Category Archives: Technology

Internet Censorship: Learning from Google / China Confrontation

In the ongoing online battle in regards to the proposed, anti-democratic “filtering” of the internet in this country, it is important that the powers that be – in this case Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd – listen to the important lessons that are bound come from the current stance taken by […]

Telstra Makes A U-Turn

Telstra has long argued that the structural separation of the wholesale and retail arms of their business was not in their best interest. That it would represent an unreasonable burden upon itself and its shareholders. Telstra Stands Firmly Opposed to “Unjust” Split Telstra have applied their virtual monopoly over the copper network in Australia since […]

Internet Censorship: Huge Opposition

Senator Conroy, speaking on the Sky News program “Sunday Business”, is under the illusion that because Telstra, Optus, and Primus hold 80% of the internet customers in Australia, and that they support his ridiculous internet filter, that 80% of Australian people support it? Huh? Did Telstra, Optus, and Primus ask every single one of their […]

Interesting View on Internet Copyright Court Case

The ongoing legal battle between iiNet and AFACT over the enforcement of AFACT’s copyright infringement notices is awaiting for verdict to be delivered in January. However, I have stumbled across an interesting comment in regards to this by the poster “netizen” in the comments of the following article: IIA to Hold Legal “Boot Camp” for […]

Internet Censorship: Let The Book Burning Begin

Well, it looks like the Krudd Government is set to try and introduce their ridiculous, anti-democratic net “filtering” plan. Despite public outrage. Despite reports that it doesn’t work, and cannot work. Despite reports that it will be completely ineffective in stopping people from getting to the “banned” sites anyway. Despite reports that it will slow […]

Idiotic View in Internet Copyright Case

A seriously stupid view of the various responsibilities involved in digital copyright infringement has been put “on the record” during closing arguments in the landmark Australian federal court case been the film industry, and the Australian ISP iiNet. Film Studios Issue Ultimatum to ISPs The film industry has “decreed” that ISPs should “get serious” about […]

Juvenile Attacks?

Well, well, well. Stephen Conroy thinks that recent hacking attacks on federal government websites were juvenile – given that they were reportedly made in response to the government plan to introduce mandatory net filtering. Conroy Says Website Attacks Juvenile Perhaps he should be listening to the message? That people don’t want this? Too sensible to […]

NBN: People Just Don’t Get It

Whether this is a reflection of the government’s inability to sell it properly or not, people clearly are STILL not getting the point of the proposed expenditure on Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN). Broadband Won’t Come Cheap The money being spent is not being spent for it to be recouped. Okay? Do we build a […]

NBN: Sydney Being Petty

With the initial foundation steps of the NBN now starting to happen, competition is heating up between Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney as to which city will host the network’s headquarters. Sydney the Logical Spot for Broadband HQ: Rees But why does this need to get into a petty Melbourne versus Sydney argument? I quote: “Sydney’s […]

Windows 7 Approaches

There’s been a lot of talk since the release of Windows Vista at the start of 2007, and just how “bad” it is. Many of the people spreading “the word” of just how good it supposedly wasn’t were found out to have never tried it – even to the point where Microsoft performed a market […]