Author Archives: Delicious
links for 2010-07-17
Go organic with plastic at Woolworths | Leefe rates the world… Trying to be green and buy organic? Or maybe just trying to avoid all the chemicals use in food production? Doesn't it seems just a little ironic to find … Continue reading
links for 2010-07-16
World News Australia – Japan trials billboards that watch you Digital advertising billboards being trialled in Japan are fitted with cameras that read the gender and age group of people looking at them to tailor their commercial messages. (tags: digital … Continue reading
links for 2010-07-15
Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety – Submissions (tags: government Senate cybersafety committee internet) Why the RIAA Doesn’t Mind Losing Money on Lawsuits A document has been making the rounds showing that the RIAA paid more than $16 million to its … Continue reading
links for 2010-07-12
Conroy's filter ain't dead, just resting It's a little premature to celebrate the demise the Australia's mandatory internet filtering plans. – There was much jubilation late last week as the digerati claimed a victory over the government's "back down" on … Continue reading
links for 2010-07-09
Conroy backs down on net filters Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has capitulated to widespread concerns over his internet censorship policy and delayed any mandatory filters until at least next year. (tags: StephenConroy internet filter delay censorship mandatory SMH AsherMoses) Internet … Continue reading
links for 2010-07-04
What do you do with 50GB between 2am and 8am? | Leefe rates the world… My ISP has just increased the monthly download quota. Going from a reasonable 30 GB peak and 30 GB off-peak, to more impressive 50 GB … Continue reading
links for 2010-07-03
Kate Lundy for IT: The Change We Really Need | Gizmodo Australia Piece by Gizmodo on why Kate Lundy should replace Stephen Conroy as Communications minister. (tags: KateLundy StephenConroy DBCDE replace Gizmodo) Rudd's decline shows voters want reform but never … Continue reading
links for 2010-07-02
Delimiter – Should Gillard replace Conroy with Lundy? Several of Stephen Conroy’s harshest critics have backed the idea that Julia Gillard should hand his Communications portfolio to fellow Labor Senator Kate Lundy in the event Gillard took the Prime Ministership … Continue reading
links for 2010-07-01
Net filter trials 'unlawful', claims engineer – Communications – News The internet filtering "live trials" conducted by the Federal Government in conjunction with internet service providers (ISPs) were done illegally, according to claims by network engineer Mark Newton. (tags: Federal … Continue reading
links for 2010-06-28
Is permission needed to retweet hot news? When an aggregator like Google News publishes newspaper headlines, is the company treading on thin ice? What about aggregators that publish headlines and a one-line excerpt? What about those that simply rewrite the … Continue reading