British/Australian dual-citizen. The day job is cyber security but interests and blog posts cover technology, photography, travel, business, geopolitics and more. Currently going through a few things.

  • Do Not Press This Button

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  • Gun Control Madness

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  • Ashes to Bashes

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  • On Democracy

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  • Is there Any Hope for Afghanistan?

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  • Gold Coast Photo Tour

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  • A Fresh Lick of Paint

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  • Possession is Everything

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  • In Defence of Tom Cruise

    I love Tom Cruise. There, I’ve said it. The break-up of Tom-Kat seems to have sparked another round of Tom Cruise bashing in the media. I really don’t understand the crazy tag that got assigned to him after jumping on Oprah Winfrey’s sofa. Why was that such a big deal? What’s wrong with showing a … read more

  • I'm a GCFE. But Will I Use It?

    I’m now a GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE). Honest! I’ve got a certificate and everything. It even came framed: According to the blurb: The GCFE certifies that candidates have the knowledge, skills, and ability to conduct typical incident investigations including e-Discovery, forensic … read more

  • The Descendants (2011)

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  • In Time (2011)

    My Rating: About my rating system Inceptionset a new benchmark for sci-fi movies. This was genuinely a new idea expertly executed by a great director - Christopher Nolan. So when I saw the trailer for In TimeI was hoping that this would be the next in a new era of interesting films based on an … read more

  • Melancholia (2011)

    My Rating: About my rating system I’ll preface this by saying this is the first film I have seen from the controversial Danish film maker Lars von Trier. I’m aware of his work and had an idea what to expect. I’ve got Antichristqueued up to watch but haven’t dared to sit through it yet. … read more

  • The Conversation (1974)

    My Rating: About my rating system Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is an expert in his trade. We learn throughout the film how good he is and how well regarded he is by his peers. When he goes to the trade shows he doesn’t need to fall for the patter of the sales guys - he makes all his own equipment, … read more

  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

    My Rating: About my rating system I’ve had the second Transformers movie for quite a while but it has been fairly low down on my to-watch list. With the third movie in the franchise now out I thought I’d give it a go to see if it’s as bad as the reviews suggest. It is. The first Transformers movie … read more

  • Hello 2012, Please Be Better Than 2011

    2010 was such a great year. I was lucky enough to travel the world to many places I’ve never visited before, and the year culminated in our fantastic wedding; a perfect day made even better by the visit of family and friends we haven’t seen since we emigrated. So maybe it shouldn’t be such a … read more

  • Contagion (2011)

    My Rating: About my rating system Contagion is about the terrifying prospect of a pandemic deadly disease outbreak, with an impact similar in scale to the 1918 Spanish Flu which killed at least 3% of the global population. There’s some fine performances from a stellar cast, including Matt Damon, … read more

  • Remember Me (2010)

    My Rating: About my rating system I knew very little about Remember Me before watching it so the end came as a complete shock, despite the fact that in retrospect I can see there were clear clues to the final event throughout the film. Sometimes I'm attuned to these things, not this time. Robert … read more

  • The Company Men (2010)

    My Rating: About my rating system The Company Men attempts to portray the human impact of corporate downsizing as a result of the global financial crisis. You may think this is going to be something akin to the The Pursuit of Happyness, where an average joe has some bad luck and ends up losing … read more

  • Another Earth (2011)

    My Rating: About my rating system Another Earth is one of those slow-paced, arty, independent films, that looks like it’s been developed specifically for a film festival. The story has two main threads. Rhoda Williams is a high school student who has just been accepted to MIT. She has a promising … read more