Author Archives: Delicious
links for 2011-08-21
Critics label cybercrime bill 'invasion of privacy' A CONTROVERSIAL bill that extends the powers of Australia's police and security agencies to retain emails, text messages and other data used in alleged cyber crimes has encountered a roadblock, with a committee … Continue reading
links for 2011-08-17
Stop Coddling the Super-Rich – NYTimes.com Warren Buffett thinks that the USA's leaders are asking the poor and middle class to make a 'shared sacrifice' but not the mega-rich, who he believes are not paying enough tax. (tags: WarrenBuffett rich … Continue reading
links for 2011-08-07
Internet use ‘rampant’: ASIO boss • The Register Australia’s national security is at risk, according to the Director-General of ASIO – the Australian National Intelligence Organisation – partly because of “rampant use of the Internetâ€. (tags: Australia ASIO DavidIrvine Internet … Continue reading
links for 2011-08-02
Grandmother has Tokyo's measure on radiation Grandmother in Tokyo buys her own dosimeter and shows that the government has not been telling the truth about radiation levels. (tags: Tokyo radiation grandmother KiyokoOkoshi dosimeter GeraldCurtis ColumbieUniversity ChuheiSakai KazuyoshiSato ShinzoKimura NewYorkTimes SMH … Continue reading
links for 2011-07-23
Software Update asks me to install 2 copies of iTunes 10.4 | Leefe rates the world… Today, in its infinite wisdom, Software Update decided that I needed to install 2 copies of iTumes 10.4. Now, while I understand that Software … Continue reading
links for 2011-07-20
Masses need transport to escape a cold, wet Sydney CBD | Leefe rates the world… Today has been a very wet day in Sydney. This morning you almost needed a bathysphere to go outside. This afternoon, as the masses tried … Continue reading
links for 2011-07-13
Pirate Party Opposes AFACT’s Extortion Tactics | Pirate Party Australia Pirate Party Australia is opposed to the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft’s (AFACT) latest offensive against Australian internet users[1]. They have demanded that ISPs attend ‘voluntary talks’ to implement a … Continue reading
links for 2011-07-12
Verisign obeys court orders for domain takedowns- The Inquirer INTERNET REGISTRY Versign has said that it “takes the appropriate actions” when handed a court order after the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) claimed it had jurisfiction over all … Continue reading
links for 2011-07-05
All things considered … – WikiLeaks’ Brilliant Mastercard Commercial Parody… Wikileaks' parody of MasterCard Commercial. (tags: wikileaks satire parody MasterCard digitaleskimo video)
links for 2011-06-30
Single-Payer in Vermont, A State of Healthy Firsts | Common Dreams The USA state of Vermont has decided to single-player health care as a cost saving measure. It had Harvard conduct a study which found that free health care will … Continue reading