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MSNBC list 10 scientifically inaccurate disaster movies
By: William Atkins
MSNBC states “Science sometimes gets twisted for the sake of a well-told story.” The website list ten disaster movies with improbable to impossible plots. Can we name more?
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By: William Atkins
MSNBC states “Science sometimes gets twisted for the sake of a well-told story.” The website list ten disaster movies with improbable to impossible plots. Can we name more?
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Wikipedia founder says legitimate criticism of Sol Trujillo was not removed
By: Stuart Corner
After I posted the story “Telstra heavies Wikipedia to protect CEO’s image” I received an email from Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, saying: “Your story about Simon (sic) Trujillo / Telstra is erroneous to the point of irresponsibility.”
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By: Stuart Corner
After I posted the story “Telstra heavies Wikipedia to protect CEO’s image” I received an email from Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, saying: “Your story about Simon (sic) Trujillo / Telstra is erroneous to the point of irresponsibility.”
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Telstra heavies Wikipedia to protect CEO’s image
By: Stuart Corner
Reports have emerged revealing that, back in March this year, Telstra lawyers wrote to Wikipedia alleging that some parts of the entry on Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo were defamatory and demanding their immediate removal: Which may explain why his entry today is bereft of any reference to the many critical articles about him published in the early days of his Telstra leadership. (There is now a follow-up article on this issue)
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By: Stuart Corner
Reports have emerged revealing that, back in March this year, Telstra lawyers wrote to Wikipedia alleging that some parts of the entry on Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo were defamatory and demanding their immediate removal: Which may explain why his entry today is bereft of any reference to the many critical articles about him published in the early days of his Telstra leadership. (There is now a follow-up article on this issue)
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Just what do you mean by structural separation?
By: Stuart Corner
Calls for 'structural separation' are reaching a pitch matched only by Telstra's condemnation of the concept, but most of the competing rhetoric glosses over exactly what form of structural separation might be on the agenda, and, absent any real world examples, invokes operational separation to bolster its arguments.
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By: Stuart Corner
Calls for 'structural separation' are reaching a pitch matched only by Telstra's condemnation of the concept, but most of the competing rhetoric glosses over exactly what form of structural separation might be on the agenda, and, absent any real world examples, invokes operational separation to bolster its arguments.
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Invest in FTTN in haste: repent at leisure
By: Stuart Corner
Having given scant regard to examining all the options, the Rudd Government is driving the National Broadband Network project at breakneck speed to deliver on its pre-election promise of multimegabit services to 98 percent of the population within five years. Analysis from the UK, where these issues have been studied in much greater detail, suggests this might not be a wise move.
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By: Stuart Corner
Having given scant regard to examining all the options, the Rudd Government is driving the National Broadband Network project at breakneck speed to deliver on its pre-election promise of multimegabit services to 98 percent of the population within five years. Analysis from the UK, where these issues have been studied in much greater detail, suggests this might not be a wise move.
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Apple Snow Leopard Server to pounce on enterprise: preview
By: Stephen Withers
With Apple showing a renewed interest in the enterprise, it should be no surprise that Apple will be releasing a server version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Some of the features being touted are designed to make this OS an attractive alternative for business servers.
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By: Stephen Withers
With Apple showing a renewed interest in the enterprise, it should be no surprise that Apple will be releasing a server version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Some of the features being touted are designed to make this OS an attractive alternative for business servers.
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Telstra shoots messenger: accuses economists of producing 'bogus report'
By: Stuart Corner
If the ferocity of Telstra's attack on the latest contribution from the Competitive Carriers' Coalition to the current debate around the national broadband network is any indication, the CCC has hit the nail on the head. And what's more, Telstra's attempt to destroy its credibility has played right into the CCC's hands: ensuring that its views gain wide exposure.
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By: Stuart Corner
If the ferocity of Telstra's attack on the latest contribution from the Competitive Carriers' Coalition to the current debate around the national broadband network is any indication, the CCC has hit the nail on the head. And what's more, Telstra's attempt to destroy its credibility has played right into the CCC's hands: ensuring that its views gain wide exposure.
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Surprise! Surprise IPStar Satellite tries to give its distributor the flick
By: Stuart Corner
iTWire questioned broadband satellite operator IPStar's choice of its exclusive Australian distributor when the deal was announced last November. So we are not the least bit surprised that IPStar now seems to be trying to get out of the deal.
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By: Stuart Corner
iTWire questioned broadband satellite operator IPStar's choice of its exclusive Australian distributor when the deal was announced last November. So we are not the least bit surprised that IPStar now seems to be trying to get out of the deal.
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The horror! the horror! Per gigabyte broadband charging provokes outrage in the US
By: Stuart Corner
In the US Time Warner has introduced a broadband plan with a 'paltry' 5Gbyte data limit, outraging US commentators. But as consumers' appetite for video places ever more demand on networks they had better get used to it.
