Sony Picture Station

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Originally uploaded by Peter Konnecke.

This is Sony's Picture Station. Photo taken at Photo Imaging World Exhibition in Sydney. Lets hope we see lots of these on the streets and in the shopping malls soon.

Scottish Sharon Stone

IE7 For XP Beta 2: Has Firefox Met Its Match?

The new public release of Internet Explorer Beta 2 is, according to Microsoft, more stable and ready to be used. But is it ready to go up against Firefox?

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16 GB storage on a credit card

Wallet sized credit card adapter that's 3 mm thin but stores a whole 16 GB of data.

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Seagate to roll out monster hard drives

Seagate to roll out monster hard drives - Breaking - Technology - smh.com.au

Seagate Technology LLC is beefing up the capacity of its hard disk drives to a whopping 750 gigabytes, offering consumers of digital media more storage for their computers than ever before.

The drive Seagate will introduce Wednesday, the Barracuda 7200.10, is the first computer desktop disk drive to hit the 750-gigabyte mark and represents a 50 percent increase from the previous industry maximum of 500 gigabytes.

New internet game looks at the books

New internet game looks at the books - Breaking - Technology - smh.com.au

The French government is to launch an Internet game called Cyberbudget to help teach the public about the difficulties of balancing the country's books, Budget Minister Jean-Francois Cope said Wednesday.

Virgin and Seven rev up internet content

Virgin and Seven rev up internet content - Breaking - Technology - smh.com.au

Virgin Mobile, Network Seven and Yahoo!7 all joined the rush to interactive content on Wednesday with the mobile phone reseller's major marketing push this year requiring the public to co-create its new TV advertisement.

Skype is on a virtual certainty

Skype is on a virtual certainty - Breaking - Technology - smh.com.au

The world's fastest-growing internet-based telco will be officially launched in Australia today, but the prospect of free phones calls is already a reality for its 550,000 local users.

The 25 Firefox Extensions You Didn�t Know You Needed

Great list of firefox extensions that tend not to make it onto everyone else's top 10 lists. Here are great addons that deserve a bit of limelight

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Honiara erupts as PM quits

Honiara erupts as PM quits - World - smh.com.au

Scenes of jubilation followed the resignation today of Solomon Islands prime minister Snyder Rini, whose election last week sparked rioting and looting in the Pacific nation's capital.

Medibank Private to be sold

Medibank Private to be sold - Business - Business - smh.com.au

Government-owned health insurance provider Medibank Private will be sold, probably later this year.

The sale could reportedly be worth about $2 billion.

Howard's $1bn 'access card'

Howard's $1bn 'access card' - Top stories - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au

PRIME Minister John Howard has announced the Federal Government would not proceed with a national identity card.
But the Government would go ahead with an access card – generally referred to as a smart card – for health and welfare services, Mr Howard said.

London under the gun

London under the gun | Features | The Australian

LONDON was this month rated only No.72 among cities to do business in, sandwiched between Shenzhen and Dalian in China. This will have come as a depressing surprise to the organisers of London's 2012 Games.

Everything's up-to-date in the Olympic city

Everything's up-to-date in the Olympic city | Features | The Australian

THE mysterious Water Cube is still shrouded in scaffolding but the Bird's Nest is emerging in spiky splendour. These are the core structures of the Olympic Games that will be opened in Beijing on the auspicious day of August 8, 2008.

Mamma Mia - for Jennay

TWiT 51: Digg This

Kevin Rose explains how digg works in this TWiT epsidoe. For all you people of digg community, this podcast episode will answer quite a lot of questions. It's definitely worth checking out (and subscribe to TWiT podcasts!)

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Kylie Minogue - In Your Eyes

The Simpsons in Real Life

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Late Summer

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Originally uploaded by PDR.

It's pretty amazing that we are still swimming in April. The good weather has got to break soon. Theres been snow in the alps but 600klms north, we're still swimming.

Butcher Bird

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Originally uploaded by contexture.

Sometimes we forget how beautiful nature can be. This Butcher Bird is fearless.

