Broadband internet in Australia:

I'm pretty jealous of Verizon's new fiber internet. For less than I'm paying for 256K DSL from Telstra, I could have 5Mbps from Verizon! Hell, for only a couple of dollars more, I could have 10Mbps. I don't actually download very much, but it would be nice to be able to watch Top Chef episodes from iTunes so that my opinion on all the contestants wasn't entirely based on TWoP.


I spent today replanting reeds on a creek in Belconnen. Even though there's something about walking along the side of the road wearing a fluorescent yellow vest and carrying a shovel that screams court-mandated community service, I had a good time. Pretty tired now for the beginning of the week, though. Maybe they should do these things on Saturday instead of Sunday.