Category Archives: Perth

Blogging & Internet, Perth, Popular Culture

Podcamp Perth 07 – Initial Impressions of a Bewildered Non-geek

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So I attended Australia’s first PodCamp Community Unconference on the weekend just past. As the name of the event suggests, this was basically a Geek-fest.

Events like these are commonplace in the States, apparently. As usual, Australia has been a bit slow off the mark. Then two silicon-heads from the Hunter Valley linked up and decided to do something about it. An Australia-wide cyber-conversation was initiated; Perth showed most interest and when Microsoft, Virgin Blue and others stepped in as sponsors, last weekend’s PodCamp Perth 07 at Central TAFE was the end result. Continue reading Podcamp Perth 07 – Initial Impressions of a Bewildered Non-geek →

Perth, Popular Culture, Society

Surfacing

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A quick and way overdue post to reassure my vast readership that I have not deserted the Boomtown Rap. I have been immersed in designing an e-commerce site presenting my t-shirt designs – a steep learning curve for someone without knowledge of CSS or HTML. More on my t-shirts venture soon.

I’m off to the Podcamp Perth07 Community Unconference this weekend. Intend to begin blogging again after what I’m anticipating will be a fascinating weekend (see link here).

Media, Perth, Perth real estate, Society

Rent With Angst – The Real Victims of the Home Affordability Crisis

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Some quiet acknowledgement from the gallery, s’il vous plait. At last, the mainstream press has started to wake up to the down side of this bloody boom that I have been banging on about for months.

Back in March in my post titled Perth 2007 – More Brass Than Class, and last month in Dark Side Of The Boom I raised concerns about the possible future social consequences of the divide that has opened up – in Perth especially – between those who have prospered from the resources boom and those who have not (which amounts to going backwards, given the spiralling escalations in housing and rental costs and general living expenses).

On news.com.au today, an article entitled Angry renters ‘feeling unloved’, outlines the dire situation in which renters without prospect of owning their own home find themselves today.

Oh, the sweet relief of having one’s views validated, however belatedly. If the mainstream press is saying what I’m saying – well then, I must be right, mustn’t I? Halle-fucking-lujah and, like, hello!