Want Google Wave? I've got 25 invites to give away

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Want Google Wave? I've got 25 invites to give away If you still haven't been officially invited by the Google team to join Wave, don't wait any longer. I've got 25 invites to give away - first come first served. Just send me a message from my profile page (you'll need to be logged in to see the form) asking for an invite and it's all yours. Be sure to include your email address so I know where t...

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Thunderbird 3 finally released: Go get it!

Thunderbird 3 finally released: Go get it! For those who care about their email client, Thunderbird 3 is finally out of beta. If you think your default email program is lacking, or if you're like me and think Outlook is overkill, then Thunderbird might be right for you. It's made by the same company who made Firefox, so quality is assured. Thunderbird does a lot of cool things that other...

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What are Google thinking?

What are Google thinking? Google, famed for their minimalism, have taken it a bit too far in my opinion. The new 'fade-in' homepage has reached us in Australia now after already being present on some international home pages. Here's how it works. You visit google.com.au and sit there wondering why the page hasn't loaded yet. Some genius at Google thought it would be a go...

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Mininova goes legit

Mininova goes legit We've seen many popular torrent hosts throw in the towel over the years, Torrentspy a few years ago and more recently the Pirate Bay (although the latter had their hand forced). News just in from TorrentFreak is that Mininova has decided to not risk all that legal hassle, and consequently the have removed all infringing torrents from their serve...

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Wikileaks publishes half million pager messages sent during 9/11 attacks

Wikileaks publishes half million pager messages sent during 9/11 attacks Wikileaks has obtained and released over half a million text pager messages cover a 24 hour period surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington. Reading though some of the messages it's hard to imagine what it must have been like: "you left a message for me. Call when you have a chance. Love, Sherri". Was th...

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The 10 commandments of the Internet: What should they be?

The 10 commandments of the Internet: What should they be? A UN backed Internet conference last week has put forward the question: Is it about time to draft a 10 commandments for the Internet? The most obvious that comes to mind is "thou shalt not spam. While I'm sure nothing will ever come of this, I thought we could have a little fun with the idea here, so put your thinking caps on and lets us k...

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Orphan searches for biological father: discovers it's Charles Manson

Orphan searches for biological father: discovers it's Charles Manson Matthew Roberts was ten years old when his sister told him that he was adopted. His adoptive Father told him that no good would come from knowing who his real father was, but Matthews curiosity got the better of him. He contacted an agency that eventually turned up his real Mother, a woman named Terry. Upon meeting Terry she revealed that his re...

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Google to ban scam advertising

Google to ban scam advertising Google is about to put a dent in its own revenue stream in the name of honesty. Sticking to their 'do not evil' mantra (do they officially still subscribe to that?), advertisers who appear to be obvious scams will be permanently banned from taking part in the Adsense program. This isn't just a ban of the adverts, but a ban of the organisations b...

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Evolution now a compulsory subject at England primary schools

Evolution now a compulsory subject at England primary schools Chalk one up for common sense, a recent shake up of the curriculum will see primary school children in England taught about evolution as a mandatory subject, along with British history. A representative from the British Humanist Association says this is good news because "Evolution is arguably the most important concept underlying the life ...

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Teen gets away with using Facebook status as a rock solid alibi

Teen gets away with using Facebook status as a rock solid alibi It turns out that Facebook has at least one more use - saving your arse from jail. Nineteen year old Rodney Bradford, arrested on suspicion of commuting 2 crimes, has had his arse saved by his Facebook status "Where's my pancakes?" According to a company that performed the investigation, at the same time the crime took place someone...

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Screw you guys, I'm going home!

Screw you guys, I'm going home!

Only one person says that line better than Eric Cartman, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. That’s right ladies and gentlemen; Mr Rudd is fulfilling his election commitment and bringing our troops in Iraq, home! After several years of killing, building and training, the Australian troop withdrawal beg...keep reading

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