Monthly Archives: March 2011
Militant greeny’s message for Earth Hour
Are you turning you lights off between 8:30pm and 9:30pm for Earth Hour? “Turn it off for Earth Hour, or we’ll put your lights out!”
links for 2011-03-22
Robot Suits Transform Humans Into Super Strong Cyborgs | Fast Company Cyberdine has just shown the next iteration of its HAL robots–strap-on exoskeletons that boost the user's strength with electric motors. Could they be used after the next large-scale disaster? … Continue reading
Where you’d rather be? State of Inebriation?
Advertising I found in the UTS food court. Some advertising slogans a bit strange. I suppose it makes sense. But I thought it would more meaningful with the added though bubble.
links for 2011-03-21
It's not over yet, that's AFACT – Twisted Wire – Blogs While there have been lofty discussions about who was right and who was wrong in the court stoush between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and iiNet, it … Continue reading
2011 NSW State Election flickr group
I created flickr groups for the last 2 Federal elections [2007, 2010]. And, after seeing all the election paraphernalia I thought it would be fun to create one for the current New South Wales State Election. NSW Election 2011 flickr … Continue reading
links for 2011-03-16
Apple copyright case over iPhone application from production company | Crikey Apple is back in the Federal Court tomorrow, facing a copyright infringement claim from Australian TV production company Jigsaw Entertainment. If Apple loses, it and every other software distributor … Continue reading
The hole is tarred but not feathered
The hole in the pavement from yesterday has been filled. With a crude tar finish. I suppose they expect the council to come round an tidy it up. Of note though is that the access to the pipe is much … Continue reading
Water Board finally fixes its leak
Walking past where the marking I noticed the other day was, this morning I found a rather large hole filled with water. The Water Board had dug down to the pipe that needed fixing. Although, without all that dirt packing … Continue reading
links for 2011-03-14
U.S. Government Wins Access to Twitter Accounts of WikiLeaks Supporters A federal judge today granted the U.S. government access to the Twitter accounts of three of WikiLeaks’s strongest supporters. (tags: USA government WikiLeaks court TheresaBuchanan DepartmentofJustice Twitter BirgittaJonsdottir RopGongrijp JacobAppelbaum … Continue reading