Ars Technica has a blog post up about the prevalence of the file sharing software client Limewire. A report suggests that an estimated one third of all computer users have Limewire installed. The article itself isn’t that interesting. In the comments however, is this: This whole thing reminds me of this house party I was […]
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Owning it
Emmy has a post up about Summer Heights High. She notes the show raises questions of class, gender and race in the performance of Chris Lilley. Emmy writes: In Summer Heights High, Jonah must do constant battle with a language that he does not own by virtue of either birth or class. As a migrant, […]
Guitar Hero Christmas Lights
I like the subtle pride that the guy has in his creation.
Ars Technica on Academic Web 2.0
Web 2.0… The foul urgency of capital colonising the future with its iterative technonsense is about as fun listening to the ignorant middle-classes discussing backyard renovations. Ars Technica has a report on a report on the obvious incompatability Web 2.0 with the scholarly practice. Two reasons why the hype-machine of Web 2.0 will not work […]
In Perth
If you had not already guessed, I am in Perth. Here I am about to open a bottle of Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill champagne. Yeah, my parents drink this all the time… lol I finally figured out how to use the Yahoo-Flickr recover password page, so I have uploaded some image to Flickr. […]