Approaching Sydney

Cool video showing an approach to Sydney … (last part of video).

Wikipedia: The World's Largest & Most Comprehensive Argument Collection

From Wired: Wikipedia is a place where anyone start an argument without even logging in. It is the largest and most comprehensive collection of arguments in human history, incorporating spats and vendettas on disparate subjects. As an unexpected side effect, is that it's also a good place to find about all the characters from Battlestar: Galactica.

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Screenshots Of Google�s New Search Results Screen

It appears that search engines are all doing some redesigns: Yahoo is working on a new homepage, Microsoft is working on Windows Live, and now Google is redesigning their search layout.

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Google Cheat Sheets (Version 1.04)

This two page Google Cheat Sheet lists all Google services and tools as well as background information. The Cheat Sheet offers a great reference to grasp of basic to advance Google query building concepts and ideas.

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Astronaut Neil Armstrong Gets Moon Rock

Astronaut Neil Armstrong Gets Moon Rock

Even among astronauts, Neil Armstrong gets special respect _ he was, after all, the first man to walk on the moon.

On Tuesday, the Apollo 11 astronaut got a piece of the moon rock he brought back to Earth.

Cooking With Google

Choose a main ingredient and a cuisine, let Google do the rest. Unfortunately, no "I'm Feeling Lucky" button.

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Originally uploaded by Peter Konnecke.

Storm approaching at 3:00pm

HDR Lives

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Originally uploaded by Peter Konnecke.

I took a walk around Harbord Headland today and snapped a few pictures at different exposures so I could discover what all the fuss is about HDR. This is my first attempt. (thus the watermarking)

Censored Wikipedia Articles Appear On WikiTruth

A group of disenchanted Wikipedia administrators has been going through back channels on Wikipedia and retrieving articles deleted by Jimbo Wales or other higher-ups. Now they're putting them back up on a website for everyone to see.

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When an Algorithm Takes the Wheel - Jaguar's New XK Sport Car

Algorithmically controlled sensors, suspension adjustment and other electronic functions are not what you are supposed to notice when you drive Jaguar's new XK. The car's highly automated driving control, Jaguar engineers say, is supposed to transparently keep you out of trouble while you embark upon a high-powered car driving experience.

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10 Best Designed Blogs

The particular platform (WP, Moveable Type, Typepad, Handcoded) doesn�t matter. It�s what you do with it that counts. This isn�t about prettiest blog, or the best written blog. This is a list of the most groundbreaking, cutting edge blogs out there. You see these blogs and cry, because they�re creatures of fierce untameable beauty.

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NASA Studying the Reuse of Old Spacecraft Software

Engineers at NASA's Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) facility are examining the feasibility of reusing portions of old NASA spacecraft systems software for new missions. One of the goals of the effort is to determine whether using that old software would actually save the agency time and money.

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Wonderful interview with Richard Feynman

Excellent short 40 min documentary interview with Dr. RP Feynman- one of the greatest physicist of our times and a Nobel Laureate.

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Gmail's Storage Space Plotted

Last year, Gmail started increasing user's storage capacity at a constant rate. But in late 2005 the rate slowed. This graph shows when Gmail is expected to reach the 3 GB mark, which is sometime in April 2008!

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Google - Da Vinci Code Website Now Active

The Da Vinci Code involves a thrilling murder investigation that unearths a secret that could change the course of history. The film opens May 19th worldwide
The quest, which began April 17th requires skill, intellect, and perseverance. Over a span of 24 days ending May 11th, you will encounter unique challenges.

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Seagate ships first perpendicular 3.5" hard drive

Seagate will announce on Tuesday the industry's first 3.5" hard drive that is based on perpendicular recording technology. The new Cheetah 15K.5 doubles the capacity of its predecessor and promises 30% more performance.

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Large Ruby on Rails resouce for all levels w/ Articles, Tutorials & more

Very nicely put together resource roundup of all sorts of Ruby on Rails information. From beginners installation tutorials, to more advanced coding articles & tutorials, as well as good like of Ruby on Rails books and hosting options.

