Killers of Greenbushes man show no remorse during sentencing
By David Weber

A judge said the men, who were convicted of killing 68-year-old Raymond Smith during a drug-fuelled home invasion in the WA town of Greenbushes, showed no remorse.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-12/men-sentenced-for-greenbushes-raymond-smith-murder/106790294

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'Hidden cameras' captured Perth paediatrician's sexual offending, court hears
By David Weber

A paediatrician accused of child sex offences may have up to nine alleged victims, with some of the offending captured by "hidden cameras" in his examination room, a Perth court has heard.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/paediatrician-chia-liang-saw-faces-court-on-child-sex-charges/106772420

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With all the streaming services turning out all the glurge in the world, why the FUCK has no one picked up The Vorkosigan Saga or the Honorverse yet?

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I like David Weber's Honor Harrington series, but I tried his book Out of the Dark and... don't bother.

The premise is interesting. Aliens scout out Earth during medieval times and return to conquer. By the time they return, we have developed modern military weaponry and technology. Things don't go as they expected.

Nevertheless, the author starts smoking the guano toward the end of the book and if you like what I've described so far, you will throw it across the room in exasperation. Luckily I was just dealing with an audiobook.

I also had little patience for the authors geeking out over military hardware. Guns, calibers, maximum speeds of various planes. There are ways in which you can celebrate the technical aspects that excite you without boring the reader, and he did not use those ways.

In the audiobook you couldn't tell characters apart, partly due to the narrator, but mostly due to poor characterization.

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