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A story makes the front page of reddit!

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:25:03 +1000

A story makes the front page of reddit!: I wonder if a story about a piece of news making the front page of reddit would make the front page of reddit.

Please stop this GNOME Tabs Stupidity

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:36:26 +1000

Please stop this GNOME Tabs Stupidity: I really hope this GNOME 3.0 Tabs “mania” is a prank, because it just seems so, sooooo stupid. Really. It’s like flushing down the toilet all of the UI simplicity that GNOME is supposedly aiming for.

The Science of Spore

Sat, 24 May 2008 19:03:05 +1000

The Science of Spore: In this brand new video, Will Wright talks about all the different sciences involved in the world of Spore.

Is Ubuntu usable enough for a non-tech-savvy girlfriend yet?

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:33:13 +1000

Is Ubuntu usable enough for a non-tech-savvy girlfriend yet?: The author asks his girlfriend to perform simple tasks using a fresh Ubuntu installation. It’s surprising how some of the simple things we assume to be easy are actually hard for someone who’s never…

Anonymous responds to fake news

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:56:50 +1100

Anonymous responds to fake news: Fake news was already posted. Anonymous responds.

Another must–see TED talk, this time about utilising the oil...

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:25:53 +1100

Another must–see TED talk, this time about utilising the oil endgame for profit maximisation. By increasing efficiency and slowly (organically) moving to alternate fuels, both the cost of the fuel is lessened but—and perhaps more importantly—new markets and jobs are created by the shift.

Non-denominational holiday season approaches/is upon us/has...

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:18:30 +1100

Non-denominational holiday season approaches/is upon us/has passed by. Log is the answer.

"From time to time, it resurfaces in politics because, like all Manichean simplifications, it allows..."

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:09:57 +1100

“From time to time, it resurfaces in politics because, like all Manichean simplifications, it allows demagogues to stir up collective passions and provide superficial, schematic answers to complex problems. Every attempt to fix a unique identity for Latin America requires discriminatory surgery that excludes and abolishes millions of Latin Americans, along with many forms and manifestations of its rich cultural variety.”

- Mario Vargas Llosa on the Paradoxes of Latin America.

Graphical exploration of the sub-prime problem.

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:06:44 +1100

Graphical exploration of the sub-prime problem.

NeubauLaden Start

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:28:40 +1100

NeubauLaden Start

Radio species

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:57:33 +1100

Radio species: For some reason, this brings a (somewhat geeky) smile to my face. The awesome Touch blog shows stills from a project visualising what radio frequency fields. Tinfoil hat up!

"We are only going to participate in the things that we own and control."

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:23:00 +1100

“We are only going to participate in the things that we own and control.”

- In regards to the PPP solution set forth by the Labor campaign for fibre-to-the-node broadband, Sol Trujillo demonstrates why private telcos are the softest, cuddliest infrastructure monopolies. [source] [And the erudite Possum Comitatus weighs in]

Better Explained

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:27:00 +1100

Better Explained: I love this site. I really love the idea. Basically, it sets out to explain (in detail) some fascinating aspects of life.

"To iterate is human; to recurse, divine."

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:42:22 +1100

“To iterate is human; to recurse, divine.”

- Traditional Haskell adage.

"Everything reminds Milton Friedman of the money supply. Everything reminds me of sex, but I try to..."

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:31:00 +1100

“Everything reminds Milton Friedman of the money supply. Everything reminds me of sex, but I try to keep it out of my papers.”

- Robert Solow (1924—), American economist.

Glass + Moss. It is now art.

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:27:11 +1100

Glass + Moss. It is now art.

Lawrence Lessig on the tragedy of the commons in relation to the...

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:21:28 +1100

Lawrence Lessig on the tragedy of the commons in relation to the struggle between copyright and culture creation. Lessig is a brilliant speaker, and this video sums up a big chunk of his overarching message with the Creative Commons. The benefits, both economically and culturally (that intangible dimension that acts to make any argument so much less cogent), are innumerable. Corporations that export and distribute mass media (and, thus, culture) have a vested interest in one sense to keep the legislative monopolies on that content inviolable; societies as a whole have a duty, however, to open that culture for subsequent analysis and exploitation.

invective

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:35:30 +1100

An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; – followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as, an invective against tyranny.

Socrates rocks this houseparty at the drop of a hat in Something...

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:53:45 +1100

Socrates rocks this houseparty at the drop of a hat in Something Awful’s classic art modernised.

Awesome YouTube Costume [ Pic ]

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:10 +1100

Awesome YouTube Costume [ Pic ]: I love this idea ..