attitudes and actions.

Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper

...        Agamedes Consulting / Problems ? Solved

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