Australian Social Trends draws on a wide range of data, sourced both from ABS and other agencies, to present a picture of Australian society. This publication aims to inform decision-making, research and discussion on social conditions in Australia. It covers social issues of current and ongoing concern, population groups of interest, and changes in these over time.
Australian Social Trends, Dec 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Australian Social Trends, Dec 2010
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Twitter’s Top Trends Of 2010
Twitter released their top Twitter trends of 2010. They have a nice reviews page of trends at yearinreview.twitter.com/trends/. Here is the break down.
Twitter’s Top Trends Of 2010
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The Curious Case of Benford’s Law
When you roll dice, all numbers have the same probability to show up (assuming that the dice aren’t loaded in any way). However, the leading digits of numbers in very large accumulated datasets—for example, the amount you pay for each household bill over the course of a year—follow a very different pattern. In such cases it is much more likely that a given number will start with one, with decreasing probability for each higher digit up to nine. This statistical phenomenon is called Benford’s law.
The Curious Case of Benford’s Law
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This Year’s 10 Most Popular YouTube Videos In Under 90 Seconds
What were the 10 most-watched YouTube videos of 2010? If I had my way it would just be the Bed Intruder song on repeat. But! Here’s how it actually played out.
This Year’s 10 Most Popular YouTube Videos In Under 90 Seconds
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The Real Da Vinci Code Discovered
This is not part of Dan Brown’s novel. Researcher Silvano Vinceti – chairman of the Italian national committee for cultural heritage – has found a secret code in the Mona Lisa by scanning her eyes. A code that could reveal her mysterious identity.
The Real Da Vinci Code Discovered
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Minnesota Dome Collapse Captivates the Web [VIDEO]
When a massive snowstorm dumped tons of the heavy white stuff on Minneapolis over the weekend, Fox, who was in town to broadcast Sunday’s scheduled NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants, did something unusual: it trained a camera on the roof of the Metrodome stadium.
Minnesota Dome Collapse Captivates the Web [VIDEO]
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Monday, December 13, 2010
FAQ: Compromised Commenting Accounts on Gawker Media
This past weekend Gawker Media's servers were compromised, resulting in a security breach at Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Gawker, Jezebel, io9, Jalopnik, Kotaku, Deadspin, and Fleshbot. If you're a commenter on any of those sites, you probably have several questions.
FAQ: Compromised Commenting Accounts on Gawker Media
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Find if your Email Address Got Leaked through Gawker’s Database
The user database of Gawker Media has been hacked and the email addresses, user names (aliases) and encrypted passwords of millions of Gawker commenters have now been posted on the web and are viewable by anyone.
Find if your Email Address Got Leaked through Gawker’s Database
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Track Santa in Real Time with Google Maps
Christmas is just a couple of weeks away and Santa must be getting ready buying all the gifts he has promised us! To help all of us track Santa, Google and NORAD are ready with their Santa tracker, using which you can follow Santa once he gets on the move at around 2am EST on December 24 2010.
Track Santa in Real Time with Google Maps
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
Wire an Old Car Radio for MP3 Input
Just because you've got a sweet classic car doesn't mean you have to go with 1960s-era technology for your tunes. Hacking your radio for MP3 input is a simple DIY electronics project.
Wire an Old Car Radio for MP3 Input
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Neil Armstrong Talks About The First Moon Walk
Well, this doesn't happen every day.
Neil Armstrong Talks About The First Moon Walk
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Most Popular Photography Tips, Tricks, and Hacks of 2010
Whether it's before, during, or after you shoot, Lifehacker have posted some awesome photography tips, tricks, and hacks this year. Here are the most popular for 2010.
Most Popular Photography Tips, Tricks, and Hacks of 2010
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Browser Speed Tests: IE 9, Firefox 4 Beta, Chrome's Crankshaft, and Opera 11 Beta
Google's got a new "Crankshaft" in its bleeding-edge Chrome, Internet Explorer 9 is out to prove its modern mettle, Firefox 4 is nearly complete, and Opera's adding extensions. It's a good time to put these browsers head to head.
Browser Speed Tests: IE 9, Firefox 4 Beta, Chrome's Crankshaft, and Opera 11 Beta
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Make Better Choices by Asking Yourself Two Simple Questions
Presumably you want to spend your time here on Earth doing something that matters to you. If you fall into that likely category, there are two questions you ought to be asking yourself to ensure you're making good choices.
Make Better Choices by Asking Yourself Two Simple Questions
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The Best, Most Disgruntled Toner Cartridge Description Ever
Sometimes, a man reaches his breaking point. He realises that he’s, say, a copywriter for InkCartridges.uk.com, and that he’s tired of writing boring ink cartridge descriptions all day, and he snaps in hilarious ranting fashion. This is that glorious moment.
