Author Archives: digg
How government tried to gag web censor critics
The Federal Government is attempting to silence critics of its controversial plan to censor the internet, which experts say will break the internet while doing little to stop people from accessing illegal material such as child pornography. read more | … Continue reading
Prams put squeeze on Sydney buses
There is a baby boom in Sydney at the moment, most apparent in inner city suburbs. But state public transport system is failing new parents with prams. New policies by State Transit are making it harder to use the service, … Continue reading
Cruel Tcard twist to hit commuters
After 4 years there isn’t much to show for the $367 million Tcard contract with ERG. Both ERG and the NSW government bare some responsibility for the delay. And now they are thinking of making public transport more expensive when … Continue reading
Firm sues forum to silence critics, 2Clix wades into Whirlpool
In a move that could set a nasty precedent for Australian website operators and their users, a software firm is suing a community website over comments published on its message board. 2Clix is suing the owner of the popular broadband … Continue reading
Double standards in advertising, its ok to objectify men
The post looks at the double standards in advertising, and how society perceives gender roles. A Hahn add turning a heart in the sand to beasts draws complaints. But the revenge addition, turning sausages into mince, draws none. Are our … Continue reading
Sell off electricity: inquiry
The NSW government should sell off both the retail arms and the generation business of the state’s electricity sector, an inquiry has recommended. All to make electricity cheaper? So we use more of it? But what about being more environmentally … Continue reading
AI advocates believe we have passed the event horizon, soon we will see Hal
At the centre of a black hole there lies a point called a singularity where the laws of physics no longer make sense. In a similar way, according to futurists gathered for a weekend conference, information technology is hurtling toward … Continue reading
APEC funny shirts day (photos on SMH)
Photos of the APEC leaders wearing the ‘national dress’ of Australia, knee-length Driza-Bone coats. (SMH, 8 Sept 2007) read more | digg story
Revealed: Our national dress (APEC funny shirt day)
The 21 APEC leaders have posed for the traditional group photo on the steps of the Sydney Opera House wearing brown tailor made knee-length Driza-Bone coats. Each APEC leader was given a choice of four contrast colours for their all-weather … Continue reading
Mattel recalls more toys in Chinese lead paint alert
THOUSANDS more toys are being pulled from Australian shelves as an international investigation delves deeper into China’s disgraced manufacturing industry. In a recorded statement, Mattel’s Australian marketing director, Julie Kearns, said the company had been testing toys since the paint … Continue reading