The government’s $128.8 million Cyber Safety policy includes forcing internet service providers to block access to a secret blacklist of website pages identified as ”refused classification” by the Australian police. Web pages will be nominated for blacklisting by Australian internet users who come across illegal or ”unacceptable” websites.
Science
So simple, even your mother will be opposed
My four month old has explained a lot of things to me. To date it’s been things like “it’s been four months and you still can’t tell the difference between tired and hungry? HERE LET ME SHOW YOU.” But I… Read More ›
BabyBerry vs iPad
Looking for the ultimate gadget? BBC Animation from Mitchell and Webb:
ObDefinition: Grepping Loon
A grepping loon is someone who searches out particular terms on the Internet for the purpose of cutting and pasting a prepared rant or disingenuous misrepresentation of a topic rather than engaging in substantive discussion of the topic.
A little bump in the road
Anti-immunisation doctor banned in the UK. As he is now in the US this will do little to slow him down. Appearing on NBC’s Today Show, Wakefield described the decision as “a little bump on the road.” He claimed the… Read More ›
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Facebook privacy: they’re gonna fix it?
So they say. I bet they’re only going to go so far. They still want to profit from that info. FACEBOOK has caved in to pressure from critics and said it would simplify controls over the degree of privacy given… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Claudia Alexander
I saw this marvelously enthused woman on my television last night as one of the experts on the Voyage to the Planets series, talking about her time as project manager at JPL for the final stage of the Galileo space… Read More ›
Listen up, Labor
Listen closely Labor Party, cos I’m only gonna say this once. Oh wait, no I’m not! I’m gonna say this OVER AND OVER. And Australians who agree with me, please do so also. Don’t you fucking dare put us in… Read More ›
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