Adelaide University has unveiled a new super computer capable of one trillion calculations per second. The $1.7 million Hydra is also 250 times faster than the best desktop computer and is among the three fastest computers in Australia and the 80 fastest in the world
A small group of volunteers will participate in the first human trial of a new-generation vaccine against the AIDS virus developed by an Australian consortium
Palm plans to buy Handspring to strengthen its grip on the market for handheld devices. It also has finalised plans to spin off its PalmSource software unit
Some cities and counties are banning or considering banning geocaching in their parks — via Slashdot
Police Chief Gregg Jarvies put three officers on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of an investigation into Erin Carter‘s, a Chapel Hill High School student, allegations that two of the investigators misrepresented themselves as members of an FBI Cyber Crime Task Force
Fears that the UK government may not have a finger on the pulse of modern technology were exposed in the House of Lords, as some Lords debated unsolicited spam email, while others discussed the tinned meat of the same name. Lord Renton asked: Will the Minister explain how it is that an inedible tinned food can become an unsolicited email, bearing in mind that some of us wish to be protected from having an email?
Telstra has been accused of offering better services for ADSL customers who buy directly from the market leader, rather than through another internet service provider — bit of a problem when almost half of Australia’s ADSL users now connect via non-Telstra ISPs, according to figures released by the telco
Sydney-based web developer Paul Knapp has unveiled a web-based storage system, with some differences. Membox offers a personal information repository, managed through an internet-connected web interface. Each individual record in a Membox is known as a Mem. There is a search and categorisation functionality to manage them
Finishing a beer in the sun before it gets warm is usually not a problem, but what about those really hot days? Having some hardware lying around there is only one solution to keep the beer cool, that’s to make a PeltierBeer — via Slashdot
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have been able to mimic the adhesive ability of Gecko feet with a synthetic material that could find applications in new types of vehicle tyres or allowing robots to climb walls — via Slashdot
An Australian online legal information service is expanding to span the globe. The new World Legal Information Institute, WorldLII, is operating from its Sydney base with the aim to provide free access to crucial legal documents internationally
Invasions of privacy on the Internet are less likely to happen in Europe because laws are generally stricter than in the United States about what can be published about individuals. When balancing freedom of speech against personal privacy rights, the default in Europe is more toward privacy rights. And that default is not just legal but deeply cultural
Microsoft is phasing out standalone versions of its Internet Explorer Web browser, according to statements attributed to IE program manager Brian Countryman in an interview posted on the software giant’s web site
The junk email plaguing Europe has something decidedly in common with the American variety. Nearly all the spam messages are in English, originate in the United States and don’t even bother to price their wares in euros
Unable to sue file-sharing networks into submission, the music industry is stepping up its campaign to instil fear and frustration among the people who use them to copy songs free
The Council of Europe has called on countries to refrain from censoring information transmitted via the internet, promote ease of access for all their citizens to the internet, and to ensure that service providers were not systematically held responsible for material transmitted over their servers without their knowledge
Australia, the world’s largest coal exporter, reaffirmed its opposition to ratifying the Kyoto treaty on combating climate change, saying it was not in the national interest. As usual our dodgy and corrupt PM is happy to oblige whoever offers him the biggest bribes, namely the coal industry in this instance, and the ignores the future of the rest of us who have to live with the consequences of his personal greed
Simone Pain will not be appearing tonight as mentioned in previous entry today.
Ms Pain will be doing her thing on 16 June at the Empire Hotel, 8:00pm.
So don’t turn up tonight if you want to see her. Because she won’t be there. But there will be other australian female artists to see.
Empire Hotel, Cnr Parramatta Rd and Johnston Street, Annandale.
The world’s most powerful leaders converged on the tightly-guarded French resort of Evian yesterday, aiming to heal rifts over Iraq as thousands of anti-capitalist activists tried to disrupt the meeting
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