Category Archives: Links

Before CGI: Rare Photos From the Set of 'Return of the Jedi' Take a journey with us thirty years into the past. Before the world wide web, before internet forums and blogs. Hell, before Usenet groups and Compuserve. This was … Continue reading →

Wikileaked cable: AFACT was MPAA’s cat’s-paw • The Register the cable confirms what iiNet and others have long suspected: Hollywood’s choice of target reflected iiNet’s Goldilocks status. iiNet was just right: Telstra is large, loud, litigious, and possessed of significant … Continue reading →

Telcos told to get real on cost of phone calls Mobile phone advertising should also clearly show the costs of sending a standard domestic SMS and downloading one megabyte of data in Australia, as well as the number of two-minute … Continue reading →

DigiNotar Removal Follow Up at Mozilla Security Blog Earlier this week we revoked our trust in the DigiNotar certificate authority from all Mozilla software. This is not a temporary suspension, it is a complete removal from our trusted root program. … Continue reading →

iPhone hacker golden boy hired by Apple What do you do when you have $76 billion cash in the bank and a 19-year-old hacker repeatedly thwarts your army of engineers' attempts to lock down your smartphone and tablet platform? Bring … Continue reading →

Out of TouchPad | Leefe rates the world… Add around Sydney CBD are these signs advertising the wonders of a new device. Wouldn't you just love one? Doesn't it look great? Well, you are too late, and (tags: ping.fm advertising … Continue reading →

On the plus side, they fit PLUS-SIZE models might have stolen the limelight at the Sydney Fashion Festival, but one observer wants the term discarded. (tags: plus-size model fashion Sydney ChristineMorgan ButterflyFoundation SydneyFashionFestival BMI PeterMorrissey IMGFashionAsiaPacific DanielHill AustralianFashionWeek SMH ShellyHorton … Continue reading →

What Apple Employees Saw When They Logged In This Morning [FUNNY] Apparently employees at Apple were presented with an interesting Software Update this morning, Tim Cook. (tags: Apple CEO TimCook SteveJobs GizmoCrunch)

Antony Green's Election Blog: Calls for a Double Dissolution are Constitutionally Impossible Anthony Green's reasoned voice stating that the call for a Double Dissolution of parliament is not possible at the moment, so people should just shut up about it. … Continue reading →