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Cameras
10:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Bokeh, which is the out-of-focus light distortion in the background of a photo, is more and more seen as an aesthetic element of photography. This lens brings it more attention by shaping those blurs into stars, hearts and more. More »
Bokeh Filter Turns Blurry Lights Into Distinct Shapes
10:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Bokeh, which is the out-of-focus light distortion in the background of a photo, is more and more seen as an aesthetic element of photography. This lens brings it more attention by shaping those blurs into stars, hearts and more. More » 
Science
When Things Go Wrong In Space
11:20PM Jesus Diaz | Astronaut Chris Cassidy is a space rookie. Yesterday he went on his first extra-vehicular activity in his first space mission, working to replace four aging batteries at the International Space Station. Until something in his suit went very wrong. More »
Online
9:30AM Nick Broughall | Here’s another reason to want to kick Senator Conroy in his manjunk – According to a report by Asher Moses in the SMH, he’s apparently decided to turn his already stupid compulsory web filter against gamers by blocking websites hosting or selling games that are rated above the maximum MA15+ for games in Australia. More »
Now The Government Wants To Censor Mature Games…
9:30AM Nick Broughall | Here’s another reason to want to kick Senator Conroy in his manjunk – According to a report by Asher Moses in the SMH, he’s apparently decided to turn his already stupid compulsory web filter against gamers by blocking websites hosting or selling games that are rated above the maximum MA15+ for games in Australia. More »
Networks
11:30AM Nick Broughall | We laughed when the original six ISPs were announced to trial the Government’s ISP-level internet filtering scheme – aside from iPrimus, we’d never heard of any of them. Well, yesterday the Government added a seventh ISP to the trial, and this time it’s a biggie. Optus will be taking part in the trial from May 22. More »
Optus Now Taking Part In The Government’s Internet Filter Trial
11:30AM Nick Broughall | We laughed when the original six ISPs were announced to trial the Government’s ISP-level internet filtering scheme – aside from iPrimus, we’d never heard of any of them. Well, yesterday the Government added a seventh ISP to the trial, and this time it’s a biggie. Optus will be taking part in the trial from May 22. More »
Online
8:00AM Nick Broughall | Last night, Senator Stephen Conroy appeared on the ABC TV program Q&A, and spent almost half the program defending his internet filter plans. More than 2000 people sent questions on the issue, and yet the Senator somehow managed to avoid most of them by repeating the same old boring arguments. And because we have the ability to analyse the arguments, we’re going to refute each one of them, one by one. More »
Conroy Proves His Ability To Duck And Weave On Q&A
8:00AM Nick Broughall | Last night, Senator Stephen Conroy appeared on the ABC TV program Q&A, and spent almost half the program defending his internet filter plans. More than 2000 people sent questions on the issue, and yet the Senator somehow managed to avoid most of them by repeating the same old boring arguments. And because we have the ability to analyse the arguments, we’re going to refute each one of them, one by one. More »
Networks
11:30AM Nick Broughall | Well, this is interesting. Despite the fact that iiNet wasn’t selected to be one of the trial ISPs to give the government’s filter technology a thorough going over (perhaps the fact they were only doing it to prove it couldn’t work hurt their chances), it looks like they were still talking with the Government to get on board. Until yesterday, that is, when they decided to pull the plug. More »
iiNet Pulls Out Of The Government’s Filter Trial Scheme
11:30AM Nick Broughall | Well, this is interesting. Despite the fact that iiNet wasn’t selected to be one of the trial ISPs to give the government’s filter technology a thorough going over (perhaps the fact they were only doing it to prove it couldn’t work hurt their chances), it looks like they were still talking with the Government to get on board. Until yesterday, that is, when they decided to pull the plug. More »
Online
10:30AM Nick Broughall | After yesterday’s story that Wikileaks had published the contents of the ACMA blacklist, both Senator Conroy and the ACMA have released (almost identical) announcements decrying the list’s publication, while denying that the contents are actually the same as their blacklist. More »
So The Leaked List Yesterday Apparently Wasn’t The ACMA Blacklist
10:30AM Nick Broughall | After yesterday’s story that Wikileaks had published the contents of the ACMA blacklist, both Senator Conroy and the ACMA have released (almost identical) announcements decrying the list’s publication, while denying that the contents are actually the same as their blacklist. More »
Online
1:35PM Nick Broughall | How much evidence does the government need before it recognizes the fact that their mandatory filter just won’t work. Asher Moses over at SMH has just reported that the ACMA’s website blacklist – which will form the basis of the Government’s internet filter – has been leaked to Wikileaks. More »
Shocker! ACMA’s Blacklist Leaked
1:35PM Nick Broughall | How much evidence does the government need before it recognizes the fact that their mandatory filter just won’t work. Asher Moses over at SMH has just reported that the ACMA’s website blacklist – which will form the basis of the Government’s internet filter – has been leaked to Wikileaks. More »
Online
1:28PM Nick Broughall | This whole online censorship debate keeps getting murkier and murkier. The latest example of its futility: Online forum Whirlpool (or more precisely, their web host Bulletproof) received the threat of an $11,000 a day fine for posting a link to a blacklisted anti-abortion website. Needless to say, Whirlpool took down the offending link. But the really scary part is that the ACMA blacklist now includes parts of Wikileaks, the whistle blowing website that is so set in their raison d’etre that they’ll publish their own sources. More »
Censorwatch: $11,000-A-Day Fine For Linking To A Blacklisted Site, Wikileaks Blacklisted
1:28PM Nick Broughall | This whole online censorship debate keeps getting murkier and murkier. The latest example of its futility: Online forum Whirlpool (or more precisely, their web host Bulletproof) received the threat of an $11,000 a day fine for posting a link to a blacklisted anti-abortion website. Needless to say, Whirlpool took down the offending link. But the really scary part is that the ACMA blacklist now includes parts of Wikileaks, the whistle blowing website that is so set in their raison d’etre that they’ll publish their own sources. More »
Online
9:00AM Nick Broughall | And the good news is that none of the major players are involved. More »
Conroy Announces Which ISPs Will Be Trialling His Stupid Filter
9:00AM Nick Broughall | And the good news is that none of the major players are involved. More » 
