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The government-created NBN Co. has the right to dig up streets and trench along rights-of-way, but to install that “last-mile” connection to a home or apartment it needs permission—and Tasmanians have been slow to offer it. According to local news accounts, only half of the homes and business in the first dig zone have given permission to access their property. That led to this week’s rather pathetic press release from NBN Co. in which the CEO basically begged “residents and businesses within the Willunga and Kiama First Release Sites to sign up.”

OH FUCK YOU. I’d sacrifice small animals for an NBN fibre install. What the fuck are you doing? You people still don’t even have separate TV stations. The government throws Tasmania a bone for the first time in years and they just ignore it? I’M UNREASONABLY ANNOYED BY THIS.

And these Tasmanian communities might be the only people in the country with a 21st century internet connection. Because Tony Abbott isn’t just a homophobe, he’s also just fine with his acoustic coupler, thank you very much.

I love Charlie Lyne’s blog. He lives to call Hollywood (and the UK industry) out on their bullshit. More of a slightly mental dilettante than movie critic, he’d much rather throw up an image macro than proper review.

And he’s only 18. A cynical prodigy.