Re: [LINK] Friday :)

> http://meta.serverfault.com/questions/8696/what-to-do-with-the-rm-rf-hoax-question> > > > It was a hoax/marketing ploy. Cheers, Avi Thanks Avi Cheers, Stephen ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au

[LINK] O/t: Wind and solar versus fossil energy

Perhaps off-topic for Link .. however we have previously discussed the topic Wind and solar are crushing fossil fuels By Tom Randall Date: April 7, 2016 Comments: 95 Wind and solar have grown seemingly unstoppable. While two years of crashing prices for oil, natural gas, and coal have

Re: [LINK] Australia Post to lose passport services

On Thu, 07 Apr 2016 11:59:45 +1000 Hamish Moffatt wrote > On 07/04/16 11:03, David Boxall wrote: >> On 7/04/2016 9:50 AM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote: >>> ... RURAL and remote Australians will be further disadvantaged when Australia Post's contract to process passport

[LINK] The Sci-Hub Project

Researcher illegally shares millions of science papers free online to spread knowledge Welcome to the Pirate Bay of science: https://sci-hub.io By FIONA MACDONALD 12 FEB 2016 A researcher in Russia has made more than 48 million journal articles - almost every single

[LINK] Joint Strike Fighter Senate Submission

Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Joint Strike Fighter Submissions Submissions received by the Committee ... Number 8: Mr David Archibald (PDF 2400 KB) (snipped)

[LINK] The IT Professional

The Age February 12, 2016 By James Adonis There couldn't possibly be an IT department more loathed at the moment than the one at TAFE NSW. It was revealed last week that, since 2013, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on a new computer system that turned out to be more

[LINK] The NBN Sky Muster satellite service

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/ten-cool-facts-about-nbns-forthcoming-sky-muster-satellite-service-20160202-gmjpow.html Fairfax Media got a sneak preview connecting to Sky Muster at a testing facility in Brunswick, Melbourne. Here's the lowdown on what potential customers can

Re: [LINK] Young Aussies losing ground in digital economy

David writes, > > My point is that teaching coding and only coding is short sighted. > > > > The current obsession with coding at the expense of other subjects suggests > > that the approach is "we must do something, coding has something to do with > > computers, lets teach coding and

Re: [LINK] Young Aussies losing ground in digital economy

On Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:42:40 +1100 Jim Birch wrote > I don't get this idea that everyone should be coding an app. It's a > specialized area with limited opportunities.. It would be much more > productive to teach people how to evaluate, customise and use IT > services. This skill is

Re: [LINK] Housekeeping: users disabled by the system in Link

ll Link List members. Cheers, Ivan, Martin and everyone .. Stephen Loosley ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link

[LINK] Free digital certificates

Let's Encrypt provides free SSL/TLS certificates in an effort to better secure the Internet Let's Encrypt Proect Entering Public Beta Dec 3, 2015 by Josh Aas, ISRG Executive Director https://letsencrypt.org/2015/12/03/entering-public-beta.html We’re happy to announce that Let’s Encrypt has

[LINK] Telstra VoLTE

Mobile voice calls will be progressively routed over the LTE data network in a huge change to calling, Telstra has announced. In what it described as the most complex change to voice calling in 40 years, the revolutionary change to Voice over LTE or VoLTE would drastically cut the time needed

[LINK] 'Sleepwalking into the surveillance state'

Researcher says Australian parliaments have failed to protect privacy for 14 years Sleepwalking into the surveillance state 24 Aug 2015 by Richard Chirgwin http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/24/oz_parliaments_have_failed_privacy_for_14_years_researcher/ Long-time – and by now somewhat

[LINK] Wikipedia, ontroversial science vulnerable to sabotage

, users are urged to cast a critical eye on Wikipedia source material, which is found at the bottom of each entry. -- Cheers people Stephen Loosley Member, Victorian Institute of Teaching ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http

Re: [LINK] Any one else suffering Adobephobia?

Three news items ... * Mozilla blocks Flash by default on Firefox browser (59 minutes ago) http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33520935 Adobe's Flash software is now blocked by default on all versions of the Firefox web browser. Mozilla has also given advice about how to adjust Firefox's

Re: [LINK] Any one else suffering Adobephobia?

