KerryJ’s Neotenous Tech

This morning ABC Radio National Breakfast interviewed Kate McKenzie, Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale about their bid for the National Broadband Network.
McKenzie dismissed Terria’s bid as simply a political stunt designed to push the issue of structural separation and said that Telstra would pull out of the bidding process if that were a condition. 
She also [...]

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This is my longest blog post ever, but the way I see it - the future of the internet is at stake here, so I wanted to gather my thoughts and resources in one spot and ensure I understood what was going on.
First up, it’s all fang’s fault for pointing me towards this “open source documentary” on net [...]

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In Australia, most schools operate on a white list system when it comes to the web sites they can access. Educators have to apply for sites to be unblocked for classroom use and some sites are banned with no hope of unblocking them. The practitioners I’ve talked to are feeling frustrated - they’d [...]

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The federal government is pushing a bill to force all telecommunications providers to facilitate lawful data interception across fixed and mobile telephone systems, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Instant Messaging (IM) and chat room discussions.
 
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;81561031
 
Anyone up for uplifting discussions on this bill?  Or the new email snooping powers? Or the filter on ISPs “for the [...]

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Why spend tens of thousands of tax dollars on video and imagery to promote tourism, then lock those resources away and charge for access?
This question pounded through my brain this weekend as I researched a trip I’m planning to Robe, South Australia next month. It would have been so great to not only be [...]

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