I'm an Australian, based in the Washington, DC, area of the United States. I spend a lot of time there with Jasmine, Australia's best-known speedsolver of the Rubik's Cube. Prior to the US, Jasmine and I were based in London, UK. We have also lived previously in the United States and Australia.

I have worked for an Australian business rules and compliance company since 1999 in Australia, the US and the UK. I have also lectured in IT and Law related topics at King's College, London, and at The Australian National University.

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- Doug
- Marissa
- Lisaloha
- David (Greenomics)
- Paul's Ramblings (music)

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The internet is a force for democracy

Who said the internet isn't a great force for democracy, where you don't need money or status to get noticed?

The Register reports that Paris Hilton's new YouTube channel has been outpaced and outclassed by the musings of an old guy called Peter, who uses the screen name Geriatric1927. According to the article:

Paris has 2,549 subscribers while Peter has 23,267. Ouch. Peter's videos have been watched 720,418 times while Ms Hilton has managed just 285,572.

Unlike Hilton in her video past, Geriatric1927 even keeps his cardigan on.