Hi Rick and all, You write .. .. banish Adobe Flash to the trash-heap of crapuscent (my word) software for eternity. Agreed. And for many of the reasons you note, we have chosen not to install Flash for a few years. It's not missed. Cheers, Stephen Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 18:12:31 -0700

[LINK] Voice over Wi-Fi

Optus set to be first with voice over wi-fi By Andrew Colley on Jun 30, 2015 11:55 AM (3 days ago) http://www.itnews.com.au/News/405817,optus-set-to-be-first-with-voice-over-wi-fi.aspx Optus is set to take the lead as the first Australian carrier to deliver a commercial voice over wi-fi

[LINK] Best VPN Providers?

Best VPN Providers: What Australians Need To Know By Luke Hopewell http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/06/the-best-vpn-providers-what-you-need-to-know/ What The Hell Is A VPN? You may have heard a lot about VPNs over the last few weeks thanks to a few different pieces of legislation that have

[LINK] Sigh, 8.8.8.8 bypasses site-blocking

June 24, 2015 72 reading now Comments 107 By Ben Grubb http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/-the-four-digits-that-could-thwart-australias-antipiracy-websiteblocking-regime-20150624-ghw7kc.html When Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to root out

[LINK] Google centralised settings page

Google Official Blog. Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture Keeping your personal information private and safe—and putting you in control Posted: Monday, June 01, 2015

[LINK] The NBN, seven years later

The policy rationale behind a national broadband network is two-pronged. The first is a broadband infrastructure that ensures that Australian homes and businesses have broadband at a level that does not limit the national competitiveness compared to its trading partners. The second is to

[LINK] Making Melbourne’s trams solar-powered

A company wants to make Melbourne’s trams solar-powered By FIONA MACDONALD 25 MAY 2015 http://www.sciencealert.com/a-company-wants-to-make-melbourne-s-trams-solar-powered A company has submitted a bold new proposal to Australia's Victorian state government, which would see Melbourne’s

[LINK] Future of the web will be localized areas

It looks like the future of the world wide web will be localized areas Google says mobile now dominates search By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld | May 6, 2015 http://www.computerworld.com/article/2919103/mobile-wireless/google-says-mobile-now-dominates-search.html Google now gets more search

[LINK] Australia a leader in hacking mobile phones

Haha, as it turns out, someone should have warned China about Australia. Remember ASIO head David Irvine's security assessment of Huawei in 2012 that resulted in the federal government banning the Chinese telecommunications giant from participating in our NBN? Haha, it turns out from

[LINK] Asia

India and China etc are working quite hard at moving closer together. Now we are becoming a major pivot point for the US in our area, while our neighbours are pivoting together elsewhere. Sure we're belatedly joining China's world bank, but also maybe missing out on joining the world's future

Re: [LINK] Australian Government spending $256M to transform government but wasting $485M on failed eHealth system

Dear Chris, Bernard and Linkers, Much respect for your opinions and experience gents, but we **need** an eHealth system. By we I mean our community. We choose to live in a wheatbelt Vic community of 800 souls. In many ways life here is ideal. And there are many such towns, an oasis for the

[LINK] New Ford GT employs 10 million lines of code ‘

http://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/reviews/new-ford-gt-operating-system-has-more-lines-of-code-than-a-boeing-787-dreamliner/ Speaking with the media at a Ford GT forum in Detroit, chief engineer Jamal Hameedi revealed the new Ford GT is a vastly different car than its 2005 predecessor. While

[LINK] New centimeter-accurate GPS system from mobile size antenna

This technical development could make many things possible ... New centimeter-accurate GPS system could transform virtual reality and mobile devices Date: May 5, 2015 Source: University of Texas at Austin. And: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150505083031.htm Summary:

[LINK] ABC to 'aggressively pursue digital expansion'

ABC news to spend aggressively on expanding Australian digital audience Head of news Kate Torney outlines growth plan, saying corporation intends to increase investment in online services by 40% over next three years

