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    DAMIAN SMITH

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    Picking Up Steam
    Damian Smith
    • Dec 21, 2018
    • 5 min

    Picking Up Steam

    The annual Steam "Winter" Sale is currently on. That wonderful time of year where your wallet is bombarded by powerful deals and the risk...
    2 views
    Poe's Law
    Damian Smith
    • Dec 20, 2018
    • 3 min

    Poe's Law

    “G’day, Elizabeth, Mick Fanning’s mum. We’re here at the Gold Coast down at Broadbeach and yeah, fair dinkum, we should be supporting A...
    28 views
    Shaken, Not Stirred
    Damian Smith
    • Dec 17, 2018
    • 4 min

    Shaken, Not Stirred

    And so another day, another LNP scandal. Michaelia Cash is still under investigation for rank abuse of power in a rather fascist sense, b...
    7 views
    The Last Straw
    Damian Smith
    • Dec 14, 2018
    • 58 min

    The Last Straw

    Or: At Midnight I Will Kill Rian Johnson With A Shovel (relax I'm not advocating murder, but if you don't get the reference this probably...
    144 views
    Hyper Bowl!
    Damian Smith
    • Dec 10, 2018
    • 3 min

    Hyper Bowl!

    I’ve been reading Paul Keating - The Big Picture Leader by Troy Bramston. I do thoroughly recommend it. It’s a candid insight into the mi...
    20 views
    Stark Contrast
    Damian Smith
    • Dec 9, 2018
    • 4 min

    Stark Contrast

    So the trailer for Avengers: Endgame has dropped and a lot of the commentary is that it’s “The Snap” part two. Much has been said about “...
    16 views
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