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There's a big elephant in the room today. It's red and blue and white and likes to talk about working families. Just ignore it. We've got some interesting stuff for you to read.

Ashton's been busy pontificating on where distributed computing is heading, and thought about applying some Bittorrent logic to it. Just think; you could link up computers and give them each a single say in the outcome of...

Shhh. Elephant.

If you've ever wanted to learn university level computer wrangling, check out Atomic.edu. We've looked at computer science, which you can use to predict the swing of votes based on previo....

Don't mention the election. I mentioned the election once, I think I got away with it.

-DAVE.




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    Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock
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    Robbie Grant remains unsettled by little people who really should be bigger. More...




    Liberal Party shuns online how-to-vote site
    A website that suggests who punters should vote for in tomorrow’s election has been completely shunned by the Coalition with only one Liberal and one National candidate choosing to participate. More...

    Major Aussie political parties back open source
    Australia’s independent Open Source industry body, Open Source Industry Australia Limited (OSIA), has welcomed news that all the major political parties contesting the forthcoming federal election are strong supporters of Open Source software.

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    Rock band sues Guitar Hero publisher
    Detroit rock band The Romantics is suing the publisher of Guitar Hero, claiming that the game features a sound-alike recording of its 1980 hit What I Like About You.. More...

    Better management will prevent web gridlock
    The predicted dramatic slowdown of the internet by 2010 will not be solved simply by throwing more resources at the problem, according to broadband resource specialist Operax.. More...

    France set to cut Web access for music, film pirates
    Internet users in France who frequently download music or films illegally risk losing Web access under a new anti-piracy system unveiled on Friday. More...

    Sony halves price of Playstation 3 development kit
    Sony cut by nearly half the price of its PlayStation 3 software development kit, in an attempt to encourage more game development on the struggling videogame console.

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    Researchers blast Vista Service Pack 1
    A group of researchers has described Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as a "performance dud".. More...

    Lawmakers attack video game ratings, seek review
    Four lawmakers, including one presidential hopeful, want the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to review the rating system for video games since Manhunt 2 received an "M" for mature.

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    Porn on the menu for China's video searchers
    More than a third of all searches for online video on Baidu, China's largest search engine, are for porn and other adult-oriented material, according to company statistics.. More...

    Winners of Australia’s biggest tech survey unveiled next week
    PC Authority magazine has conducted the biggest ever tech survey in Australia with over 14,000 respondents voting in the Reliability and Service Awards 2007. More...


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