Zendesk to open Australian office

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Zendesk, a popular online customer support platform used by many organisations across the world, will soon open an office in Melbourne, Australia.

The company has been looking at hiring a number of Australian staff with Melbourne postings appearing on its careers site over the past few months.

Zendesk registered its Australian arm as a private company with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on the 10th June this year, meaning it can now operate in Australia under the name Zendesk Pty Ltd.

By being a private company, it means Zendesk must be either limited by shares or unlimited with share capital, have up to 50 non-employee shareholders and, according to ASIC, not do anything that would require lodgement of a prospectus.

It appears based on the jobs listed so far that Zendesk’s Melbourne office will be mainly focused on boosting sales in the Asia Pacific region, as well as providing support for local customers — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Bay Bridge Troll Faces Eviction

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Bay Bridge Troll
Bay Bridge Troll, originally uploaded by John Robinson.

When construction workers begin taking apart the old Bay Bridge, they will have to contend with a squatter.

The Bay Bridge troll, a 14-inch-high, snarling iron sculpture, has lived beneath the upper deck of the eastern span of the bridge since workers completed repairs after the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989.

The quake caused a 50-foot section of the bridge to collapse, resulting in one death and forcing construction of a massive new eastern span, which is expected to be complete in 2013.

Now, many Bay Area residents wonder what will become of the troll, whose powers are said to have protected the bridge, and the 280,000 cars that cross it daily, from further troubles — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Deadly pigeon virus pops up in Victoria

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Federal authorities have begun quarantining properties in Victoria amid fears a deadly pigeon virus could spread to other birds.

The Agriculture Department is monitoring an outbreak of the avian paramyxo virus, which has been detected for the first time in Australia, among pigeons.

The virus has already started killing some hobby birds, and threatens to spread to Victoria’s chicken population — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Silver fox import plan condemned

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Animal shelters will be placed under further pressure if the importation of silver foxes as an exotic domestic pet is permitted, the RSPCA has warned.

There are more than 30 million feral red foxes in Australia and the RSPCA has joined a chorus of criticism of an application to the federal government to import silver foxes.

The rationale for importing the silver fox to Australia is simple: a new sort of unique pet. Foxes can have all the friendliness of a dog with the independence of a cat. Like a dog is not a wolf, the silver fox is not a wild fox, though they are the same species, the application from an unnamed person in NSW says — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Jaffa Apartment / Pitsou Kedem Architect

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5 September 2011
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The 100 square metre residential home is located in Old Jaffa. Its location is unique in that it is set above the harbour, facing west with all of its openings facing the majestic splendour of the Mediterranean Sea. Whilst it is difficult to determine the buildings exact age, it is clear that it is hundreds of years old. Over the years, it has undergone many changes and had many additions [Pitsou Kedem Architect] made that have damaged the original quality of the building and its spaces — via ArchDaily

Turkish hacker group diverts users away from high-profile websites

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A Turkish hacker group diverted traffic to a number of high-profile websites including the Telegraph, UPS, Betfair, Vodafone, National Geographic, computer-maker Acer and technology news site the Register on Sunday night, putting unwary users at risk of having passwords, emails and other details stolen.

Industry experts warned people not to log into sites such as Betfair because their details could be stolen.

Some people viewing the sites thought that they had been hacked directly, with the sites appearing to show a message in Turkish by a group called Turkguvenligi, who last month carried out a similar attack on a Korean company.

But in fact the sites themselves remained unaffected. The group had instead attacked the domain name system (DNS), which is used to route users to websites. A list of sites affected by the hack, including Microsoft in Brazil and Dell in South Korea, was posted on the zone-h website, used by hackers to list their successes — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Tuberculosis relative could be new vaccine

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Injecting modified bacteria related to those which cause tuberculosis could protect against the lung disease, US scientists say.

Experiments on mice showed the injections could completely eliminate tuberculosis bacteria in some cases, Nature Medicine reports.

The only TB vaccine — the BCG jab — is not very effective.

The research is in its early stages and the potential for a human vaccine is unknown, campaign group TB Alert says — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Earliest Homo Erectus Tools Found in Kenya

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One hallmark of Homo erectus, a forerunner of modern humans, was his stone tools, an advanced technology reflecting a good deal of forethought and dexterity. Up to now, however, scientists have been unable to pin a firm date on the earliest known evidence of his stone tool-making.

A new geological study, being reported Thursday in the journal Nature, showed that tools from a site near Lake Turkana in Kenya were made about 1.76 million years ago, the earliest of their ilk found so far. Previous dates were estimates ranging from 1.4 million to 1.6 million years ago — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Vines Knife Blade Filework

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4 September 2011
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Fancy file-work along the spine of the blade, like that featured in this step-by from custom knifemaker Bruce Evans, is commonly applied after the steel has been heat-treated. Which means, I believe, that it can be applied just as well to a factory knife if, for instance, one wanted to customize it for oneself, or personalize it as a gift. The process produces impressive results with minimal tools; mostly what you need is patience, attention to detail, and a bit of practice to start — via MAKE

Seventh Circuit Awards e360 a Whopping $3 in Damages Against Spamhaus

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4 September 2011
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The lawsuit between e360 and Spamhaus was a long-running, tortured affair, and it looks like it finally came to a close. With e360 being awarded a whopping $3 in damages against Spamhaus. (Here’s a link to Ars Technica’s recap of the oral argument, where Judge Posner blasted e360’s counsel: This is just totally irresponsible litigation… You can’t just come into a court with a fly-by-night, nothing company and say ‘I’ve lost $130 million’) — via redwolf.newsvine.com

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