[LINK] Numbers on the Do Not Call Register are now permanent

Numbers on Do Not Call Register now permanent Quoting the ACMA, 27th April 2015, https://www.donotcall.gov.au/news.cfm Life is easier for Australians wanting to opt-out of unsolicited telemarketing calls, as registrations of numbers on the Do Not Call Register are now permanent. ‘This

[LINK] New OAIC privacy management framework for good privacy governance

Framework aims to embed privacy culture in Australian organisations Summary:Australian Information Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim is encouraging organisations to embed sound privacy practice into their operations with the release of a new privacy management framework. By Leon Spencer | May 4,

[LINK] U.S. Defense Department Cyber Strategy

Defense Secretary Ash Carter today unveiled the U.S. Defense Department’s cyber strategy. http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2015/0415_cyber-strategy/ WASHINGTON, April 23, 2015 – The purpose of the Defense Department’s cyber strategy is to guide the development of DoD's cyber forces

[LINK] Microsoft Autoruns Update

For Win sysadmins, or Windows home power-users, here's a good tool .. Microsoft: Autoruns for Windows v13.3 By Mark Russinovich Published: April 20, 2015 https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx?ocid=fwlink Download Autoruns and Autorunsc (Free: 576 KB) or: Run Autoruns

[LINK] Telstra Choose Free Wi-Fi Hotspots

Telstra News 15th April 2015 Choose my free wi-fi hotspot? Yes, please! http://exchange.telstra.com.au/2015/04/15/choose-my-free-wifi-hotspot-yes-please/ Today we’re excited to announce we’re doubling our Wi-Fi trial by switching on more than 1,500 new hotpots nationwide to give you more

Re: [LINK] Public services knowledge exchange online in Australia

The Mandarin: http://t.co/NWiEfpEy0M (End quote) Cheers Steven Stephen Loosley P.S. Years ago I wrote - http://stevenclift.com/?p=101 - about - http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au - they had a model online discussion group gathering people across public services/NGOs. I see

[LINK] The NASA Space App Challenge .. this weekend

on the day. Any Questions? Email the leads or post on Facebook -- Cheers people Stephen Loosley Member, Victorian Institute of Teaching ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link

[LINK] Impact of Netflix on Aussie Internet

Graphs show the impact Netflix is having on the Australian internet April 2, 2015 By Ben Grubb. Reading now 40, Comments 93 http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/these-graphs-show-the-impact-netflix-is-having-on-the-australian-internet-20150402-1mdc1i.html Netflix is having a

[LINK] Android Easter Egg

Google seems to be celebrating Easter in its own way. Inspired by the popular game, Flappy Bird, Google has planted a similar mini-game within Android devices and which users can access through their 'Settings' menu. This game is only available for Android Lollipop (v5.0) users. Google’s

[LINK] Hello, this is Lenny ...

Hello, Here's what could be a useful, satisfying free resource ... a phone number to give out to nuisance callers. For example, tele-marketers, or indeed anyone who cheekily asks you for your phone number for that matter. It's a real number, which 'Lenny' answers, and then has a long and

[LINK] The Undersea Network

Excerpt: The Undersea Network by Nicole Starosielski. Duke University Press. Gateway: From Cable Colony to Network Operations Center Entering the network operations center of a globe-spanning undersea cable system, I find what you might expect: a room dominated by computer screens, endless

[LINK] Cloud storage price shake-up coming

By Iain Thomson, 26 Mar 2015. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/26/amazon_unlimited_cloud_storage/ Amazon hopes to beat its competitors in the cloud world by offering endless online storage space for a flat yearly fee. For $12 a year netizens can store an infinite number of photos on

[LINK] Micro Bit Free Computer Initiative

Hi all, In the U.K., the BBC will give out small computers free to all 11-year-olds this autumn. Under its Make it Digital campaign, designed to get kids into writing software and getting hands on with electronics, the broadcaster will hand out one million of the Micro Bit gadgets. The name

[LINK] Google code closing

Google Open Source Blog: News about Google's open source student programs and software releases Bidding Farewell to Google Code Posted: Thursday, March 12th, 2015 http://google-opensource.blogspot.ca/2015/03/farewell-to-google-code.html When we started the Google Code project hosting

