Internet

Oh Fred ... just for research eh?

Harrangueman - September 3, 2010 - 8:33am

I have to admit to a certain expressive 'ha ha' when Fred Nile was revealed to have had his office computers used to surf p0rn sites.

The famously bushy eyebrowed one - has he not heard of a Brazilian? - has spent countless years thundering in denunciation of man and woman's joy and seeing the other naked and ready to get bizay.

I can see that. What happens between consenting adults with their bodies, or those who third party view such action in the privacy of their home, is completely Fred's business. Read more »

Email: “You wouldn’t address someone like that in real life”

The Thinkers' Podium - August 30, 2010 - 11:00pm

In between the spam emails from Senator Steve Fielding and Imago Dei, I’ve got a piece of correspondence criticising that portion of my post about judging tack, wherein I criticise Nobel laureate William Phillips for making generalised, baseless, unsourced and highly contentious accusations about atheists causing a growth in incivility. In accordance with the general policy I have on mentioning names and quoting private correspondence when said correspondence isn’t discernibly mendacious, I won’t mention the name of the correspondent and will only quote the relevant portion that I respond to. They can comment on this post under a nom de plume if they wish, and I won’t “out” them.

Speaking of my treatment of Phillips, Anonymous writes…

“You wouldn’t address someone like that in real life.”

(The rest of this post, where I repeatedly drop the f-bomb, can be found over the fold).

Gradualism: An explanation of some Chinese political contradictions

East Asia Forum - August 27, 2010 - 12:02pm

Author: Mi Luo, Peking University

Internet usage is on the rise in China, especially amongst the younger generation. Faced with the problem of extensive online censorship, this generation has designed software packages to ‘scale the Great Firewall’ which blocks content deemed sensitive by the Ministry of Public Security.

People at a torchlit vigil in Hong Kong in 2009. Read more »

As Tony 'People Person' Abbott tries to be first in forming minority government.....

North Coast Voices - August 23, 2010 - 1:15am

He is one Australian politician who is definitely eliciting passion out there in cyberspace:
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The Five Billionth Device Will Plug Into the Internet Any Day Now

Popular Science - August 18, 2010 - 3:48am

Plug In roychung1993 via Flickr

The Internet seems to offer countless chances to win -- "You're Our Lucky 10,000 Visitor!!! Click Here to Claim Your Free iPod!!!" -- but this month you really could be the lucky winner. According to IMS Research, sometime this month the 5 billionth device will connect to the Internet, and within a decade that number will swell by more than four times. Read more »

Mad or Dishonest - which is worse?

North Coast Voices - August 31, 2010 - 1:05am

A Google search delivers about 64,900 results in 0.23 seconds for the search term senator fielding mad?
While tony abbott dishonest? throws up around 22,500 results in 0.21 seconds.
This snippet came from a young fella living a few streets away from me. Thanks, Greg.
Not all the entires accuse these pollies of being either mad or dishonest, but an uncomfortably high number actually do make these claims. Read more »

Are we over the thought of a hung parliament?

North Coast Voices - August 29, 2010 - 1:14am

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We’re all tech heads now

Inside Story - August 23, 2010 - 3:26pm

Broadband might have divided the major parties before the election, but there’s not going to be so much difference now, writes Jock Given

Facebook and friendship

Skepticlawyer - August 18, 2010 - 10:57pm

In some ways, Facebook is very good for friendship. Via Facebook, I’ve managed to get back in contact with various childhood and school friends, which has been lovely. I am the kind of person who takes friendships seriously. I’m still friends with three people from Primary School, for goodness sakes, let alone numerous people from High School. I love the capacity to keep in touch. The nicest aspect of Facebook is seeing people’s lives change for the better – when they get new jobs, when they have babies, when they finish their studies, when they get married. Read more »

I Want My Super High Speed Internet Access

Catallaxy - August 13, 2010 - 1:57pm

I reckon the NBN might just win this election for Gillard.

There is a strong swell from younger people (and some old enough to know better) that if an ALP government will give them super high speed internet, that’s enough for them. Abbott is being positioned as a luddite. If you mention the $43 billion you get an answer like “no-one questioned the cost of the Snowy River Scheme”.

I gently pointed out to a friend living in the bush (sorry, rural and regional Australia) that whoever wins she will not get high speed internet in her lifetime. Though she is almost as skeptical about politicians as I am, she was willing to trust that promise.

The best discussion on the subject I have seen is Grahame Lynch in today’s Australian. But I don’t think anyone is listening – present company excluded, of course.

If this does win it for Gillard and my friend and others do not get fibre before the election after this, will they accept the promise again? Read more »