John Howard‘s blatant attempt to pander to the fundies by declaring that the Government will only recognise marriages between a man and woman his got the silly bastard in shit with a group he pretends doesn’t exist. A Perth person with no fixed gender says new legislation which would ban all but traditional marriages is unlawful and undemocratic. Alexander MacFarlane has both male and female physiology and says the legislation will prevent all intersex people from marrying. Dr MacFarlane has vowed to take the matter to the High Court
Howard Carmack, a US man who sent 850 million junk emails through accounts he opened with stolen identities has been sentenced to up to seven years in prison
The net is having a profound effect on medicine, as in all fields, not least because researchers in medical labs can share research with colleagues around the world. The net is providing many with what they want, and this is creating a growing breed of so-called cyberchondriacs. However, self-diagnosis over the net can be a real minefield. The information can cause confusion and unnecessary alarm. More worryingly, surfers could also be left out of pocket
Yak farmers in the mountains of Nepal are using wireless internet technology to keep in touch with their families. They are taking advantage of a wi-fi network set up in a remote region of the mountain kingdom where there are no phones or other means of communication. It is the result of a campaign led by local teacher Mahabir Pun, and backed by volunteers and donations, to bring the internet to an isolated part of the world. So far, the Nepal Wireless Networking project has hooked up five villages in the area using wireless technology — via BoingBoing
In a case that could have forced Linux vendor Lindows to change its business name worldwide, a Netherlands court ruled this week that Lindows’ current limited use of the Lindows name does not violate Microsoft’s Windows trademark
A giant three-tiered mushroom which measures a metre across and was found in the tropical forests of the Republic of Congo has left experts in the capital Brazzaville scratching their heads
Consumers armed with home broadband connections are driving demand for multimedia content and setting off a new wave of technology development among search engine companies
Red-faced postal officials in Bangladesh are investigating why it took almost three years to deliver a letter just 50 km to a mill worker who had died in the meantime
Pressure group Amnesty International has said the United States is bankrupt of vision and bereft of principle in its fight against terrorism and its occupation of Iraq. In its annual report, Amnesty criticised US policy for sanctioning abuses in the name of freedom
A federal judge threw out the US government’s attempt to shut down Greenpeace. In the clearest indication that the case was harassment, the judge didn’t even need to hear the Greenpeace defence before he acquitted them of all charges and dismissed the jury. This is a great victory for freedom of speech, but the question remains: Why did the US spend all that time chasing us instead of tracking down the illegal mahogany they were protesting against?
John Howard has rejected a report that an Australian military officer stationed in Baghdad was aware of abuse allegations late last year, after viewing a Red Cross report. The lying piece of shit maintains he first become aware of the scale of the mistreatment last month and has told Parliament that no Australian soldiers were involved in the abuses
The BBC appears to be delivering on its promise of releasing its material to the public — they’re modelling their licensing on Creative Commons. Lawrence Lessig is very excited and so I imagine, will a lot of other people be — rightly
Same-sex marriages in Australia will be outlawed and gay couples blocked from adopting children from overseas under laws proposed by the conservative government on Thursday that echo similar moves made in the United States. But changes would also be made to allow same-sex couples to nominate their partners as beneficiaries for superannuation — tax-free pension death benefits. The Greens have told John Howard to get a fucking clue
Nine months after Congress shut down a controversial Pentagon computer-surveillance program, the US government continues to comb private records to sniff out suspicious activity, according to a congressional report obtained by Reuters
Yahoo unveiled a feature on Wednesday for its Web browser toolbar aimed at making it easier for users to remove unwanted spyware
programs that snoop on Web surfing habits and other activities
In an enormous from scratch project, Piloux has recreated the HalfLife feel in his LAN PC. This UV reactive watercooled case features seven fans along side the meticulously texture painted contents
Europe and Japan are currently looking to host a new JET power plant. This new plant creates plasma, which is akin to creating a star on Earth. Interesting to note that 1kg of fusion fuel would produce the same amount of energy as 10,000,000kg of fossil fuels
Four Bosnian convicts cut bars with a smuggled hacksaw and slid down knotted bedsheets to escape Sunday night, just like they do in the movies. This was the classic breakout,
prison director Miroslav Bem told the daily Dnevni List. He said the guards on duty at the Mostar prison were suspended for not spotting the escape
Comcast’s high-speed Internet subscribers have long been rumoured to be an unusually persistent source of junk e-mail, but now it has been confirmed by the company. Network engineer Sean Lutner said Comcast users send out about 800 million messages a day, but a mere 100 million flow through the company’s official servers. Almost all of the remaining 700 million represent spam erupting from so-called zombie computers
The company is looking to produce a version of Windows for high-performance computing, a move seen as a direct attack on a Linux stronghold. With their sterling performance in the field of security, I’m sure this will go down well
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