[LINK] Official Online Degrees

to digital credentials that are also built for the modern world. -- Cheers, folks Stephen Loosley Member, Victorian Institute of Teaching ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link

[LINK] Telstra, mobile network upgrade

Interesting. By May of this year, Telstra will be rolling out LTE Broadcast (LTE-B) mobile data in cities with the ability to stream content to many devices. This means that all users can stream the same video instead of each download using its own bandwidth. They will be able to 'broadcast'

[LINK] University of Surrey 5G speeds of 1Tbps

University of Surrey achieves 5G speeds of 1Tbps by Dan Worth 24 Feb 2015 http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2396249/exclusive-university-of-surrey-achieves-5g-speeds-of-1tbps Fifth Generation speeds of 1Tbps have been achieved during tests at the University of Surrey. Professor Rahim

Re: [LINK] Firefox Browser, full HTTP/2 support

wrote Just what you want eh? The browser you are using to browse the web, to do business, banking, in control of your camera and microphone. On 2015/Feb/25, at 2:43 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: From: kim.holb...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 12:53:16 +1100 Not everyone thinks

Re: [LINK] Firefox Browser, full HTTP/2 support

On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:59:41 +1100 Scott Howard wrote the most active participants are volunteer engineers from projects like Firefox, Twitter, Microsoft's HTTP stack, Curl and Akamai Sorry, which of those are 'volunteer engineers? The Mozilla corporation (Firefox) has over

[LINK] Firefox Browser, full HTTP/2 support

Congratulations to the Mozilla Foundation for their latest Forefox broser release. This latest Firefox release (v36) now offers full support for the HTTP/2 protocol. With this release, in my opinion, Firefox continues as the web browser of choice.

[LINK] Reddit

http://www.reddit.com Reddit, the online message board known for its users' unrestrained posts, has announced it is now going against their laissez-faire philosophy. Under a revised privacy policy, going into effect on March 10, it will be officially prohibited for Reddit users to post naked

[LINK] Collective Intelligence Online and Face-To-Face

Collective Intelligence Online and Face-To-Face http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0115212 Research Discussion Taken together, these results provide strong empirical support for the emergence of collective-intelligence in online groups, and the conclusion that

[LINK] www.MedicalCertificate.me

One imagines this may become popular .. North Melbourne man Andrew Fiori-Dea has launched http://www.MedicalCertificate.me which is an online service aimed at making it more convenient to get a medical certificate, carer’s certificate or specialist referral from a GP. Mr Fiori-Dea said at

Re: [LINK] Carbon Price Removal Rebate

On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 12:34:10 +1100 Frank writes Not to worry ... September-November 2016 ... is pay-back time. Haha, yes. For the first time, I'm actually looking forward to voting. Cheers, Stephen ___ Link mailing list

[LINK] Carbon Price Removal Rebate

Like everyone, we pay our household electricity bill every three months. Our usage is usually quite close to 25,000 kWh, for which we pay $350 For the first time, our account today includes the following adjustment: Carbon Price Removal Rebate 01/07/2014 - 25/11/2014 -$36.57 We are so glad

[LINK] The online men's shed

Hi all, A request for help regarding a very worthy but also very slow (eg, misbehaving?) website please? Any and all suggestions for the volunteer website team would be gratefully accepted. Any ideas at all guys. The website http://www.theshedonline.org.au [27.131.68.217] provides a fine

Re: [LINK] Suggestions and advice please

Thanks guys and gals very much indeed for your advice regarding an appropriate cloud for a family travel diary. Here is the original request, and all of your kind advice, listed in order of posting. It's very much appreciated :) Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 12:18:02 +1100 Subject: Suggestions and

[LINK] Suggestions and advice please

Advice and suggestions please? Soon my retired sister and a friend of hers will be travelling around South America for several months She has asked for an online place to keep a travel diary with photos so that we family can follow her adventures. I might suggest Facebook, but I'm not sure

[LINK] Data retention regime

Haha .. what a crock. Want to avoid data-retention? Simple .. use gmail or skype .. haha .. http://www.afr.com/p/technology/telcos_warn_against_letting_gmail_KWm7KjfLuZQVr0NhiIqYVI (snip) The government is attempting to pass data retention laws that would force Australia’s

[LINK] The Emergence of the Casual Programmer.

