Sun, 03 Jul 2005

chinese economic powerhouse.. but..

All this is great news for local resource giants such as BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Woodside, and for Australia generally. These companies can supply what China needs - the raw materials its super-cheap labour can use to develop the economy and further cement China's position as the manufacturing base for the rest of the world. And its labour is certainly cheap. Chinese textile workers, for example, are putting in 10-hour days, working nine days straight with the 10th day off, for between $80 and $240 a month. -- from The Age
But how long before they realise they are being ripped off to fuel the wealth of others.. how can Australia have a "level playing field" competing against factories with people working like this?

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programmer finds evidence of illegal behaviour in his company, reports it to his management - and they get him arrested!

..."..the police, so induced will proceed to obtain a search warrant, raid your home and take every computer, CD/DVD, file folder or anything else that they have been told or "believe" might store information that "may" belong to your employer. Since they don't have time or the expertise to figure out what is what: THEY JUST TAKE IT ALL! After all it was around your home or hooked up to your home network via a single router. They can and will do all this just based on your employer's representations to the police who may not verify any of the information represented to them." -- more info at geeksunite.net

link via slashdot

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Steve Law and Thomas Brinkmann at LIQUID ARCHITECTURE 6

Caught Steve Law and Thomas Brinkmann play at Liquid Architecture 6 last night at The Public Office and it was one of the best nights of techno I have ever seen. Music was amazing from start to end. I rolled up late and only caught the after midnight rhythmic portion of the night, but heard the earlier click part was excellent as well. Sound was a smooth crips clear rhythmic evolution of amazing sounds and evolutions from start to end. Congratulations to Alan B and the Deep Chord crew and everyone involved with putting on this event.

Also of note was the work of Pat Stormont who played straight after Thomas Brinkmann, a hard act to follow but Pat managed with aplomb. And Natalie Beridze who was performing with Thomas Brinkmann, though who was playing what on those laptops I am not sure.

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