Porn For ChildrenPorn For Children
James Purser writes about the current plans for Internet filtering in Australia and concentrates on the technical issues (whether it will degrade the ISP service) and the issue of who’s[...]
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Microsoft Hires University Drop-Out for Recruiting CampaignMicrosoft Hires University Drop-Out for Recruiting Campaign
news.com.au reports that MS has hired former Miss Australia Erin McNaught to sex up the computer industry’s geeky image and describes her as a “University Drop-Out” (later in the article[...]
Two Questions for All Serious Free Software ContributorsTwo Questions for All Serious Free Software Contributors
What do you think is the most important single-sentence of advice that you can offer to someone who wants to contribute to the free software community? I intentionally didn’t mention[...]
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Popular PostsPopular Posts
I’ve just reviewed my web stats from last month. Here are what appear to be the most popular posts: Committing Data to Disk – about how RPM and DPKG don’t[...]
Hot WaterHot Water
A response to a post I wrote about things to do for the environment suggested that there would be a health risk to lowering the temperature of a home hot-water[...]
Porn vs RapePorn vs Rape
Chris Samuel blogs about a plan to censor porn from the Internet in Australia. According to the ZDNet article the Fundamentalist Christian party Family First wants a national porn filter[...]
A Worse Visual MigraineA Worse Visual Migraine
Last night I had a Visual Migraine that was significantly worse than the previous ones. It started in the usual manner (flickering lights in my central vision and an inability[...]
A Support Guide for XenA Support Guide for Xen
Here’s a guide to supporting Xen servers for people who are not Linux experts. If your job means that you have root access to a Xen server that someone else[...]
Tevion MP4 Player Model M6 – a ReviewTevion MP4 Player Model M6 – a Review
On Thursday I bought a $99 (discounted from $199) MP4 player from Aldi (a German supermarket chain that has recently opened up here). The player is a Tevion model M6.[...]
Buying a Laptop from Another CountryBuying a Laptop from Another Country
Mary Gardiner has written a lazyweb post asking about how to solve the problem of laptops being more expensive in Australia than in some other countries. She didn’t post contact[...]
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