Hi all, Soon ubiquitous (pervasive) computing” will become the norm as microprocessors, sensors, and cloud services make their way into almost everything and every product in our homes, cars, offices, and beyond. It is already becomming too burdensome for the many connected product and

Re: [LINK] US FCC changes broadband definition

On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 09:23:43 Frank writes, See: http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/29/7932653/fcc-changed-definition-broadband-25mbps Minimum for 'broadband' as accepted by the Federal Communications Commission is now 25Mbs download and 3Mbs upload. And that lags the current European

Re: [LINK] Aussie Cyber Warfare

wrote On 28/01/15 22:07, Stephen Loosley wrote: Quoting: http://www.afr.com/p/technology/australia_launches_cyber_weapons_hR1B30qv3c6bYKJvquVzoO Australian Cyber Offensive ... ... more than a decade we have been building an offensive computer network attack (CNA) capability

[LINK] Aussie Cyber Warfare

Quoting: http://www.afr.com/p/technology/australia_launches_cyber_weapons_hR1B30qv3c6bYKJvquVzoO Australian Cyber Offensive Australia is no passive participant in cyber conflicts. Multiple intelligence sources have told The Australian Financial Review that for more than a decade we have

Re: [LINK] Surviving Climate Change

which would be useful as things change? I think these things are a form of denialism On 15 January 2015 at 21:58, Stephen Loosley wrote: This table shows the vulnerability and readiness of different nations around the world to adapt to climate change. 1    Norway 2    New Zealand 3

[LINK] Impossible engine

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20140006052 Test results indicate that the RF resonant cavity thruster design, which is unique as an electric propulsion device, is producing a force that is not attributable to any classical electromagnetic phenomenon and therefore is potentially

[LINK] Surviving Climate Change

This table shows the vulnerability and readiness of different nations around the world to adapt to climate change. 1Norway 2New Zealand 3Sweden 4Finland 5Denmark 6Australia 7United Kingdom 8United States 9Germany 10 Iceland snip 178 Samoa (etc) Ref:

[LINK] Responses to Data Retention Inquiry

This is important. Trust Linker Richard doesn't mind a version posted here (suggest Linkers click the link). Australia ignores data retention in summer slack-off 8th Jan 2015, By Richard Chirgwin http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/08/australia_ignores_data_retention_in_summer_slackoff/ The

[LINK] Ocean Net

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/06/ces2015_ericsson_announces_offshore_cloud_ships_at_sea/ 6th Jan 2015, by Simon Rockman at CES 2015 Ericsson has launched a worldwide “Maritime ICT Cloud”. This ocean network will support maritime logistical operations, as well as communication

[LINK] Knowledge wants to be free

With 1 Million Papers, Preprint Site Is Changing the Way Science Is Shared Researchers upload papers to http://arxiv.org before a peer review for faster feedback January 5, 2015 | By Richard Van Noorden The popular preprint server arXiv.org, where physicists, mathematicians and computer

[LINK] Oculus Rift

http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger Oculus Rift I just received Google’s Oculus Rift emulator. Given that it’s made of cardboard, it’s all kinds of awesome. https://www.oculus.com https://www.google.com/get/cardboard Google Cardboard is a poke in Facebook’s eyes. Facebook bought Oculus Rift, the

[LINK] 2015

Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. —Oprah Winfrey Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. — Mother Teresa

[LINK] Apple patent yesterday

United States :Patent Number 8,922,530 Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA) Date: December 30 2014 Communicating Stylus Abstract: A stylus for writing on any type of surface, such as a piece of paper or a whiteboard and subsequently displaying the written images or text on a display of a

[LINK] Aussie Woz

http://www.afr.com/p/technology/faith_in_apple_future_as_woz_becomes_sRk707Gj7bvRj8NVP7qaBJ By Paul Smith Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has officially become an Australian resident, is planning to make the Apple Isle his home, and says one day he’d like it said that he lived and died an

