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Re: [luv-talk] Any practical way to improve glacial page downloads?
by Trent W. Buck 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Tim Connors wrote: > (I was just looking at smart phone prepaid plans. None are suitable > for me. I want to pay less than $20 per month, which I can do with > a non smartphone by virtue of having some credit that can last 365 > days, as long as I don't use it. Which I don't. Very few providers > seem to realise that not everyone wants to talk and text on their > phone all day every day. Sometimes we only want something for > emergencies because we're unsociable bastards). Already got a pager? ;-) (Hmm, since pagers are now a niche market for emergency services like SES and sysadmins, they're probably MORE expensive...)

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[Fwd: Humanity+ - Future Science and Technology - 5-6 May 2012 - Melbourne]
by lev.lafayette＠isocracy.org 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Humanity+ - Future Science and Technology - 5-6 May 2012 - Melbourne From: "Adam A. Ford" <tech101(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, March 23, 2012 9:52 am -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Humanity+ - Future Science and Technology - 5-6 May 2012 - Melbourne Join the conversation on Humanity+ Summit <http://hplusconf.com.au/> on 5-6th of May to explore the possibilities about how future science and technology is transforming us. *Register Now!*<http://hplusconf.com.au/#menu-14><http://www.facebook.com/HumanityPlusMelbourne> <http://www.facebook.com/HumanityPlusMelbourne> <http://futureday.org/> What excites you about the future? What frightens you? How might the future change the way we live? And how might we change the way we live in the future? Speakers include bio-gerontologist Aubrey de Grey<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_de_Grey>, media artist Natasha Vita-More<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Vita-More>, performance artist Selarc <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelarc>, futurist Stuart Candy <http://longnow.org/people/associate/scandy48/> and many more<http://hplusconf.com.au/#menu-3> . The human species is at a unique stage in history - Scientific and technological progress is moving fast and is accelerating dramatically. Renowned inventor Ray Kurzweil predicts that technological paradigm shifts will become increasingly common, leading to "technological change so rapid and profound it represents a rupture in the fabric of human history". But what kind of change can we expect? There are many transformative technologies that look like they will have huge impacts on the way we live. However, the future is not laid out like a buffet in front of us, it is created by you, me and everyone else. What sort of future do you want? If you think through the possibilities of a particular technology, you can better appreciate the consequences of using it. The aim is to discern those changes which are likely to have a profound impact and those which are merely transient or fashionable. Humanity+ @ Melbourne <http://hplusconf.com.au/> (Victoria, Australia) explores how society might use and profit from a variety of creative and innovative thought. Join us for this adventurous journey into the future where you can make a difference. This conference will broaden and enhance your insight into the future along with the opportunities it presents. For further information contact: Adam A. Ford on 0412979977. (Facebook) <http://www.facebook.com/HumanityPlusMelbourne> ---END

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cheap tailor wanted
by Russell Coker 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

I'm looking for a cheap tailor that can do uncommon clothes items. IE things like SuitJamas wouldn't be a big deal for them. Ideally it would be a company based somewhere with cheap wages (EG India, China, or Vietnam) where I could send measurements and a description via email. To avoid misunderstanding it would be good if they understood standard Australian sizes, so I could just specify the sizes used for off the rack clothes in Australian stores with the desired color and fabric. There are a bunch of tailors based in other countries that have web sites where you can specify the measurements for basic items such as suits and business shirts. But when the site first asks for a radio button selection for which item of standard business clothing is to be made it seems unlikely that they will do what I want. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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light for reading in bed
by Russell Coker 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

Does anyone know of a light with a timed dimmer so it will slowly turn off automatically? If reading in bed a light that suddenly turns off after you have fallen asleep can wake you. So a light that will slowly dim and go out would be a good option for reading in bed late at night. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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[Fwd: [Melbourne-pm] Perl-related talk at YOW! Nights next week]
by lev＠levlafayette.com 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [Melbourne-pm] Perl-related talk at YOW! Nights next week From: "Damian Conway" <damian(a)conway.org> Date: Thu, March 15, 2012 7:22 am To: "melbourne-pm" <melbourne-pm(a)pm.org> sydney-pm(a)pm.org brisbane-pm(a)pm.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear fellow Mongers, Just a heads up that I will be giving my infamous "Fun With Dead Languages" <http://damian.conway.org/Seminars/DeadLanguages.html> talk in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane next week. Even though the blurb specifically says I won't be talking about Perl, I think we all know that's merely a "pedagogical facilitation" (i.e. a lie), mainly designed to lull unsuspecting Java and C# programmers. The details are: Date: Monday 19 March Venue: Jasper Hotel, 489 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Time: 5.30-7.30pm Link: https://ynmelmarchconway-eorg.eventbrite.com/ Date: Tuesday 20 March Venue: Shelbourne Hotel, 200 Sussex Street, Sydney Time: 5.30-7.30pm Link: https://ynsydmarchconway-eorg.eventbrite.com/ Date: Wednesday 21 March Venue: Chifley at Lennons Hotel, 66 Queen Street Mall, Brisbane Time: 5.30-7.30pm Link: https://ynbrismarchconway-eorg.eventbrite.com/ If you'd like to come along, there's a $10 registration fee, which covers some high quality food and drink beforehand. You can register via the above links. The actual talking starts at 6pm each night. Hope to see some of you there, Damian _______________________________________________ Melbourne-pm mailing list Melbourne-pm(a)pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pm

