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[...]
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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[...]
Michael Atkinson LiesMichael Atkinson Lies
The South Australian government wanted to force bloggers to disclose their name and post-code when commenting on an election [1]. According to Adelaide Now this included posts on Twitter and[...]
3G Broadband for Home Use3G Broadband for Home Use
I have just installed an old Three mobile phone with 3G broadband for my parents home network access for the reasons described in my cheap net access in Australia post[...]
Precision vs Accuracy in Identifying PeoplePrecision vs Accuracy in Identifying People
Andrew Dowdell and Michael McGuire have an interesting article in the Adelaide Now about censorship in the South Australian election [1]. The South Australian government wants to force everyone who[...]
Choosing an Australian Mobile Telco for use with AndroidChoosing an Australian Mobile Telco for use with Android
Since playing with the IBM Seer augmented reality software [1] I’ve been lusting after a new mobile phone which can do such things. While the implementation of Seer that I[...]