This is an ad that GATA is currently running in the Wall Street Journal. I’ve been researching a post on this for quite some time and maybe will get to writing it soon. For now - check out the ad, and then check out http://gata.org to see what they are all about.
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The recently elected Labor government in our blessed country is proceeding relentlessly in their quest to implement an isp-level net filter with trials soon to be conducted in Tasmania. Once again common sense goes out the window and we have a government ramming a solution down our throats that only the sectional religious interests actually want. But I’m not too worried. Why? Because the government is setting itself up for an immense embarrasment. And it’s forcing out into the open something that the rest of the country has been happy to keep under the rug. And what is this something? Well, it turns out - shock horror - a lot of us really, really like porn.
What should we make of this war on Scientology being conducted by the enigmatic internet group - Anonymous? (I hesitate to label them as anything beyond a ‘group’ since they themselves seem to try to resist various kinds of labels (such as hackers)) For those who don’t know, this group has popped up […]
As our police commissioner warned us after the APEC meeting in sydney: this is how we do business in Sydney now. And so it goes. SMH is reporting that our elected representatives have once again invoked ‘emergency powers’ in order to protect the pope when he visits Sydney next July. Ter-fucking-riffic…
I went into the city today to watch the APEC protest and took some photos. I was absolutely amazed at the size of the police presence and the lengths to which they had gone to prevent the organisation of an effective protest. It seems they had totally surrounded all entry points into Hyde Park where the protesters where trying to gather - allowing them only one entry and exit point. They then set up stations blocking off various streets. It really looks like massive over kill - which will only fuel the negative public perception of the event. We the ordinary folks just watch on in childlike wonder while our leaders swan around playing ‘Nations’ with their friends.
We are on the cusp of a new era of soulless, vacuous consumerism. A new breed of yuppie idiot - The iPhoney - has hit the streets. They’ve been waiting all their lives for that one piece of electronic gadgetry to fill that vast spiritual void. With the release of the iPhone that day has finally come. Now they can strap that status symbol straight to their chest and wear it with pride. But it even gets better than this: To reward its loyal horde of semi-professional zombies, Apple has shipped a second version of the phone, named after its beloved demographic: The iPhoney!
The Eastern coast of Australia (particularly Newcastle) has taken a bit of a battering from several storms in the last couple of weeks. These photos were sent to me today in one of those office email things that was doing the rounds. I don’t know where they come from or who took them. If you’re the owner of these pics and want them taken down - or even just want acknowledgement, please let me know. I just think they’re amazing photos worthy of further sharing.
The BBC is reporting on the AACS reaction to the HD DVD Digg revolt. It’s a pretty entertaining read. It is claiming that it will pursue legal and technical means to stop the spread of the HD DVD processing key. Well he better get cracking - currently the numbers on google show 1.4 million pages contain the code - as per the following screenshot.
Madness is ensuing over at Digg.
For those who don’t know what is going on, here is a brief history. Recently a hacker over at the Doom 9 forums figured out the processing key for the HD DVD format. This key means that effectively the digital rights management functions on such media are rendered neutered - so the information could then be copied, or played on unauthorised boxes (such as linux).
Media organisations have often been accused of bending the truth for the sake of a story.? It’s a disturbing phenomenon because of the degree of influence such institutions have.? They directly shape how we think and feel about the world beyond our immediate experience.? But in a recent case in Australia it […]