Green Grads Archives: February 2009
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26 February 2009
Quo Vadis? Quo Animo?
While it might seem a bit pretentious to be breaking out the latin, regular fans (all four of them) will know that Green Grads was initially founded with this motto.
Quo Vadis? Quo Animo?
– Where are you going? With what intention?
A deep question, but an essential one. And I thought that it might be a [...]
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19 February 2009
Tech Tips: The Dangers of Facebook
Facebook seems to be somewhat of a hot topic right now, doesn’t it? After recently changing its terms of service, it seems internet socialites everywhere are suddenly waking up to some very real facts.
The same exciting portal bringing real life friends into the make believe world of the internet also creates a doorway from the [...]
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17 February 2009
Tuesday Transcript: We will not trouble you
The words most dreaded by an applicant are those uttered by the bench immediately following the initial submissions; if the respondents are not called upon it is game over.
The High Court had a couple of doozies recently. In Wallace an ambitious request that the Court overturn a well-established line of authority was swiftly rejected.
And then [...]
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14 February 2009
Tech Tips: GMail Labs Stuff
Today’s Tech Tips should actually be yesterday’s tech tips – but I decided to delete the original article and hand in this piece instead. You see, I’ve come to the conclusion that there isn’t much point in me explaining stuff that is much better explained elsewhere. Instead, I’ll just point you to where you need [...]
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3 February 2009
Tuesday Transcript: Kirby the Urbane
Yesterday was the last day of the Kirby Era. Justice Michael Kirby retired from the High Court.
On Australia Day, his Honour gave a wonderful speech surveying his long career in the law, from his articled clerkship through to his service on the highest court in the land. Despite all of the wonderful (and terrible) things [...]
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2 February 2009
5 Things To Do Before Uni Starts
In case you missed all the ‘back to school’ sales, uni is just a few weeks away. While it’s important to cling to what’s left of the holidays it is also a good idea to take some time now to prepare for semester.
So here is a list of five things you can do to make [...]
