Archive for August, 2009

Happy Birthday

♥ 30 August 2009 , Tags : , , Comments Off

Internet Filtering/Blacklisting Legislation: Aussies, Act Now!

♥ 28 August 2009 , Tags : , , , Comments Off

I just sent a fax (via the net, for free, see below) to my Member of Parliament. If you’re Australian and you don’t want the government to play nanny with what you can or cannot access on the net (and even if you don’t care about the censorship, mandatory filtering will certainly slow your connection Continue reading →

United Breaks Guitars 2

♥ 23 August 2009 , Tags : , , , Comments Off

Yay! The second of three promised videos/songs on the topic of musician Dave Carroll and the shockingly bad customer service he got from United Airlines. Just in case you’re not up to speed, this is the first video, which became a rather stunning runaway viral hit: And now, part two, of which Dave says: On Continue reading →

The Strange Saga of the Missing C Key

♥ 20 August 2009 , Tags : , , Comments Off

I have a new keyboard. It’s differently shaped from my old one (both are ergonomic; previous one is a Microsoft one, the new one is a Logitech Wave). It’s black, though, which means it’s cool, or at least, it means that it matches the external DVD drive and the computer case. My old keyboard works Continue reading →

Google Opt-Out Village

♥ 17 August 2009 , Tags : , , Comments Off

Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village

I Know What You Mean, Daniel

♥ 13 August 2009 , Tags : , Comments Off

“If people think literacy is not a problem in Western countries, they should take a look at some of the comments on Youtube.” – Daniel Bowen