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The internet. Does it belong to the Government?
5pointsSenator Stephen Conroy is the face of Kevin Rudd's campaign to control what Australians can access on the internet.
Cybercafe fined for copyright breach
1pointsA SYDNEY internet cafe operator has pleaded guilty to 40 charges of copyright infringement involving titles such as Russell Crowe's American Gangster.
A jet-pack flight over a Colorado gorge
1pointsIt's the stuff of science fiction and James Bond. Strap a jet pack to your back and fly like a bird--sort of. But jet packs are science fiction no more.
Clone/Back Up/Restore OpenVZ VMs With vzdump
1pointsvzdump is a backup and restore utility for OpenVZ VMs. This tutorial shows how you can use it to clone/back up/restore virtual machines with vzdump.
OLPC giveaway program hits Oz
1pointsThe Australian subsidiary of the non-profit One Laptop per Child (OLPC) organisation today said it would commence a local "Give 1, Get 1" program on November 30 that would deliver the machines to both geeks and disadvantaged children.
Two more bidders emerge for broadband project: rep
1pointsThe competition for the federal government's broadband network is heating up, with as many as four bids expected for the $4.7 billion project.
Astronauts try to work out kinks in urine machine
1pointsAstronauts tinkered Sunday on a troublesome piece of equipment which can convert urine and sweat into drinkable water once it's functioning and allow the international space station to grow to six crew members
Why iiNet will probably lose the piracy lawsuit
1pointsA look at the Copyright Act suggests the movie and TV industry have an unfortunately strong case against iiNet. PLUS: Read the court documents yourself.
Hadron Collider repairs cost 14m
1pointsRepairing the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva will cost almost 14m ($21m) and "realistically" take until at least next summer to start back up.
ISP boss pledges to undermine Great Aussie Firewal
1pointsThe Australian technology industry is starting to fight back against the government plan to force all ISPs to filter everyone's internet access.
Google adds video and voice chat to Gmail
1pointsGOOGLE has added a voice and video chat feature to its free Gmail service, in competition with the likes of eBay's Skype and Apple's iChat.
Philips develops "intelligent pill"
1pointsDutch group Philips has developed an "intelligent pill" that contains a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio, pump and a drug reservoir to release medication in a specific area in the body.
Net censorship plan backlash
1pointsAs opposition grows against the Government's controversial plan to censor the internet, the head of one of Australia's largest ISPs has labelled the Communications Minister the worst we've had in the past 15 years.
Silicon Valley success for savvy Aussies
1pointsOmnisio lets people add speech bubble annotations to videos, tag people and highlights, make compilations and synchronise them with PowerPoint presentations for easier sharing. It's founded by three Australians and has just been bought by Google.
Government uploads hypocrisy with internet censors
1pointsBEFORE this year's Beijing Olympic Games, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd chastised the Chinese authorities for blocking full access to the internet for the assembled world media.
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