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    Light Pollution

    I’ll admit that I laughed when I first saw this, but according to the author, light pollution represents a real and deadly threat to nocturnal moth populations everywhere. Environmentalists aren’t the only ones irked by Earth’s increasingly luminaphobic tendencies. Astronomers, too, are worried that the darker regions of the sky will no longer be visible… Read more →

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    The $29.5 Million Haskell Question

    Sitting in yet another laboratory class writing rather simple programs, my mouse wanders off in search of news. First up, from Slashdot, comes word of an interesting roundup of bluetooth headsets. I look forward to the day when I can buy a wireless mobile phone hands-free kit for the right side of $100. Perhaps more… Read more →

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    Boredom Strikes

    Waste countless hours in what is possibly the most addictive game since Junkbot and Insaniquarium (which, incidentally, I suggest you check out if you haven’t already). I give you: Castle. It starts off slow, but becomes fun – in a mindless, monotonous kind of way. I enjoyed trying to make the game play itself by… Read more →

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    AMD Gains on Intel

    I wouldn’t exactly call this groundbreaking, but AMD reports a 0.1% increase in market share against rival CPU manufacturer Intel Corp. Intel has had great success lately, reaping the rewards of a product which actually performs. Another factor contributing to all-round Q2 success may be the resurgence of PC sales. Surprisingly, AMD’s stock closed lower… Read more →

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    The scale of street music piracy

    In an insightful article at BBC, Mark Ward describes the true threat to the music industry: street piracy. According to the article: [t]he pirate CD market is now so big, $4.6bn, it is “of greater value than the legitimate music market of every country in the world, except the USA and Japan”. Ken from Ars… Read more →

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    Woeful Spring

    The first tidings of spring are upon us here in Melbourne, and I bemoan its untimely insurgence upon my cosy winter hideaway. It encroaches slowly at first – a glimpse of sun or a day without frost – but then rapidly degenerates into a haze of allergies, heat, and overclocking worries. I guess this means… Read more →

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    Buzz Words

    Buzz words – is there any greater evil? Throughout the brief but turbulent period in which the IT industry has been subjected to mainstream marketing and its bold visions of compulsive spending, we’ve seen the rise and fall of a number of catchwords. Loosely speaking, one can chart the development of the tech industry with… Read more →

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    Itsbay Andway Iecespay

    I came across the following links in my weekend travels: Copying is Theft: interesting article on the moral dubiosity of digital copyright An Austrian daredevil has flown across the English channel on a carbon fibre wing A horrendous bug in Nero 6 has been discovered that can cause erasure of a hard disk’s data Interesting… Read more →

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    New Photos Added

    I uploaded some more files to the jaani.net/ gallery. The new album contains photographs of the University of Melbourne grounds which I took on first day of semester. More photos are yet to come. In the interim, I suggest you check out Decibel Dragon.com for some stunning photography and a most excellent site-design. That photographer… Read more →

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    Quae Vide

    Each Friday, I’ll try to collate a summary of interesting links, reviews, and articles upon which I have stumbled throughout the week. The links will be presented with minimum commentary, but are hand-picked for quality and categorised for convenience. Here are the first Quae Vide picks. This week’s theme is science and technology. Science/Technology: Voodoo… Read more →