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Google in need of the feminine touch

Google in need of the feminine touch - Technology - smh.com.au

"Don't be evil."

Those were the famous words Google included in its 2004 stock exchange listing filing with US regulators - and a search on this term lists Google's corporate philosophy page.

FULL List of Google Resources with Descriptions

Ever wanted to use Google to the max? This Wikipedia article lists all of the services, tools, downloads, features, programs, and even hardware offered by Google. There are many little known services and tools of great value that I'd never even heard of before.

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Telstra in the ring with Foxtel

Telstra in the ring with Foxtel | Business | The Australian

TELSTRA is preparing to take on its own Foxtel partnership with internet-based video services when its non-compete period with the group expires in 2008.

Telstra last week confirmed the plans for internet-based video services, broadly known as IPTV, which are at the heart of its proposed $3 billion residential fibre network now under discussion with the competition regulator. The plans would put Telstra on a collision course with its partners in Foxtel - The Australian's publisher, News Corporation, and Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd - which is only just climbing out of the red after a decade of investment.

Barrenjoey Headland

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Originally uploaded by Amit Karmakar.

This is another great shot from Amit. Barrenjoey headland is located at the end of Palm Beach in the northern suburbs of Sydney.

Autumn

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Originally uploaded by Amit Karmakar.

Autumn in Sydney is a very special time of the year. The streets of Wahroonga are especially beautiful. Seen here, are the colours of Burns Road.

The Week in Comments

Bacterial Glue
i hate super glue. i was gluing something back together in the kitchen and i dripped some superglue on the floor and didnt know it and i stepped in it witlessly and superglued my foot to the floor. it took all of 10 minutes for me to work it loose after being laughed at and photographed by my family
by bagellord

HD-DVD Players to Hit the Streets Next Week
when this new beta vs vhs thing sorts itself out, and players are $200 and blockbuster rents the discs, then and only then will i concern myself with this.

in the meantime, standard resolution is plenty for most of the crap coming out of hollywood.
by Aaron Stein

Brief Safe Scares Away Thieves
my standard joke is that if I leave $20 in the glovebox, I've doubled the value of my car. :)
by airship

Print New Organs With Bioink
I'd like to place an order for a new liver for about 15 years from now.
by kegsofduff

Netgear Gets Speedy with 802.11n
Oh, for fuck's sake. Why are we getting hardware compliant with the 802.11n draft now, when the standard is right on the cusp of ratification? Who in their right mind would want to buy something that's only probably interoperable with the impending flood of next-generation devices, when they could wait just a month and be futureproofed (not to mention up ~$100 in first-adopter-fees)?
by the mattalyst, inc.

PS2 Price Cut on the Way
I love the expression "value-oriented customer" --

It's such a bullshit marketing term for "lower-middle class" or POOR.
by martyz

Adobe Carrying Case
What, they don't know what to do with their money? They wanna impress me, they'll remove all the bloat and unnecessary interface crap that loads down Photoshop CS2 and the rest of the CS2 suite. Ugh, last good version was 7, and even that was a bit top-heavy compared to 6. I mean, what the hell is with the full-screen filters with their lousy previewing options?! Blargh, says I!
by Invader J

Weather satellite swarm launched

Weather satellite swarm launched

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A rocket carrying six small weather satellites blasted off Friday on a five-year mission to track hurricanes, monitor climate change and study space weather.

Coffin with scenes from Homer found

Coffin with scenes from Homer found

NICOSIA, Cyprus - A 2,500-year-old stone coffin with well-preserved color illustrations from Homer's epics has been discovered in western Cyprus, archaeologists said Monday.

Scientists begin dig at Bosnian pyramid

VISOKO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Archaeologists began digging Friday for what they hope is an ancient pyramid hidden beneath a mysterious Bosnian hill that has long been the subject of legend.

Firefox Uses Idea from Internet Explorer in Latest Version

If you're a heavy tabs user, like most everyone in our office, you've probably seen Firefox go down in flames with Javascript errors.

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