By now, you’ve likely heard of the 25 year old truck driver arrested by Federal cops for allegedly hacking into Platform Networks, an ISP which has signed on for (but not yet begun) NBN trials. “The NBN has been breached!” cried the TV news, and today the frustrated NBN Co boss slammed the reports: “The incident yesterday related to a commercial customer of NBN Co that has not yet connected services over the NBN.” For real! And Gizmodo was on Sunrise to explain just that. Video!
The tragic Oslo bombing and shooting have reignited debate about recent R18+ game classification announcements. All because the psychopathic killer’s rambling manifesto mentioned Call of Duty. But there seems to be a stronger link with religious fundamentalism than games, see: Oslo Terrorist Played Call Of Duty, World of Warcraft – So? Gizmodo’s own Seamus Byrne was on Sunrise to debate Jim Wallace from Australia’s Christian Lobby. Video updated!
Tea Smith is a 32 year old from Perth who’s more into tweeting than the pub scene. As a laugh, she’s offering $500 or an iPad, to the person who finds her a soulmate. “I work with social media. I market online. Why use a dating site?” Video after the jump.
This morning, Shay was on Sunrise debating the merits of an R18+ games rating for video games with Damien Tudehope from the Australian Family Association. You have to love it when the opposition to the adult games classification both admits that an R18+ rating would be better than an MA15+ and admits he had no idea what types of games his own kids were playing.
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the news surrounding the anniversary of the first lunar landing, but it’s images like this that remind us why space still commands our collective imaginations forty years after Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon. [Reuters]
Who is Adam Parker Smith? Well, he happens to be the artist behind “Sunset Now,” an interactive installation made from coloured plexi-glass, fiberfill, and lights that allow the user control the rising and setting of a simulated sun using a simple dimmer switch. Outside of that, there isn’t much information on the device—but I do know that it would be way better than my current method of fast forwarding and rewinding episodes of Sunrise Earth. [Adam Parker Smith via Make via DVICE]