The Best, Most Disgruntled Toner Cartridge Description Ever
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Disaster zones declared across eastern Australia
Thirty-five council areas in New South Wales and Queensland have been declared natural disaster zones with more areas likely to be announced as floodwaters continue to rise, prompting more evacuations.
Disaster zones declared across eastern Australia
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Google’s 2010 Zeitgeist Video is Up!
Google’s 2010 Zeitgeist site is not up yet but they already have a video on YouTube capturing events and moments that the world searched for during 2010.
Google’s 2010 Zeitgeist Video is Up!
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
The 50 Best Registry Hacks that Make Windows Better
We’re big fans of hacking the Windows Registry around here, and we’ve got one of the biggest collections of registry hacks you’ll find. Don’t believe us? Here’s a list of the top 50 registry hacks that we’ve covered.
The 50 Best Registry Hacks that Make Windows Better
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Google top 10 Australian searches for 2010
Aussie users of Google have been super interested in controversial topics for much of the year with Wikileaks, Andy Irons and Andrew Bolt amongst the most popular search terms. Sport’s been big as well with the World Cup with the Dukan Diet also being big topics of interest.
Google top 10 Australian searches for 2010
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Top 5 iPhone Apps for Students – Educational Apps
iPhone is not just a smartphone, it’s much more than that. By having a constructive thinking, you can stay up-to the mark and productive with your time. I believe iPhone is the best option for almost everyone, from a master chef to a star business man. What makes iPhone so great? The Apps! That’s right, the apps are very innovative and you can make your iPhone even better with over 300,000 apps from Apple’s App Store.
Top 5 iPhone Apps for Students
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Prisoners in Australia, 2010
Contains national information on prisoners who were in custody on 30 June each year. The statistics are derived from information collected by the ABS from corrective services agencies in each state and territory. Details are provided on the number of people in correctional institutions (including people on remand), imprisonment rates, most serious offence and sentence length. A range of information is also presented on prisoner characteristics (age, sex, Indigenous status) and on the type of prisoner (all prisoners, sentenced prisoners, and unsentenced prisoners (remandees).
Prisoners in Australia, 2010
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Births, Australia, 2009
Contains statistics on live births and fertility for Australia, states and territories, and sub-state regions, based on calendar year of registration data. Information on characteristics of the child include place of usual residence, sex, Indigenous status, and age, martial status and country of birth of parents.
Births, Australia, 2009
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How to Know when Car Tyres Need Replacing
Ever wonder when to replace your worn car tyres? The performance of your car tyres is critical to the safety, performance and efficiency of your vehicle; the NHTSA estimates that about 400 fatalities annually may have been attributed to tyre failures. Most tyres are designed to provide similar performance throughout their lives. However, at some point they start to lose performance in terms of their traction and braking ability. Here are a few tips that should help you decide if it is time to start shopping for a new set of tyres and avoid spending more than you need to.
How to Know when Car Tyres Need Replacing
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Get The Contact Details For Everyone In The Room With This iPhone App
Sharing contact information can be a pain, but the My Name Is E iPhone app makes the whole process terrifyingly simple by allowing people to share contact information with anyone in physical proximity.
Get The Contact Details For Everyone In The Room With This iPhone App
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010
New Virus: Watch Out for Goo.gl Links on Twitter
Twitter users, there's a new worm going around. Beware of bad Goo.gl links. It spreads when you click on the these links, so don't click if you see a Goo.gl link in a tweet all by itself.
New Virus: Watch Out for Goo.gl Links on Twitter
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4 Effective Tools for Monitoring Your Child's Online Safety
If you’re concerned about your child’s online safety, you aren’t unusual. Seventy-eight percent of respondents to a survey conducted by Yahoo had similar worries, and more than 70% of them took some action to manage their children’s online and mobile activities.
4 Effective Tools for Monitoring Your Child's Online Safety
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010
This Traffic Camera Is A Little Different: It Pays You Money
Now this, this is a traffic camera I can get behind. The Speed Camera Lottery, a winning project for Volkswagen’s Fun Theory series, sends tickets to speeders and enters law-abiding drivers in a lottery to win their money. Awesome auto-karma.
This Traffic Camera Is A Little Different: It Pays You Money
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Most Popular How-To Guides of 2010
Here's a look back at Lifehacker's most popular how-to features of 2010.
Most Popular How-To Guides of 2010
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Will you age slower if you exercise, eat well?
German researchers say yes, you will age slower if you exercise, eat healthy foods, and have a good lifestyle. In fact, they have determined how many years more, on average, you will live if you do those things.
Will you age slower if you exercise, eat well?
