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Colleague Michael Allison is quoted a few times
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A paralysed man using only his brain waves has been able to manipulate a virtual Internet character, Japanese researchers said Monday, calling it a world first
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“I’m continually amazed at how people go barreling into social media sites like a bull in a china shop and then wonder why they aren’t well received” says Jennifer Laycock. Great article – hat tip to Trevor Cook
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“ACCESS DENIED. Those two bone-chilling words are the last thing you want to see when you’re trying to log into a system or open a file, but they’re not necessarily a dead end.” A description of some free tools to help you out. Hat tip Trevor Cook
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WOW! A fabulous list of life ‘howto’s and videos and text to help you do them. E.g. remove a stain, jump start a car, paint a room, remember names, speed read, travel light, handle a job interview, hold a baby, deliver bad news, build a fire, perform cpr
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Fortunately, there are some easy ways to inject life into your writing. By making some tweaks to your prose, you can significantly enhance your style, while retaining the vital clarity that good writing demands. Copyblogger spills the secrets!
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When contemplating the world’s environmental problems, it’s sometimes hard not to feel like humanity is screwed. But just think how the solutions will pour out when it gets seriously profitable. This Wired article gives us all reason to hope.
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The scientists say they have created a membrane that can absorb up to 20 times its weight in oil, and can be recycled many times for future use. The oil itself can also be recovered.
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Photoshop provides designers with unlimited options for creating unique and attractive backgrounds. Fortunately there are a number of helpful tutorials to teach you all the tricks you need to know.
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A truly appalling way of attempting to raise money from alumni. Heads should roll. Tip of the battered Akubra to Trevor Cook
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A Liberal backbencher had multiple orgasms on the floor of parliament last night. He did not correct his mistake, instead moving on rather hurriedly to the climax of his speech. [Ooo err, missus!]
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This dramatic photograph shows a car ploughing into cyclists in a race along a highway. One rider was killed and 10 others injured in the incident. The 28-year-old driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep when he crashed into the cyclists.
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd should look at his own backyard before lecturing the rest of Australia about binge drinking. Delegates to a Young Labor conference at the weekend had a two-day boozefest. Akubrian tipping to Trevor Cook
