[LINK] Carrier pigeons next?

2015-10-25 Thread David Boxall
From the Weird but True department: . "Sometimes the future really feels like the past. Mailing data through the post seems a backwards step. However cheap USB sticks and postage versus expensive telco data pricing make it work." For some Australians, data is so expensive

Re: [LINK] Carrier pigeons next?

2015-10-25 Thread David Boxall
On 26/10/2015 11:53 AM, David Boxall wrote: > ... > For some Australians, data is so expensive that waiting for it to be > delivered by mail is the best option. Is that sad or what? > "Over a 30-mile distance, a single pigeon may be able to

[LINK] Tribute to Marghanita da Cruz in NSW Parliament

2015-10-25 Thread Tom Worthington
Another Linker has been recognized: Mr Jamie Parker MP, Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for Balmain, rose to his feet at 1.20 pm on 14 October 2015 to make a "Tribute to Marghanita da Cruz": "I bring to the attention of the House a member of my local community, Marghanita da Cruz. In

Re: [LINK] NBN Long Term Satellite restrictions

2015-10-25 Thread Roger Clarke
At 0:49 +1100 26/10/15, Paul Brooks wrote: > ... occasionally you plug in a new mouse, and end up >downloading several GB of driver installation software. ... Has anyone ever tried suing suppliers of such software for negligence? (I can't think of any laws against gross incompetence). --

Re: [LINK] NBN Long Term Satellite restrictions

2015-10-25 Thread Jim Birch
There's a blue Autoplay slider switch that sits at the top of the right-hand column of Up Next videos on Youtube. The setting is remembered, presumably by cookies or as an account-wide setting across machines if you are logged in to a Google account. The relentless stream of updates is a more