I think that broadband access to the web is the modern day equivalent of deep shipping lanes at city ports - kinda important for commerce trade and all that.
Two articles in today’s paper ‘The Australian, Tuesday July 29, 2008′ really got me down. ISPs’ co-operation crucial to federal blocks on child pornography and Big [...]
Entries from July 2008
Australian Broadband - Dumb and Dumber
July 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: education
Fun day of Learning - shooting with Rob Morrison
July 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Yesterday was one of those days that gives a glimpse of how much fun learning can be. My task was to get some video footage from the Centre of Expertise in Photonics at the University of Adelaide.
Rob Morrison (longtime fans of the curiosity show know who I mean) was engaged to take some footage and [...]
Tags: education
OpenScience on latest Extraordinary podcast
July 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Dave has already posted yesterday’s chat about OpenScience for our Extraordinary Everyday Lives podcast. It was a beaut chat with Graham and Richard, unfortunately the cross-continental audio signals got a bit dodgey.
I’m hoping this conversation can continue - in a very scalable way.
Fang - Mike Seyfang
Tags: education
VRM: to start a movement, eat a prune
July 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Since Dave (LifeKludger) Wallace and I recorded our last ExtraOrdinary podcast episode I have been thinking a lot about starting movements. Having seen a few come and go, I’m looking for patterns. It seems to me that a ‘common enemy’ or something to fight against can help. This reminds me of an old childhood expression [...]
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Today’s Graffiti with ‘Lasers’
July 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: education