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Twitter changed my lifeStilgherrian - Aug 29, 2008 Wow. Twitter really has changed the way I use the Internet. I now post well over 1000 tweets a month. Some of them are trivial or silly, but many are the quick observations or links to interesting things which I used … |
Stilgherrian - Aug 23, 2008
eBay couldn’t force its Australian sellers to use its wholly-owned PayPal payment service, but that’s not stopping them from trying the same trick in the US. I wrote about this previously, though I didn’t mention that …
Also tagged: business, ebay, paypal, accc, scott howard, lauren weinstein, roger clarke
Stilgherrian - Aug 21, 2008
Over on the Link mailing list, there’s been a brief discussion on those legal disclaimers people put into email signatures. Brief summary: they’re stupid. These disclaimers have never been tested in a courtroom, and …
Also tagged: law, marketing, link, email, roger clarke
Stilgherrian - Aug 6, 2008
Yes, episode 8 of Stilgherrian Live Alpha will be recorded tonight at 9.30pm Sydney time. See you then. 5 Random Semi-Related Posts Heath Ledger spikes my website, Day 5 (2 comments) In Finland, they go buses good! …
Also tagged: notes, google, media, tv, vodafone, ustream, tatu
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Crikey: Oh no, Google took a photo of my house!Stilgherrian - Aug 5, 2008 [This article was first published in Crikey yesterday.] This morning Australians woke to the news that Google’s Street View has taken photos of their street, their office, their school — their home! — and published … Also tagged: politics, google, privacy, google maps, surveillance, street view, crikey, simson garfinkle, nick minchin |
Stilgherrian - Aug 5, 2008
I’ve just recorded an interview with Amnesty International’s Sophie Peer about human rights in China, with an emphasis on Internet censorship. The video is online, though the vision is just me talking on the phone. 5 …
Also tagged: politics, human rights, notes, china, amnesty international, censorship, great firewall, sophie peer
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The Great Firewall of China: how it works, how to bypass itStilgherrian - Jul 31, 2008 [This week journalists arriving in Beijing for the Olympic Games discovered that the IOC had cut a deal with the Chinese government so that their Internet connection was censored. Crikey commissioned this article … Also tagged: politics, china, censorship, tor, great firewall, stephen conroy |
Stilgherrian - Jul 31, 2008
I’ve been too busy during business hours to phone Vodafone about their surprise bill. That’ll have to happen on Monday now, unless today goes remarkably well. However there’s plenty of discussion in the comments …
Also tagged: business, notes, 3g, iphone, virgin mobile, vodafone, telstra
Stilgherrian - Jul 31, 2008
Stilgherrian’s links for 28 July 2008 through 01 August 2008, which fell from the sky and painted in various attractive pastel colours: Empirical Analysis of Internet Filtering in China | Harvard Law School : An …
Also tagged: politics, privacy, china, journalism, censorship, daily links
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Vodafone, are you completely brain-dead?Stilgherrian - Jul 30, 2008 I’ve previously called Vodafone “brain-dead” because they don’t redirect the misspelt version of their web address and couldn’t respond intelligently when I told them about it. But now… [sigh] A fortnight ago there … |