Gizmodo has a look at the proposed compulsory Australian Internet Filter [^] proposed by the Federal Government. The article has a look at how filtering systems work – either by IP address, domain name or specific pages. The story is a good primer on the mechanics of web filtering, and interestingly it includes a brief description [...]
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Email Addresses
Nick Cernis at Modern Nerd has just written a post about the email addresses [^] that hit his inbox: “…whenever someone new emails me, I take a few seconds to examine their email address, consider their thought process, and judge them as a human being.” Hopefully I don’t fall into the “cuddlebunny@pass-me-a-bucket.com” category. But I do [...]
A Reason to Read Twitter
It’s easy to view the events of the two World Wars with the benefit of hindsight. For some people, removed from the events by at least half a century, everything seems to lead to an inevitable win by the Allies. A triumphant win by good over evil if you will. The Experiences of an English [...]
25 Year Friends
It’s not often that you read something truly memorable. This is blog entry is one that’s worth taking the effort to read and remember; Mark Pilgrim’s Me, but you, but me [^]: In the end, how many 25-year friends can you hope to make in one lifetime? How many do you really need? I would have [...]
Balance in Copyright
Copyright is the right to control the copying or the exploitation of a creative work. This right is designed to ensure that the creator is compensated the effort they put into creating a piece of music, literature or other ‘creative’ work. It is right that they are able to protect this right under the law, [...]