Monthly Archives: August 2009

2009/08/27
19:01
by: Matthew

From the “Wasn’t It Obvious?” Department

In further proof that ACMA is just completely a completely pointless organisation, Foxtel have been forced to change their programming classification system because some of their programs were deemed to have shown too much sex and nudity. The programs in … Continue reading →

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2009/08/19
17:50
by: Matthew

Pointless, Pointless and Stating the Obvious

You know, maybe that article a while back was right.  Perhaps it’s possible that people are generally getting more and more stupid. Today, a model has won an injunction against Google, forcing them to provide the identity of an anonymous … Continue reading →

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2009/08/17
17:58
by: Matthew

How Not To Sell an iPhone App

Today, after much anticipation, TomTom lauched their navigation app for the iPhone 3G and 3G[S].  This could have been the end of the portable navigation market as we know, however, TomTom seem to have decided that they don’t actually want … Continue reading →

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2009/08/13
18:12
by: Matthew

You’ve Got Hands, Use Them

It’s only been one afternoon, but I’m already over the people complaining about Kyle Sandilands (Fuckwit) and Jackie O (Dead Shit) returning to our national airwaves next week.  Sure, what they did was utterly appalling and deserved more than the mere slap … Continue reading →

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2009/08/11
18:18
by: Matthew

I Want That One…No, Wait! *That* One

Oh puh-lease.  This is just getting ridiculous.  We’ve only just gotten over the “radiation from phones will kill you” BS to have it suddenly replaced by “predictive text makes you stupid”.  Now, I respect a decent scientists as much as … Continue reading →

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