I’m probably one of the few geeks that doesn’t try to aggressively block all the ads that come to them via the Internet. I don’t find the majority of them…
Technology
I don’t know why but the way brakes on cars, bikes, etc. has always puzzled me. For nearly all breaking systems in the world the main way they work is…
In my travels through the USA I became intimately acquainted with their high level of airport security. Upon entering the country we were finger printed, photographed and grilled about what our…
With the release of ESXi 5.0 VMware permanently did away with one of the core components of its flagship product: the service console. Owing to its roots in Linux the original…
I’ve had a couple people ask me for the code behind the image loading that’s referenced in my updates for fast scrolling post and I’m making good on a promise…
My followers on Twitter will be aware that for the past few weeks I’ve been working with a couple other guys on building a 3D printer, namely a RepRap Longboat…
When I first started hearing about achievement systems I honestly thought they were a total waste of time. I usually play games just for the sake of playing them, not…
It’s not often that I encounter an idea that fundamentally shifts my thinking or view of the world but I came across one not too long ago: the Dunning-Kruger effect….
There’s little doubt in my mind that the National Broadband Network will be a major benefit to Australia, way past the investment we’re making in it. It’s one of those…
For over 100 years rights holders have resisted any changes to their business models brought about by changes in technology. From a business perspective its hard to blame them, I…