A disposable paperboard computer has been developed and is already in use in Sweden. Developed by Cypak AB, the paperboard computer can collect, process, and exchange several pages of encrypted data. Impressive, given that they say it has a mere 32K of memory
A three-headed, six-legged frog has been discovered by children in Weston-super-Mare. Environmental problems are suspected. It later escaped from the jar in which it had been kept — via Pagan Prattle
On the eve of Mardi Gras, Cunningham MP Michael Organ has declared he will introduce a Private Member’s Bill recognising same sex marriage within the next 3 weeks of Federal Parliament. Legal recognition for same sex marriage is long overdue. For our legal system to have any credibility, people must be treated equally, regardless of sexuality or anything else,
Michael Organ said
The former chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has declared that the war in Iraq was illegal, dealing another devastating blow to Tony Blair
HIV patients who are also infected by a second, mysterious virus are less likely to develop AIDS and die of the disease, suggests a new study. Up to six years after their initial HIV-infection, men whose blood contained the second virus — known simply as GB virus C (GBV-C) — were nearly three times less likely to die than HIV-positive men who did not have the secondary infection
Under the Free Trade Agreement, Australia has agreed to the US takedown notice regime where copyright owners can force an ISP to remove material such as music, video or text files by serving written notice
The Douglas Adams Media Archive is a collection of MP3s of the late author reading his books
A chance discovery has transformed an engine intended for speedboats into a powerful firefighting tool that douses flames with jets of water mist. During tests, a technician at Pursuit Dynamics squirted water into it with a garden hose purely out of curiosity
. To everyone’s surprise, the water emerged as a jet of fine droplets that drenched anyone standing within 20m of it
The coming Australian food revolution is all about one-stop, guilt-free indulgence, according to the researchers who are already hard at work designing it. Health, convenience and enjoyment are the main consumer drivers behind sweeping changes in the healthiness, composition, flavour and quality of foods grown and produced in Australia
St George Bank customers can monitor their accounts on their mobile phones, using an SMS facility
The Criminal Code Amendment (Terrorist Organisations) Bill 2003 passed the Senate today, backed by Labor, hands the Attorney-General an unnecessary and dangerous new power to ban organisations in Australia. For the first time in Australian history people and organisations can be criminalised by the Attorney-General labelling them terrorists
Portland, Oregon is about to begin issuing marriage licences to same-sex couples. Oregon law states that marriage is between consenting males and females aged at least 17, but does not state that a marriage requires one of each — via HogBlog
US forces in Iraq have a new non-lethal, but really annoying, weapon in their arsenal. According to American Technology Corporation‘s press release, the Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) is a hailing and warning, directed acoustic device that is designed to determine intent, change behaviour, and support various rules of engagement. With LRAD, a sentry can issue a focused verbal challenge with instructions in excess of 300 hundred yards, and follow up with a warning tone to cause behaviour change
After repeatedly setting off RFID scanners in a truck stop, Dave and Denise discovered the culprit was a wad of $20s in Dave’s back pocket. In a paranoid attempt to keep the government from tracking him, they attempted to fry the embedded chips in their microwave, with interesting results
Plasma-torch technology, which can heat and melt virtually any type of waste, could serve as a bridge between fossil fuels and renewable energy in producing hydrogen gas
Telstra has defended its decision not to automatically upgrade existing customers on unlimited download cable Internet plans to newly-released cheaper prices, claiming the option exists for them to migrate to the new deal if they ask
In an analysis of junk e-mails received over two days in mid-February, Sophos created a list of the dirty dozen spam-producing countries. Taking the undisputed helm on its list of spam-producing countries is the United States, which accounted for more than half of the world’s unsolicited e-mail at 56.7% during the period of study. Canada accounted for 6.8%; China, 6.2%; South Korea, 5.8%; and the Netherlands, 2.1%. The other top 12 countries were Brazil, German, France, United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico and Spain. However, those seven countries in total accounted for just more than 10% of all spam. All other countries in the world created an additional 12.2% of the globe’s spam
California’s Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 1999 injunction favouring the DVD Copy Control Association, which had filed a lawsuit against California resident Andrew Bunner, accusing him of violating its intellectual property rights by posting DeCSS (De-Content Scrambling System) software on his web site
Disputing a speed-camera fine could soon be a thing of the past. Toyota’s Sportivo Coupe concept car takes away the guesswork when it comes to identifying the leadfoot in the family. Finding the rightful recipient of the ticket could be as simple as sliding in a mobile phone-style SIM-card instead of a key. The card would contain details of the driver’s licence and address. Wireless technology would allow the car to communicate with the speed camera, and the fine could be deducted from the driver’s credit card before he or she even made it home. But would anyone buy such a car?
Borders is the latest traditional bookseller or publisher to branch into self-publishing using print-on-demand technology
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