Some minor updates

*tap*, *tap*, is this thing still on?

I'm back from the depths of Queensland for a flying visit home, so the updates have been even sparser than normal.

I've noticed that some of my links on the left are out of date or I don't bother visiting them anymore, so I've tidied up that a little bit. Please note that, for all those who throw hissy-fits at being removed from someone's blog, I've only done it because you smell bad and your mother dresses you funny.

Notice that I've also left the South China Morning Post in the 'telling it like it is' section out of a sense of deep sarcasm.