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The Wandering Earth is a feels-before-reals film
The Wandering Earth (2019) is an interesting film. Noteworthy for many reasons, but deeply flawed for equally many.
As an adaptation of an original science fiction work, it is a refreshing change of pace from Hollywood's increasing focus on reboots and sequels. In a traditionally… »
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If I wrote an Undertale musical…
Undertale the Musical is a musical adaptation of the video game Undertale, composed by Alex Beckham (‘Man on the Internet’), based around singing over music from the game's soundtrack. It's an interesting concept, and a remarkable accomplishment, spanning over 4 hours in length. Writing,… »
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Mapping table: Undertale soundtrack to in-game filename
The table below shows the mapping between Undertale OST track names and in-game music filenames. Where an OST track corresponds with multiple in-game music filenames, brace expansion syntax is used to represent the filenames.
All OST tracks are present in the game files, except 72… »
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Model Rules of Interpretation for legal documents
While the interpretation of legislation is often governed by an Interpretation Act, such as the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), there is no corresponding simple set of principles at common law. Accordingly, many contracts and other legal documents contain lengthy sets of boilerplate provisions, setting… »
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A survey of eBook lending at Victorian public libraries
Unlike the US, where OverDrive has a near-monopoly on eBook lending, eBook lending among Australian public libraries is fragmented among a number of platforms. While competition is most certainly good, Australian libraries' eBook offerings are often more limited than their American counterparts. As a consequence,… »
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Rules of order rant: ‘That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question’
In traditional Australian and UK meeting procedure, a curious procedure takes place when an amendment is proposed to omit words from a motion, including to omit words and substitute other words. Traditionally, the question proposed from the Chair, in either case, is:
That the words