One Laptop per Child & Open Source
Kate Carruthers IEEE Computer Society NSW held a seminar last Thursday and Pia Waugh came to talk about Open Source and the One Laptop per Child program. She also brought along a…
November 2007
Samsung mobile phone lemon
My previous post about the Nokia ad reminded me about the ongoing problem with my Samsung A701 Next G mobile phone. This puppy has been out of action for about…
Nokia gets web 2.0
Nokia really gets what Web 2.0 is about (and they have got product for us to buy). This is exactly what other companies need to understand – web 2.0 really…
Future of the web
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Chocolate, Cheese, Meat, and Sugar — Physically Addictive Foods
Neal Barnard MD discusses the science behind food additions. According to his analysis willpower is not to blame for our addiction to some foods like chocolate, cheese, meat, and sugar.…
7 Periods with Mr Gormsby on YouTube
At last found some episodes on YouTube – this is much funnier than the Aussie Summer Heights High via Aide-mémoire
LOLPOL – the only bright spot in the election campaign
Since I am a complete LOLCAT addict, of course LOLPOL had immediate resonance for me. They are very amusing visions of our pollies. And given the general dullness of this…
Web Trend Map 2007
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TED Talk by Vilayanur Ramachandran on the Brain
This fab TED talk by Vilayanur Ramachandran explores how brain damage helps us to study the connection between the internal structures and corresponding functions of the mind. He is the…