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@hungrymama @annettle @dimsie @BoganetteNZ We have three, because a second would be nice (a.k.a. I wanted a son). We got a two for one deal
From Aethylred - about 3 hours, 25 minutes ago.
We'll be at IT careers day tomorrow at Victoria University. Stop by and say hello !
From summeroftech - about 3 hours, 40 minutes ago.
RT @DEVOPS_BORAT: Every thing is 10x in cloud. Especially I/O latency.
From Aethylred - about 8 hours ago.
RT @_jjw_: I heard a Parliament tour group found John Banks sitting in the House today at 2:17. Apparently he had forgotten it was a recess week.
From Aethylred - about 8 hours, 10 minutes ago.
#3Tech Joel and Ellie's truck is ambushed in this latest look Naughty Dog's The Last of Us.
http://t.co/ZISqLMi1
From jo_mangee - about 10 hours, 9 minutes ago.
@norightturnnz staying in the Auckland CBD during an event you're managing/hosting might not be unreasonable given the RWC transport issues
From Aethylred - about 11 hours, 58 minutes ago.
@farmgeek sounds like they're obsessed with a "house on a section" rather than a "home"
From Aethylred - about 17 hours, 2 minutes ago.
...on the plus side, fiddled with my modem and changed G.dmt modulation to ADSL2+, and knocked my download speed up 50% #iworkwithcomputers
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 59 minutes ago.
@talios humph, just come back up now. Been down a couple of hours.
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 1 hour, 9 minutes ago.
Anyone else on xNet not able to connect their DSL broadband?
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 1 hour, 13 minutes ago.
#3Tech A Chinese farmer has made a wind powered, pollution free car to reduce the environmental impact of cars.
http://t.co/Z4XYpAX5
From jo_mangee - about 1 Day, 1 hour, 31 minutes ago.
Schools should encourage kids to tinker, build, play, collaborate, challenge, and use failure as the best way to learn http://t.co/9n8s4pNC
From skyrize - about 1 Day, 1 hour, 53 minutes ago.
Power out in Auckland so no internet in foxton... So no Diablo...
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 2 hours, 39 minutes ago.
@jsrnz all the Diablo demons with the pins and chains used to be all 'Hellraiser', now they're all "Conan! What is best in Life?" #rememed
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 3 hours, 11 minutes ago.
RT @InspirePlus: Look out world! @GrowWelly @keanewzealand #wcnz & @UPnz hosting #InspirePlus http://t.co/bG549vra
From UPnz - about 1 Day, 5 hours, 36 minutes ago.
Mace, nutmeg, white pepper for white sauce to make gush pie
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 5 hours, 54 minutes ago.
eResearch Software and Systems Engineer for Landcare Research NZ ltd, seconded to the New Zealand eScience Infrastructure #myjobinatweet
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 6 hours, 18 minutes ago.
@timclicks @pierreroudier ...so what I do doesn't fit in a tweet :P
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 6 hours, 20 minutes ago.
RT @bernardchickey: The NZ budget isn't even printed yet, but its forecasts are already too optimistic. More here: http://t.co/cMQOggpe
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 6 hours, 32 minutes ago.
Apparantly I am an "eResearch Software and Systems Engineer" now...
From Aethylred - about 1 Day, 7 hours, 52 minutes ago.
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How TPP affects NZ artists and what the US wants our police to do next
Copyright in New Zealand (image courtesy of Wikipedia http://bit.ly/yAcWwi ) Last week the CFF attended a Stakeholders Briefing on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a treaty that will...Dutch pave the way for protection of mashups and remixes
Gareth Hughes, Greens Party While much of the world considers how to take rights away from the public and remix artists alike the Dutch have other plans, Much to the displeasure of the wider...The Listener: Where is the digital revolution taking us?
... Peter Griffin talks to artists and technologists about the ongoing digital changes, “The TPPA is secret; we don’t really know what is in it. It’s making sure we aren’t selling...‘Ireland’s SOPA’ to pass without parliamentary vote
Stop SOPA Ireland Wired UK report that “Ireland is soon to have a law similar to SOPA passed that would give music and movie companies the power to force Irish ISPs to block access to sites...Paolo Coelho Invites You To Pirate His Books
Paolo Coelho As a highly talented and internationally successful writer we won’t even attempt to explain his case better than him: “I have nothing against people earning money from their...Results of the blackout protest
SOPA Protestors. Photo: Demand Progress FightForTheFuture report that as we approach Monday’s crucial Senate vote there are now 35 Senators publicly opposing PIPA. Last week there were only 5....Greens Launch Parody & Satire Bill
Gareth Hughes of The Greens has just launched a bill to amend NZ Copyright law so that Parody & Satire are protected in NZ (read the bill here). This is great news for NZ Artists who have ever...So…Where Are All The Infringement Notices?
This from TechLiberty: 16 days in to the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Act and very few infringement notices have been received by ISPs. So what are the Big Content Boys doing and what...NZ’s Parody and Satire Review 2008 (OIA)
In 2008 New Zealand’s Ministry of Economic Development conducted an inquiry to determine the need for parody and satire exceptions to NZ Copyright Law. The Creative Freedom Foundation requested...Details of Infringing File Sharing Regulations Revealed
Minister Simon Power announced today that the regulations covering the Infringing File Sharing law will set notice fees at $25 (the cabinet paper recommended $20 but Cabinet decided on $25..."Copyright law crashes at last hurdle"
Rick Shera writes, “Until April this year, the Powers that be were doing a good job consulting on the replacement for the infamous three strikes s92A of the Copyright Act – several detailed...CFF Newsletter May 2011: Copyright Submissions Deadline And Other Stuff
Read the newsletter, inside… Submissions on Regulations of Infringing File Sharing Law Due This Week Submissions on the MED Infringing File Sharing regulations discussion document are due...Creative Freedom Foundation submission on Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Regulations
Submissions on the Infringing File Sharing regulations discussion document are due on Friday, and here’s the CFF’s response (PDF). The introduction follows, DOWNLOAD CFF SUBMISSION The...Increased enforcement without legal alternatives is ‘all stick, no carrot’ — what you can do about i
In the MED Infringing File Sharing regulations discussion document (public submissions due at the end of this month) they ask for feedback on the ways of calculating fines. What should the...Copyright Bill has Second Reading in Parliament
The Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill is due to have its second reading in Parliament today. The item has been due to go through the house for a while now, but has been fairly...Call for TPPA Text to be Released
As we’ve mentioned before, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is the next cause for concern in an ongoing line of potential threats to our creative freedom. Like ACTA, the text of...Art at Risk: Copyright, Fair Dealings and Art in a Digital Age
A comprehensive online research report about Copyright has just been released by Dr Susan Ballard and Pam McKinlay of Dunedin School of Art, Otago Polytechnic. Titled Art at Risk: Copyright,...Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) The Next Cause For Concern
Hot on the heels of ACTA, the Trans Pacific Partnership is the next cause for concern in an ongoing line of potential threats to our creative freedom. Like ACTA, the negotiations are again...RIANZ Want You To Take Their Word For It
On Stuff.co.nz today RIANZ made another ridiculous exaggeration saying that “if you’re delaying it for two years you might as well delay it for three lifetimes” and that those who said...Groundhog Day: Guilty until you prove you’re innocent in new Copyright Law
On Wednesday we published a lot of information about s122MA, a return of Guilt Upon Accusation in the new copyright law. Rick Shera has just written an article about it, “Back in 2008, after...
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