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By: Stuart Corner
In the US Time Warner has introduced a broadband plan with a 'paltry' 5Gbyte data limit, outraging US commentators. But as consumers' appetite for video places ever more demand on networks they had better get used to it.
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A green light is one that's never on
By: Stuart Corner
Go into any data centre and you will see thousands of tiny lights, in the rows and rows of electronic gear. A UK company reckons these, and those on computing equipment in UK homes contribute 50,000 tonnes to CO2 emissions and waste £10m a year in energy costs.
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By: Stuart Corner
Go into any data centre and you will see thousands of tiny lights, in the rows and rows of electronic gear. A UK company reckons these, and those on computing equipment in UK homes contribute 50,000 tonnes to CO2 emissions and waste £10m a year in energy costs.
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Smoke and mirrors on structural separation
By: Stuart Corner
Optus has released a report, commissioned from the Competition Economists Group (CEG-Asia Pacific) to push its claim that Telstra should be structurally separated, but it is a document of little substance.
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By: Stuart Corner
Optus has released a report, commissioned from the Competition Economists Group (CEG-Asia Pacific) to push its claim that Telstra should be structurally separated, but it is a document of little substance.
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Telstra's $15b FTTN estimate "scaremongering"
By: Stuart Corner
Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo's recent claim that the cost of rolling out an FTTN network to 98 percent of Australian homes would be closer to $15b than the $8 billion in the government's estimate has been dismissed as "a vain attempt to scare off the opposition," but some industry players think his estimate is, if anything, too low.
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By: Stuart Corner
Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo's recent claim that the cost of rolling out an FTTN network to 98 percent of Australian homes would be closer to $15b than the $8 billion in the government's estimate has been dismissed as "a vain attempt to scare off the opposition," but some industry players think his estimate is, if anything, too low.
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Watch out Rupert! - YouTube wants to be top news destination
By: Stuart Corner
Google subsidiary YouTube has launched a CitizenNews section with the stated aim of becoming "the go to destination for news on the web." With many people now going first to Google for news does this mean they could soon not be going to traditional news sites at all!
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By: Stuart Corner
Google subsidiary YouTube has launched a CitizenNews section with the stated aim of becoming "the go to destination for news on the web." With many people now going first to Google for news does this mean they could soon not be going to traditional news sites at all!
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Celebrating 20 years of telecoms competition
By: Stuart Corner
Twenty years ago this Sunday the Hawke Labor Government set in train legislative changes that, in less than a decade, ended a century long history of provision of telecommunications services by government owned monopolies.
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By: Stuart Corner
Twenty years ago this Sunday the Hawke Labor Government set in train legislative changes that, in less than a decade, ended a century long history of provision of telecommunications services by government owned monopolies.
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Top ten UFO images on MSNBC
By: William Atkins
For those of you interested in unidentified flying objects (UFOs), MSNBC describes ten instances of sightings by Earthlings with possible extraterrestrial (ET) objects. These close encounters are described on videos at the MSNBC website. Are they believable, or just hoaxes?
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By: William Atkins
For those of you interested in unidentified flying objects (UFOs), MSNBC describes ten instances of sightings by Earthlings with possible extraterrestrial (ET) objects. These close encounters are described on videos at the MSNBC website. Are they believable, or just hoaxes?
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Science, Religion, God: Discussions by thinkers
By: William Atkins
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) held a discussion on Thursday, May 15, 2008, at the Wohlstetter Conference Center in Washington, D.C., United States. The topic at hand was “Does Science Make Belief in God Obsolete?"
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By: William Atkins
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) held a discussion on Thursday, May 15, 2008, at the Wohlstetter Conference Center in Washington, D.C., United States. The topic at hand was “Does Science Make Belief in God Obsolete?"
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Where is the Mars Polar Lander? Maybe you can locate it?
By: William Atkins
NASA scientists with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission have released images of where the Mars Polar Lander was thought to have hard crashed back in 1999. They are asking people to take a look at the images to see if it can be located. Are you up to the challenge?
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By: William Atkins
NASA scientists with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission have released images of where the Mars Polar Lander was thought to have hard crashed back in 1999. They are asking people to take a look at the images to see if it can be located. Are you up to the challenge?
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Celebrating a century of wireless telephony!
By: Stuart Corner
Not exactly, but 100 years ago this week American inventor Nathan Stubblefield filed what is believed to be the first patent for a wireless telephone. A decade earlier an English scientist had clearly envisaged the possibility of global wireless communications using portable devices.
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By: Stuart Corner
Not exactly, but 100 years ago this week American inventor Nathan Stubblefield filed what is believed to be the first patent for a wireless telephone. A decade earlier an English scientist had clearly envisaged the possibility of global wireless communications using portable devices.
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