A Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Fear the Boom and Bust
August 18th, 2010John Stossel’s Broken Window Fallacy
August 18th, 2010A 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, 2010Five 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, 2010Wow! 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, 2010Despite 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, 2010This is oh so bad… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ky7rbs8BBc
Some light entertainment
August 17th, 2010This group perform the can can while playing it! Talented! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhwmD04QRgY
The Fruit Cake Lady
August 17th, 2010Hmmm… 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, 2010Some amazing footage from the jungle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8&NR=1
Amazing, spectacular and awe-inspiring
August 17th, 2010Stunts, tricks and incredible displays of sheer skill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgKUP2NVlLE
One for the flight buffs
August 13th, 2010Legendary flying stunts http://news-public.com/index.php/categories/opinion/2385-energy-management
Kristen Morrison’s Newsletter
August 13th, 2010Accolades, 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, 2010Stumbling 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, 2010One could browse this collection of images for a while! http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/17/
iPhone “Death Grip” Tests
August 13th, 2010It’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, 2010Since 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, 2010Microsoft 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, 2010Ninety 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, 2010Joins 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, 2010It’s the component of the webmail service that users dislike the most http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php