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An Undocumented Google Search Operator - AROUND
This Google cheat sheet [PDF] has a nice overview of all the popular search operators that are supported in Google. Other than this “official” list, Google also supports an undocumented search operator called AROUND(n) that will help you find documents where the distance between two search terms is around ‘n.’
An Undocumented Google Search Operator - AROUND
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5 iPhone Apps For Avoiding International Business Faux Pas
No matter where you’re doing business, it’s important to make a good impression. But making a good impression can involve drastically different behaviors in different cultures. That’s why it’s important to do your research before you get on a plane.
5 iPhone Apps For Avoiding International Business Faux Pas
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20 Windows Keyboard Shortcuts You Might Not Know
Mastering the keyboard will not only increase your navigation speed but it can also help with wrist fatigue. Here are some lesser known Windows shortcuts to help you become a keyboard ninja.
20 Windows Keyboard Shortcuts You Might Not Know
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Monday, December 06, 2010
LCD? LED? Plasma? The How-To Geek Guide to HDTV Technology
With image technology progressing faster than ever, High-Def has become the standard, giving TV buyers more options at cheaper prices. But what’s different in all these confusing TVs, and what should you know before buying one?
LCD? LED? Plasma? The How-To Geek Guide to HDTV Technology
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Saturday, December 04, 2010
Understanding Pac-Man Ghost Behavior
Each of the ghosts is programmed with an individual “personality”, a different algorithm it uses to determine its method of moving through the maze. Understanding how each ghost behaves is extremely important to be able to effectively avoid them. However, before discussing their individual behaviors, let’s first examine the logic that they share.
Understanding Pac-Man Ghost Behavior
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Windows 7 32-bit vs 64-bit
Computer users who want to buy Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 7
have two choices to make. First they need to decide on the edition of the operating system. At least three different editions are available for retail users, they are: Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate. They also have to decide whether they want to install a 32-bit or 64-bit edition of the purchased operating system. This decision does not have to be made during the purchase as the Windows product key is valid for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the selected edition.
Windows 7 32-bit vs 64-bit
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Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 25/2010
The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 25/2010
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Friday, December 03, 2010
Introducing Google Earth Engine
Today, Google launched a new Google Labs product called Google Earth Engine at the International Climate Change Conference in sunny Cancun, Mexico. Google Earth Engine is a new technology platform that puts an unprecedented amount of satellite imagery and data—current and historical—online for the first time. It enables global-scale monitoring and measurement of changes in the earth’s environment.
Introducing Google Earth Engine
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Thursday, December 02, 2010
Track Santa in Real-Time With Google Maps This Holiday
Christmas Eve might not be for another 23 days or so, but Google (Google) and NORAD already have the online Santa Tracker ready to go.
Track Santa in Real-Time With Google Maps This Holiday
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SalesClark Picks Out the Perfect Computer for Your Needs (So You Don't Have To)
If you're tired of computer shopping for all your friends, SalesClark will help them narrow down what they need with just a few simple questions in a chat-style webapp.
SalesClark Picks Out the Perfect Computer for Your Needs (So You Don't Have To)
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Your Online Footprint
The CEO of Google has suggested that once you leave college, you may want to change your name to distance yourself from all the dumb things you did as a younger person and can’t erase from the Internet. Of course if you change your name, you won’t be associated with any of the positive things you did either.
Your Online Footprint
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Create a Simple Password Protected Folder in Windows 7 Sans Software
Windows: If you're looking to stash some files away from other users casually browsing your computer but don't need to go full bore with the encryption, you can create a password protected folder with a basic batch script.
Create a Simple Password Protected Folder in Windows 7 Sans Software
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Historical Imagery - How a Place Has Changed Over Time?
Google today introduced a new version of Google Earth, which among other new enhancements, sports an easier way for you to explore historical imagery of a place.
Historical Imagery - How a Place Has Changed Over Time?
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Top 10 Registry Tweaks that Power Up Windows
The Windows registry is a mysterious place, but if you're comfortable editing it, you have the power to tweak nearly every Windows setting you can imagine. Here are 10 of Lifehacker's favorite registry tweaks that make life easier.
Top 10 Registry Tweaks that Power Up Windows
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Friday, November 26, 2010
5 Important Tips for Better Eye Health in a Digital World
In attempting to sum up the world in 2010, one word comes to mind: connected. Everywhere we go we carry devices that keep us connected to something important to us. Be it a sleek new tablet letting you share photos with the person helping load your groceries, or a smartphone making sure you don’t miss that late night e-mail from a colleague; we are now constantly connected to the world around us, more than ever before.
5 Important Tips for Better Eye Health in a Digital World
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
How to Identify and Resist Manipulative Sales Pitches
Stores everywhere are competing for your hard-earned money (or easily acquired credit) this holiday shopping season, and they're pulling out every sales pitch they know. Here's how to identify some of the most manipulative and resist them.