[LINK] The Slow Death of ‘Do Not Track’

The Slow Death of ‘Do Not Track’ By FRED B. CAMPBELL, Dec. 26, 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/27/opinion/the-slow-death-of-do-not-track.html?ref=opinion HAYMARKET, Va. — FOUR years ago, the (US) Federal Trade Commission announced, with fanfare, a plan to let American consumers decide

[LINK] Browsers should mark HTTP as insecure?

https://letsencrypt.org Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority run for the public’s benefit. The key principles behind Let’s Encrypt are: * Free: Anyone who owns a domain name can use Let’s Encrypt to obtain a trusted certificate at zero cost.. It’s clear that

[LINK] Enterprise ICT in 2015

Three Ways Enterprise Software is Changing Today's IT shops must grapple with analysis, cloud computing and DevOps By Joab Jackson (IDG News Service) on 20 December, 2014 http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/562900/three-ways-enterprise-software-changing/?fp=2fpid=1 Once upon a time, life in the

[LINK] Dodo mobile broadband down nationwide

As of 8.00am yesterday, Dodo mobile broadband appears to be down nationwide .. sigh. That's for 34 hours now, with no ETA as of yet: http://www.dodo.com/status * Whirlpool Forums ISP: Dodo Thread: Mobile Wireless Broadband Outage http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2346910#r45274394 User

[LINK] ACSC and ACORN

http://www.acsc.gov.au The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is calling on Australian Business and Government agencies to report cyber security incidents via its website. ACSC Co-ordinator, Major General Stephen Day, said that one of the key functions of the ACSC was to encourage and

[LINK] Twiplomacy

http://twiplomacy.com World leaders vie for attention, connections and followers on Twitter, that’s the latest finding of Burson-Marsteller’s Twiplomacy study 2014, an annual global study looking at the use of Twitter by heads of state and government and ministers of foreign affairs. While

[LINK] Australian Patents

This patent situation is just crazy. Australians need to get patenting By ABC's Alan Kohler Thu 4 Dec 2014, 10:09am http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-04/kohler-australians-need-to-get-patenting/5937370? Although Australia is beginning to participate in the worldwide start-up boom, it does

Re: [LINK] OT? Re: Australian Patents

On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 11:20:20 Jan writes At 11:01 AM 6/12/2014, Bob wrote: My view of patenting is that it is only worth the effort if you can afford it in the first place, then can detect when the idea is abused and then can afford to enforce the patent. So any small startup

[LINK] Lifts that move sideways

A horizontal cable-free elevator December 3, 2014 4:47 PM EST - A German tech company is developing elevators that use magnetic linear motor technology instead of cables, allowing the elevators to move both horizontally and vertically. (ThyssenKrupp)

[LINK] Electric vehicle sharing

This seems a good, workable vehicle sharing system .. Scoot Networks lets riders reserve scooters by the hour http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/561100/startup-wants-zipcar-scooters/ By Nick Barber (IDG News Service) on 04 December, 2014 13:00 A San Francisco startup has solved one of the

Re: [LINK] O/t The Budget

December 2014 at 12:54, Stephen Loosley wrote: Sure, it's difficult balancing budgets when your main customer stops buying, but we should certainly come up with a much better plan. We didn't, and hence one suspects the recent Vic election results will also be seen nationally. Comment

[LINK] O/t The Budget

Sure, it's difficult balancing budgets when your main customer stops buying, but we should certainly come up with a much better plan. We didn't, and hence one suspects the recent Vic election results will also be seen nationally. Comment: Why Joe Hockey's budget flopped so badly Sydney

[LINK] NSA releases open source software

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755-6000 NSA PRESS RELEASE 25 November 2014 For further information contact: NSA Public and Media Affairs, 301-688-6524 https://www.nsa.gov/public_info/press_room/2014/nifi_announcement.shtml NSA Releases First

Re: [LINK] Renewable energy 'simply WON'T WORK'

On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 David writes To pretend that anything is proven to be impossible shows ignorance and arrogance (or perhaps a vested interest) .. I reckon much of the solution lies in demand management, smart grids and other efficiencies. .. David Boxall | When a

