Fear the Boom and Bust

August 18th, 2010

A Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk&NR=1&feature=fvwp

John Stossel’s Broken Window Fallacy

August 18th, 2010

A bit of logic to disperse the cow manure coming out of Canberra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPmo2e-bAMQ

WHO list reveals flu advisors with industry ties

August 18th, 2010

Five of the 15 experts that advised the World Health Organisation about swine flu pandemic alerts had received support from the drugs industry, including for flu vaccine research, the WHO revealed on Wednesday. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ifwZFBD8rvvsxIpb_Q0q8AAKjOKQ

Pharma tactic phoney: Carr

August 18th, 2010

Wow! Even the pollies are aboard! Albeit ex-polly. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/pharma-tactic-phoney-carr-20100814-1242b.html

MICROSOFT’S PITCH TO DITCH IE6

August 18th, 2010

Despite security fears, people are reluctant to upgrade their browsers http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/microsofts-pitch-to-ditch-ie6-20100817-127lf.html

What NOT to do with a laser pointer!

August 17th, 2010

This is oh so bad… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ky7rbs8BBc

Some light entertainment

August 17th, 2010

This group perform the can can while playing it! Talented! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhwmD04QRgY

The Fruit Cake Lady

August 17th, 2010

Hmmm… so this was my US competition, huh? My goose is cooked! No way I could compete with her! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmfeJqEgPzo

Attack of the killer fungi

August 17th, 2010

Some amazing footage from the jungle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8&NR=1

Amazing, spectacular and awe-inspiring

August 17th, 2010

Stunts, tricks and incredible displays of sheer skill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgKUP2NVlLE

One for the flight buffs

August 13th, 2010

Legendary flying stunts http://news-public.com/index.php/categories/opinion/2385-energy-management

Kristen Morrison’s Newsletter

August 13th, 2010

Accolades, ideas and a special price on the book every parent should have. http://naturallybetterbook.com/newsletter-august-2010/

A third of anti-malware products fail to secure Vista Business Edition, Virus Bulletin reveals

August 13th, 2010

Stumbling blocks for the products in this test included failure to detect a number of viruses known to be circulating in the wild and false alarms produced on clean files from major software houses and problems with product design and stability. http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2010/08_12.xml

Out of Whack Planetary System Offers Clues to a Disturbed Past

August 13th, 2010

One could browse this collection of images for a while! http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/17/

iPhone “Death Grip” Tests

August 13th, 2010

It’s not a US only issue… http://www.zdnet.com.au/iphone-death-grip-down-under-339305181.htm

Hidden Intelligence Operation Behind the Wikileaks Release of “Secret” Documents?

August 13th, 2010

Since the dramatic release of a US military film of a US airborne shooting of unarmed journalists in Iraq, Wiki-Leaks has gained global notoreity and credibility as a daring website that releases sensitive material to the public from whistleblowers within various governments. http://is.gd/efcX5

Microsoft issues record Patch Tuesday

August 13th, 2010

Microsoft issued a record number of monthly patches on Tuesday, including fixes for eight critical holes affecting Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word and other programs that could be exploited to take control of a computer. http://nl.zdnet.com.au/s/82baw/9i803580568816

Historic Russian Seed Bank Faces Destruction

August 13th, 2010

Ninety percent of the more than 5,000 varieties of berries and fruit seed at the Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry seed bank in Leningrad, Russia are found in no other seed bank or plant research center in the world. During WWII, with Leningrad under siege, twelve scientists protecting the seed bank’s valuable specimens starved to death, unwilling to eat the rare seeds. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/727/967/951/?z00m=19875308

Mozilla plans to silently update Firefox

August 13th, 2010

Joins Google, Adobe in auto-update movement to take patching out of users’ hands http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php

Google improves Gmail contacts manager

August 13th, 2010

It’s the component of the webmail service that users dislike the most http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php