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Judge orders failed copyright troll to forfeit "all" copyrights
by lev＠levlafayette.com 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

There is justice in this world. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/judge-orders-failed-copyrig…

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Galaxy S II vs Galaxy Nexus
by Andrew McGlashan 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

Hi Guys, Here is the comparison of the devices: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3621&idPhone2=4219 The screen resolution was updated for the Nexus since last time I did the comparison..... The Nexus has no slot for a microSD card. The S II has better cameras (front and back). The battery life is also quite different, but the figures could be wrong.... Anyway, see the comparison at the above link. The Galaxy S III should be nice when it arrives, in the meantime, we are getting the Galaxy Note this month, another consideration ;-) -- Kind Regards AndrewM Andrew McGlashan Broadband Solutions now including VoIP Current Land Line No: 03 9012 2102 Mobile: 04 2574 1827 Fax: 03 9012 2178 National No: 1300 85 3804 Affinity Vision Australia Pty Ltd http://www.affinityvision.com.au http://adsl2choice.net.au In Case of Emergency -- http://www.affinityvision.com.au/ice.html

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Re: [luv-talk] Any practical way to improve glacial page downloads?
by Jason White 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

Craig Sanders <cas(a)taz.net.au> wrote: > who cares about Brunswick, anyway? :-p > > i want NBN in Coburg. This might not happen before the Coalition takes power and disbands it (or ceases its expansion). I heard recent commentary which suggested that by the next election, the NBN will not be sufficiently advanced to make undoing it infeasibly expensive.

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Re: [luv-talk] error from ISP when fetcmail runs
by Trent W. Buck 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

Craig Sanders wrote: > ps: there are so many commercial CAs to choose from. some even make a > decent attempt to verify your identity when you request a certificate. > others will cheerfully sell you a cert for google.com or whatever you > want. apart from that, you have the choice of having your private key > secretly passed on to the CIA, NSA, Mossad, Iranian government hackers, > or any other spook agency of your choice (if you can figure out who is > owned by whom)...hell, ASIO may even have their own pet CA. Last time I looked, ASIO were still fighting the Red Menace. I'd be more worried about ASIS and the DSD. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Intelligence_Community

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Android Tablet: Aional Novo 7 Aurora
by Craig Sanders 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

While people are talking about android phones, I thought i'd mention a nice little android tablet that I just bought. It's a 7" Ainol Novo 7 Aurora. Cost me $239 delivered from an ebay seller here in Melbourne. I ordered it last Tue, and arrived last Thu. I could have bought it direct from China for about $160 but it would have taken 3 or 4 weeks to arrive. There are also cheaper models starting from about $100, with slower CPUs and without the IPS screen. It runs Android "Ice Cream Sandwich", 4.03 No cyanogenmod[1] yet, but there is an active user & dev community[2], and a number of replacement firmware images for it. I first heard about it on whirlpool[3] The firmware image i'm using[4] has a known-to-be-buggy touchscreen driver, but i'm happy with the tablet so far. The touch problems will be fixed soon enough (supposedly fixed in the current version), and i'll eventually install CM9 on it when that becomes available. There is also a Gingerbread (android 2.3.x) image for it which apparently works perfectly and gives a much longer battery life...i haven't decided whether I want to try that yet. speaking of battery life, installing SetCPU or similar is essential - the kernels in all current ROMs have the CPU freq set to "performance" mode. need to set it to "on demand". It doesn't have the polished build-quality of an Apple or Samsung or HTC etc product (it's plastic and obviously cheaply-made), but it's cheap, and the specs are good. Specs: CPU Many Core Allwinner A10 1.2GHz, 1GB DDR3 RAM GPU Mali 400 512MB ROM 1.0GB OS Android 4.0 Display 7.0 inch, capacitive 5-point IPS touch screen, 1024*600 pixels Memory 1GB ROM, 1GB RAM, 8GB or 16GB storage memory, support MicroSD card that can expand up to 16GB G-senosr Yes, 3-way support WIFI 802.11b/g/n Loudspeaker 1W*2 Microphone Support, High-sensitivity input OTG Can connect U Disk, Multiple Partitions HD etc. USB external devices USB High Speed USB2.0 Charger DC input, 5V--2.0A power adapter (can also charge from USB port) Battery 3700mah Ports 1 x TF card port; 1 x MINI USB port; 1 x MINI HDMI port; 1 x 3.5mm earphone port Size 189 x 123 x 9mm Weight 313g Wifi-only, no 3G....but it has a USB OTG port so you can plug in a 3G adaptor if you want. [1] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20032481&mode=linear#post2… http://androtab.info/arm/allwinner/ [2] http://www.slatedroid.com/forum/280-ainol-novo-7-aurora/ [3] http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1848903 [4] http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/29280-rom-novo-7-essential-clean-rom-v06-fo… I'm running v0.5, an alpha version, at the moment. v0.6 supposedly fixed the touch problems. I'll probably upgrade today. craig PS: I was tempted by a 10" tablet, but a) IMO they're still too expensive, and b) 7" is a better size for my primary use of it as an ebook-reader to replace my sony prs-650. with fbreader installed and configured to use my calibre opds server, it's far better than the sony. e-ink displays are nice to read but too slow....and i don't mind reading on an LCD display with the brightness turned down. -- craig sanders <cas(a)taz.net.au>

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