Net NeutralityNet Neutrality
Martin Krafft advocates a model of Internet access where advertisers pay for the Internet connection [1]. The first problem with this idea is the base cost of providing net access[...]
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Can the NBN Ever Break Even?Can the NBN Ever Break Even?
I previously wrote about how the National Broadband Network (NBN) seems more suited to porn delivery than regular Internet use [1]. It doesn’t seem to be of much use really.[...]
Would you Short-Change a Pedophile?Would you Short-Change a Pedophile?
For some time the film industry has been running an anti-piracy campaign with slogans such as “you wouldn’t steal a car” [1] in an attempt to draw a false analogy[...]
National Broadband/Porn NetworkNational Broadband/Porn Network
Currently we have a new “National Broadband Network” under construction in Australia [1]. It is going to cost $43,000,000,000 which is $5,000 per household. It is designed to deliver 100Mb/s[...]
Links February 2010Links February 2010
Popular Mechanics has a good article about 911 [1]. Experts in all the relevant fields were consulted to debunk popular myths. It’s an old article but I hadn’t read it[...]
Will Aliens be Alien?Will Aliens be Alien?
The Telegraph has a silly article titled “Aliens are likely to look and behave like us” [1]. It’s based on the ideas of Professor Simon Conway Morris [2] who is[...]
I Just Bought a new Thinkpad and the Lenovo Web Site SucksI Just Bought a new Thinkpad and the Lenovo Web Site Sucks
I’ve just bought a Thinkpad T61 at auction for $AU796. My Thinkpad T41p has cooling problems which I have previously described[1]. It’s also started to rattle a bit when I[...]
Which People are Stupid on the Internet?Which People are Stupid on the Internet?
I don’t think that the answer is “everyone” or even “everyone other than my geeky friends“, but obviously it is a large number of people. Many people apparently type “facebook”[...]
Web Site ValidationWeb Site Validation
Over the last few days I’ve got this blog and my documents blog to conform to valid XHTML according to the W3C validation service [1]. One significant change that I[...]
Security and HiringSecurity and Hiring
The main sources of information used when hiring someone are their CV, the interview, and references. CV The CV is written by the applicant or sometimes for the applicant. Naturally[...]