Links April 2011Links April 2011
Sebastian Thrun gave an interesting TED talk about the Google driverless car project and explains how his main aim is to avoid all the needless road deaths that are due[...]
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Virgin Refunds Me $200Virgin Refunds Me $200
Virgin Mobile Excessive Billing In my previous post about the Xperia X10 I mentioned being billed excessively for bandwidth use [1]. On Friday when I phoned Virgin I was repeatedly[...]
More about the Xperia X10More about the Xperia X10
I’ve now had a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 for almost two months (here is a link for my first review) [1]. This is a phone that people seem to really[...]
Who is the Best Free Software Advocate?Who is the Best Free Software Advocate?
TED is offering an audition for future TED.com talks in New York on the 24th of May [1]. It would be good if we could have someone advocate Free Software[...]
Links March 2011Links March 2011
Cory Doctorow wrote an interesting article for The Guardian about Harper-Collins attempts to make self-destructing books [1]. They claim that a traditional book falls apart after being read 26 times[...]
Is Asperger Syndrome a Good Thing?Is Asperger Syndrome a Good Thing?
A meme that keeps going around is that Asperger Syndrome (AS) is somehow universally good. The DSM doesn’t list things that are beneficial, so any diagnostic criteria has to be[...]
Some Postfix Scripts for dealing with Outbound SpammingSome Postfix Scripts for dealing with Outbound Spamming
I’ve just written some small scripts to help me manage spam emergencies on a mail server. I’ve been doing this thing with a bit of manual effort for a while,[...]
Effective Computers for SchoolsEffective Computers for Schools
Sam Varghese has written an article that is very skeptical of the educational value of the OLPC project [1]. Are Laptops Any Good for Schools? Sam cites an article in[...]
Radiation PoisoningRadiation Poisoning
There have been ongoing news reports about the nuclear power plant problems in Japan following the earth-quake and tidal-wave. The Wikipedia page about the Fukushima I nuclear accidents seems to[...]
Climate Action Now Rally Melbourne 12th MarchClimate Action Now Rally Melbourne 12th March
This morning I attended the Climate Action Now rally to support a pollution tax [1]. The event was well attended, my personal estimate of the number of people there was[...]