November 2009
Mininova Deletes All Infringing Torrents and Goes... →
Mininova, the largest torrent site on the Internet, has removed all torrents except those that were uploaded through its content distribution service. Mininova’s founders took the drastic decision after they lost a civil dispute against Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN, and were ordered to remove all infringing torrents from the site.
Mininova’s decision to delete all infringing torrents from its...
Workers urged to clock off on time →
Employees are being urged to put their lives ahead of work and clock off on time to combat a culture of long hours.
Unions NSW is calling for all workers to take a stand against unpaid overtime on Wednesday for Go Home on Time Day.
“Today’s event is an important symbol of how Australians feel about the ever-growing burden of unpaid hours,” Unions NSW secretary Mark Lennon...
BitTorrent’s Future? DHT, PEX and Magnet Links... →
This week The Pirate Bay confirmed it would shut down its tracker for good, instead encouraging the use of DHT, PEX and magnet links. This move confounded many BitTorrent enthusiasts, who although wishing to adapt, were confronted with hard to grasp terminology and technology. Time for some explaining.
The Pirate Bay’s recent confirmation that they had closed down their tracker since DHT and Peer...
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PeerBlock →
PeerBlock lets you control who your computer “talks to” on the Internet. By selecting appropriate lists of “known bad” computers, you can block communication with advertising or spyware oriented servers, computers monitoring your p2p activities, computers which have been “hacked”, even entire countries! They can’t get in to your computer, and your...
Is That Sushi Hazardous To Your Health? →
“A recent study by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and Columbia University found that a piece of tuna sushi may not be tuna at all: ‘A piece of tuna sushi has the potential to be an endangered species, a fraud or a health hazard,’ wrote the authors. ‘All three of these cases were uncovered in this study.’ The study, published in PLoS ONE examined...
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Pride does come before a fall 'especially when it... →
People who congratulate themselves on their self-control are actually more likely to indulge in sin, a new study has found.
Their strong belief in their willpower means that ironically they are more likely to place themselves in the path of temptation.
This led them to make poor decisions and participate in impulsive or addictive behaviour.
Prof Nordgren said: “People are not...
“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”
– Virginia Woolf
“Twitter is not going to kill journalism. Journalism dedicated to reporting the...”
– Elmo Keep
