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How Vienna changed the world

For another month-and-a-half, the National Gallery in Victoria is exhibiting works from Vienna, Austria from a period of rapid change at the turn of the 20th century. I’m new to the appreciating-art world, and this exhibition caught my attention because of its byline: “A little over 100 years ago in Vienna, Austria, a group of radical young creators and thinkers overturned all the rules and created a brave new world.”

Tweaking Melbourne’s rail lines

Posted by Tim Malone on Wednesday 13th July, 2011 5 comments

Melbourne’s rail network has several problems. One of them is that you can’t get trains to and from places like Doncaster, Rowville or the Airport, and another is that the only option for transport outside of the commuter-ideal is to use slow busses. This is my ambitious and idealistic plan.

The day-to-day effect of depression

Posted by Tim Malone on Thursday 7th July, 2011 8 comments

If you haven’t experienced depression before nor come across someone who has – you may be surprised to know that there’s probably people right under your nose who suffer from it. I’m one of them. Or at least I was. Maybe I still am. And some would no doubt be surprised to learn that.

On banking and mobiles – my brands

Posted by Tim Malone on Tuesday 18th January, 2011 5 comments

I’m not usually a quick changer of brands when something goes wrong. Partly due to the hassle of changing but also because I like to stick it out and give a chance for mistakes to be rectified. I’ve neglected to change banks when frustration arose, but recently decided enough was enough with one particular mobile network!