Many domains sit for months or years without attracting offers. That’s why I turned to outbound sales, actively finding buyers rather than waiting for them to come to me. One of the best tools I’ve found for this isPitchbox, which automates much of the process—finding potential buyers,...
Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal. But one insidious form continues to thrive: alphabetism. This, for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage, refers to discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a letter in the...
to help. As Lord Krishna told Arjuna, “of the nonexistent there is no endurance, and of the existent there is no cessation.” In other words, things that change aren’t real, and things that are real don’t change. Changing names isn’t going to free us from the tyranny of names....
Are you drawn to Pun Shop Names? If so, take the kids here for drawing classes. Spotted by Daniel Foster in Marrickville NSW. I’d heard tales of this rare beast, but had never seen one in the flush. Ugh. It’s going straight into the Hall of Fame – problem is, who sent it?
After a near 40-year career in the Royal Australian Air Force that has taken her to great heights, Canberra-based Air Vice-Marshal Cath Roberts is now focused even higher as the incoming head of Defence’s Space Division. Air Vice-Marshal Roberts will be the first person to lead the Space...
noun(n.) The mutual or reciprocal action of chemical agents upon each other, or the action upon such chemical agents of some form of energy, as heat, light, or electricity, resulting in a chemical change in one or more of these agents, with the production of new compounds or the manifes...
A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. belladonna noun (n.) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its...
Francisco owned a five-room house and warehouse, and his father-in-law, who was once described as a “pedlar” in voter registration documents, declared ownership of $5,000 of real estate in the 1870 census. “Dealing” and “peddling”, both relative descriptions, based on biases inherent...
Nunhead became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell in 1900. These days, it’s described by Foxtons real estate agency as “a quiet suburb with pretty roads and period appeal”. The Angel Hotel, built in 1903. PICTURE: Des Blenkinsopp (licensed underCC BY-SA 2.0) ...
This roundup of trending gender-neutral and unisex names has 150 cute ideas, plus the meaning behind the names.