Comment Re:Everything costs more in Australia (Score 1) 440
Not being a troll here - I genuinely am unsure about the right answer - but don't Canadians spell it globalisation?
Comment Re:Sue! (Score 0) 108
Lawers suing? Although interesting, I fail to see what's odd about this - they should have seen that one coming from a mile away!
Comment Re:iiNet (Score 1) 98
This is why I've been a a happy customer of iiNet for nearly a decade
Ditto. I like my ISP providing the service I pay for and not terminating it because a third party (ie NOT the police or a court) says they should.
Comment Same deal in Australia (Score 1) 390
An interesting report about the practice of fracking in rural Australia. Similar stories about widespread pollution - particularly to do with the chemicals used in the process - but also about some of the battles mining companies play with land owners
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/special_eds/20110221/gas/
Porsche Unveils 911 Hybrid With Flywheel Booster 197
MikeChino writes "Porsche has just unveiled its 911 GT3 R Hybrid, a 480 horsepower track vehicle ready to rock the 24-hour Nurburgring race this May. Porsche's latest supercar will use the same 911 production platform available to consumers today, with a few race-ready features including front-wheel hybrid drive and an innovative flywheel system that stores kinetic energy from braking and then uses it to provide a 160 horsepower burst of speed. The setup is sure to offer an advantage when powering out of turns and passing by other racers."
Comment Call me paranoid... (Score 2, Funny) 257
... but I'm just not happy with google going around streets and taking pictures of my house, my car, etc. Of course I've put photos up on the internet of the house, the cars, the inside of the house, loved ones - but that's stuff that *I've* posted (and on services that - theoretically - only an elected few can view).
It's not illegal in Australia (hell, is it technically illegal anywhere yet?) and I'm sure it fits into google's "do no evil", but while it's not "evil", if an individual person (rather than a computerised camera car) put photos up of my house it's plain creepy.
Big cities full of stores, monuments, various points of interest - fine - driving all the way out to where I live and showing the world I've neglected my lawn - not so much.
Comment There go the customers (?) (Score 1) 360
Something that isn't entirely clear to me - obviously this is a bad thing - but doesn't this mean that people just jump ship and go to other ISPs? Business usually understands people moving with their feet.
