My $564.54 Blog

Apparently, this blog is worth $564.54. That sounds great doesn't it? The only problem is, that I have not seen any of this money. Not a cent.
So, how does anyone calculate how much someone else's blog is worth. I barely get any traffic, no-one clicks on the ads, and I get no income from this what-so-ever.

My blog is worth $564.54.
How much is your blog worth?

But then again, it does look cool!

Categories: Misc

Armistice Day

Yesterday was Armistice Day, and I would like to take this opportunity to pay my respects to those who fought and died in not only World War 1, but in all wars, to help protect what we hold dear.

Australians have been at the forfront of most of the major battles in the modern age:

They were there at Gallipoli, they were there at the Somme.

They were at Tobruk, they were at el alamian.

They were on the Kokoda Trail, they were on the Coral Sea.

They were in Vietnam, they were in Peacekeeping missions all over the world.

And for these things, I thank you...

I would also like to thank my school, which stopped classes at the 11th minute of the 11th hour, to commemorate these soldiers, these heroes. If youth learn to respect those who died for what they believed in, then the future is looking bright.

Categories: Australia, Events

Australian Idol is wasting everyone's time

In the past few weeks there have been many controversy's regarding the voting of Australian Idol. First there was a problem with the telecommunications outlet, forbidding people to vote for one particular contestant.

And now, the lack of daylight saving in Queensland in being blamed for Dan being eliminated by only 27 votes. Some Queenslander say that everyone else got any extra hour to vote for their favourites.

To this I say: Get over it!

It is a TV show and nothing more. They cannot sing, they are not musical in any way, and Australian Idol is simply a money making company. It doesn't care about music in the slightest.

But the thing that really annoyed me was the fact that this was raised in the Queensland Parliament! Everyone has more important things to do rather than discuss this. We have an inferior health system to fix, and they are talking about Australian Idol!

No wonder there are problems in Queensland. Australian Idol is taking us to the dogs...

Categories: Rants

New Terrorism Laws

Australia has recently introduced new terrorism laws. These laws allow police to 'shoot to kill' when arresting a potential terrorist.

The problem with these laws is that of freedom. What is more important, safety, or the freedom to voice your opinion?

Some say that Australia is becoming more like a police state. This is far from the truth, but we are closer to one then ever before. Australians have a long history of mateship, and it is because of this that I feel that the Australian government would only wish to be doing the best for their countrymen.

Another problem with the laws is that police can kill someone who has not ever broken the law; that is the strength of terrorists in the world today.

I whole heartedly believe that freedom is one of the greatest things in the world, but obviously, you have to be alive to be able to use it...

Categories: Events

Not Impressed

I am in this/next years school musical. We were supposed to have a rehersal today until 4:00. I couldn't get there at the beginning as I had a Maths C exam. When I did arrive at 2:30, we were practicing some scenes, and they were going on as planned, then, for some unknown reason, our teacher (who will remain unnamed) decided that we were all playing up.

He then proceded to say that if we wanted to musical to continue then we all have to write him a formal letter stating so. He then told us to go home, an hour early! None of us had any lifts, and had to stay at school until they arrived.

There is no way in Hell I will be sending him a letter. We made special arrangments to stay longer, and if doesn't respect that, then he doesn't deserve a letter, or a musical of any kind. I will go to next weeks rehersal, but there is not a chance of my taking the effort of simply pleasing him.

Categories: School

Pop Music - Can it get any worse?

Over the past few years I have noticed that music on such video shows as Rage and Video Hits is getting increasingly worse. This year such songs as The Crazy Frog Song, and Don't Cha have reached number 1 on the charts. I am continually asking myself one question: Why?

There is nothing musically fascinating, or even good, about these songs, and yet they are making millions of dollars. The music that I like to listen to has nothing to do with the bands, it is merely the music itself that appeals to me.

I cannot think of any worse songs that could possibly in the top polls. The repeditive nature, and basic sounds are getting on my nerves, and I cannot even listen to the radio any more. And then there's rap... Don't get me started on rap, that is a whole other issue.

This kind of music has changed the entire moral values of youth. Not only the way they dress and behave, but the way they think.

Categories: Rants

Paris Riots Continue

The riots in Paris are still continueing. The combination of racism, poor living conditions, and poor judgment has given these people the idea that it is acceptable to go around killing people, and destroying their belongings. What is the world coming to?

When will people realize that violence can only result in more violence. The only way to end conflicts and get results is to talk about them. Discuss, debate and resolve.
I will put this into a school perspective. If you go up to someone that you dislike and punch them in the face, you will get punched back, and not many people from the outside will stop it. However, if you reasonably talk things through, more often than not, a fair conclusion can be achieved.

This does not have to happen only in a personal perspective. In politics, this is also the best option.

Categories: Events

Trick Questions - Part 2

My last post about Trick Questions gathered quite a good response, and this is a follow-up post to check if there is still enough interest in it. This first trick question is from a friend of mine who loves these kind of things.

Q: If a boat has six rungs on a ladder running down the outside, and each is 1 metre apart, how many will be covered if the bottem rung is level with the original water, and the tide rises 1/2 a metre for 4 hours?
A: None, boats float.

Q: Why are 1968 cent pieces worth more than 1967 cent pieces?
A: 1968 cent pieces are worth more because the there is 1 cent more than 1967 cent pieces.

Q: If you own a strawberry tree but its strawberrys fall into your neighbours yard, then who owns the strawberrys?
A: Strawberrys don't grow on trees.

Comment if you want to see more of these questions, if not, then I'll stop posting them.

Exams are Coming

Only three weeks until my exams are here. Not happy, Jan!!! The end of the year is soon, and yet, they still pile me down with useless information.

When in the rest of my entire life will I be finding the derivitive of a parabola?

To try and make myself feel better I am going to express all my dislikes for exams.

1. They test, and judge me on all my short comings.

2. They have really hard questions.

3. I have a Modern History Oral, an English Panel, a Maths B and C exam, and Physics and Chemistry exam, and (laughs inwardly) a Religion assignment.

4. To much pressure is put on everyone.

5. Even teachers dislike this time of the year!

There, phew, that feels a little better. Now that I have vented my anger, frustration, rage... my feelings, I will go and do some study. How ironic!

Categories: School, Rants

Intelligent Design

There is a raging debate occuring between Intelligent Design (ID) and other forms of Creationism over the fact the ID is not science. I agree with this statement. Science involves proving hypotheses using evidence and fact. IDs claim to science involves belief and not evidence. It is therefore not in science, but in the religious side. For everyone who does not know what ID is, then I will attempt to explain it.

Intelligent Design was created in opposition to the theory of evolution. The creators of ID thought that life was too complex to have developed over millions of years by only tiny steps at a time. They also felt that in some organisms, there was no previous step, so naturally, it had to have been designed. This section is fair enough, but from here on nothing can be proven.

They have seen that they cannot find this designer, and have decided that it had to have been a supreme being. No evidence, no fact was used in this, therefore science has not been taken into account. Some people believe that ID is an argument of ignorance: Science cannot explain this, therefore God did it.

I am not denying that the logic behind ID is not some what compelling. I am denying that it is science.

Categories: Science