[LINK] Australia's upcoming defence strategy

2014-08-19 Thread Stephen Loosley
Kim writes, > From: k...@holburn.net > Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:11:59 +1000 > Subject: [LINK] What Today's Economic Gloomsayers Are Missing > > Technology is not our enemy. It is our best hope. Yes, agreed. And going forward, I think technology and specifically communications technology

Re: [LINK] What Today's Economic Gloomsayers Are Missing

2014-08-19 Thread Janet Hawtin
On 19 August 2014 08:41, Kim Holburn wrote: > > http://online.wsj.com/articles/joel-mokyr-what-todays-economic-gloomsayers-are-missing-1407536487 > > > > What is wrong with this story? The one-word answer is "technology." > Meanwhile in AU cuts to CSIRO, science, renewable energy. Education is j

[LINK] web: Microsoft pulls its August Windows update after users report crashes | PCWo ...

2014-08-19 Thread Jan Whitaker
Has anyone experienced the supposed problems? Have you uninstalled these updates? I haven't had anything happen that I'm aware of. Is it problematic to just leave the updates in place? I'm on Win7. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2465631/microsoft-pulls-august-windows-update-after-crashes.

[LINK] Networking Cars

2014-08-19 Thread Stephen Loosley
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/552686 The U.S. government wants to force cars to talk to each other over wireless networks, saying that could save more than 1,000 lives every year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking input about a possible federal standard