Re: [LINK] Renewable energy 'simply WON'T WORK'

On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 Michael writes There's no reason we can't maintain a steady or shrinking environmental footprint, while still having improving efficiencies - if we prioritise. These articles stating renewables can't cope with infinite growth are garbage. The only possible

[LINK] Mobile Malware

Top six security tips for mobile users concerned about malware. They are: lock your device, setup message barring, use anti-theft protection, scrutinise permission requests, download only from trusted sources and scan all downloaded apps. Melbourne CBD Highest Risk Area for Mobile Malware

[LINK] Mass-configuring Apple devices

, telecommunications, transportation, insurance and healthcare players. -- Cheers, folks Stephen Loosley Member, Victorian Institute of Teaching ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman

[LINK] NBN halting fibre-to-the-premise deployment

NBN Co set to halt fibre-to-the-premise deployments By Brian Karlovsky (ARN) on 13 November, 2014 http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/559555/nbn-co-set-halt-fibre-to-the-premise-deployments NBN Co is set to pull the plug on fibre-to-premise deployments, but will consider a 'fibre on demand'

[LINK] 'The Importance of Tech Education in Our Schools'

* Teachers are supported to undertake professional learning in key areas of IT competency. Full transcript: http://www.malcolmturnbull.com.au/media/speech-the-importance-of-tech-education-in-our-schools Cheers, guys Stephen Loosley Member, Victorian Institute of Teaching

[LINK] Quantum particles here, the waves other universes

So .. a quantum particle is here, and the waves are in the other universes .. Abstract: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.4.041013 We investigate whether quantum theory can be understood as the continuum limit of a mechanical theory, in which there is a huge, but finite, number of

[LINK] Martin Jetpack

Check this out .. :-) http://www.martinjetpack.com The Martin Jetpack Ready to fly? Named as one of Time magazine's Top 50 inventions for 2010, the Martin Jetpack is the world's first practical jetpack, set to revolutionise the industries of aviation, recreation and transportation.

[LINK] Tracking

Jim writes, It's fairly obvious to me that embedded intelligence will continue to increase over time. We are clearly in the prototype era. Hitting the sweet spot that aids rather than hinders, balances automation with user control, and doesn't subsume users needs to corporate objectives, in

[LINK] Google's harvesting algorithms

Why Google wants to replace Gmail Gmail represents a dying class of products that, like Google Reader, puts control in the hands of users, not signal-harvesting algorithms. By Mike Elgan (US Computerworld) on 25th October, 2014 22:11

[LINK] Gov killing off Australian wind-tower industry

(Quote) Tony Abbott may think coal is good for humanity but it's not particularly good for climate change. It's been a big few weeks for coal and also for the climate. We've had the ANU divestment decision, Tony Abbott opening a mine and telling us all that coal was good for humanity, and Joe

Re: [LINK] web: The cookie is dead. Here's how Facebook, Google, and Apple are tracking you ...

Ric writes, The announcement of the death of cookies is very premature .. Yes, agreed Ric. Although an interesting and otherwise informative article (thanks Jan), in referring mainly to mobile phone net access, the author does seem rather carried away regarding his predicted death of

[LINK] Money transfer etc via tweets

French bank, Twitter team up for money transfers via tweets Sunday, October 12, 2014. By LEILA ABBOUD AND ERIC AUCHARD FOR REUTERS http://newsdaily.com/2014/10/french-bank-twitter-team-up-for-money-transfers-via-tweets PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – One of France’s largest banks is teaming up with

[LINK] American school online tests

Perhaps of interest. The U.S. is introducing online standardized tests to measure American school students’ mastery of their Common Core, the new academic standards that have been adopted by most (42) of the U.S. states. http://www.corestandards.org Here are the online practice tests by the

[LINK] FBI: Chinese hackers “drunk burglars”

China’s cyber-war costing US companies billions, FBI chief tells 60 Minutes AFP OCTOBER 06, 2014 11:05AM http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/companies/chinas-cyberwar-costing-us-companies-billions-fbi-chief-tells-60-minutes/story-fni0d54w-1227081172725 The head of the FBI has likened Chinese

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