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Julie Moult is an Idiot

A Pommy “journalist” recently published an article about an alleged Googlebombing of British MP Hazel Blears without doing her research and understanding the technical facts behind the “internet craze”. Of course, the Internet community has sought to help her understand the context and to correct a such an evil accusation as well as reprimand her [...]

A colleague of mine at work started blogging again last weekend, highlighting a very good point that if 2-Factor Authentication is being offered to online gaming players, they why the hell are there still governments and financial institutions across the world that still rely on basic UserID and Password authentication to their online services? Although [...]

OMFG! I’m a SPURMO!

Going through Digg this evening, I came across this article in the Pommie Times that resonated with me, particularly for the past two or three years. I’ve only just turned 30, but apparently I am a SPURMO – a Single, Proud, UnmarRied Man Over Thirty. For proof, check out the self-test:

onya Queensland!

Most of you will know that I have recently moved away from my beloved Queensland out west, to work for a pommie-based banking group out of Western Austraia. Although I’m trying my best, i still don’t get or understand AFL, but am pleasently suprised that they play real rugby (i.e. Union) out here. On the [...]

Guys, Listen To This CD: Cry Stolen

Guys, you just have got to listen to this CD. Cry Stolen has been recently released by the Kimberley Stolen Generation Aboriginal Corporation and showcases tunes that describe the pain and suffering that the local aboriginals in the Kimberley region went through during the Stolen Generation era. I’ve just listened to this and am filled [...]

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