How to Identify and Resist Manipulative Sales Pitches
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
The Hacker’s Guide to Tea
Coffee gets a lot of attention, but if tea's more your style, tea guru Tony Gebely offers this guide to understanding and brewing better tea—discussing the process, the kinds, and the care necessary to cultivate a great taste for tea.
The Hacker’s Guide to Tea
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Australian Women’s Weekly in National Library of Australia Digital Archive
Hat tip to PC World Australia for the pointer to the new digital archive of Australian Women’s Weekly, brought to you by the National Library of Australia. This archive spans 10 June 1933 to 15 December 1982, which is 2500 issues and 220,000 pages, totaling about 275,000 articles. That’s not small, but I did find some pages that were listed in the search engine but weren’t viewable yet. You can do a keyword search at http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/112.
Australian Women’s Weekly in National Library of Australia Digital Archive
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Curing Warts, Removing Splinters, and 19 Other Bizarre Uses for Banana Peels
It all started with a rumor that banana peels could be used to polish silver and a bet among friends that it couldn’t. In trying to discover if there is any legitimacy to the silver-polishing properties of banana peels, I found dozens of other unusual applications for them, including splinter removal and wart treatments.
Curing Warts, Removing Splinters, and 19 Other Bizarre Uses for Banana Peels
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Curing Warts, Removing Splinters, and 19 Other Bizarre Uses for Banana Peels | Wise Bread
It all started with a rumor that banana peels could be used to polish silver and a bet among friends that it couldn’t. In trying to discover if there is any legitimacy to the silver-polishing properties of banana peels, I found dozens of other unusual applications for them, including splinter removal and wart treatments.
Curing Warts, Removing Splinters, and 19 Other Bizarre Uses for Banana Peels
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Short Sharp Science: Looking down on the tallest structure ever built
The 828 metre Burj Khalifa skyscraper towers above downtown Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The no doubt soon-to-be iconic image taken earlier this year by GeoEye 1, the highest resolution satellite in operation, opens the 2011 calendar of parent company GeoEye.
Short Sharp Science: Looking down on the tallest structure ever built
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Practice Eye Contact to Generate "Reality Distortion Field" Charisma
Some people, like Bill Clinton and Steve Jobs, have undeniable charisma that even their most ardent detractors are forced to acknowledge. Master the art of eye contact and personal space management to create "Reality Distortion Field" level charisma.
Practice Eye Contact to Generate "Reality Distortion Field" Charisma
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How to Find the Person behind an Email Address - Reverse Email Search
You get an email from a person with whom you have never interacted before and therefore, before you reply to that message, you would like to know something more about him or her. How do you do this without directly asking the other person?
How to Find the Person behind an Email Address - Reverse Email Search
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Don’t Sleep, Prevent Standby, Hibernate, Shutdown In Windows
The power configuration in Windows determines if the operating system initiates a system state change. This can be an automatic shutdown, a switch to standby mode, hibernation or changes that have less of an impact like turning off the computer monitor.
Don’t Sleep, Prevent Standby, Hibernate, Shutdown In Windows
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Cheesy Action Movie Edition
This Friday, we’re taking the term “weekend warriors” quite seriously. Today’s YouTube Roundup theme is “Cheesy Action Sequences,” curated by everyone’s favorite former invalid, The Fully Sick Rapper.
NOTE: If cheesy violence — or shouting men — offend you, you may want to skip this roundup.
Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Cheesy Action Movie Edition
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9 Notable Tech Flops That Live in Infamy
Not every gadget is destined for greatness. Despite the hype before launch, or the promise of how a shiny new device will change your life, there are some gizmos that just don’t cut it.
9 Notable Tech Flops That Live in Infamy
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Win a Coin Toss by Volunteering to Flip the Coin
The person flipping the coin has a significantly higher chance to calling the outcome. Stack the odds in your favor by volunteering to be the flipper.
Win a Coin Toss by Volunteering to Flip the Coin
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Top 10 Holiday Travel Tips and Tricks
Traveling in general isn't always fun, but it's especially miserable during the holidays. Long lines, long drives to the airport, and frequent delays make the process hard to endure. Here are our top ten tips and tricks for surviving holiday travel.
Top 10 Holiday Travel Tips and Tricks
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Use Toothpaste to Fix Car Body and Headlight Scratches
Toothpaste: it restores old sneakers, de-stains MacBooks, un-clouds drinking glasses, and, it seems, heals whatever minor scratches ail your car, whether on the body, or the problematic kind that reduce your headlights' brightness.
Use Toothpaste to Fix Car Body and Headlight Scratches
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Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 24/2010
The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 24/2010
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Jet Lag May Cause Long-Term Memory and Learning Problems
Any frequent long-distance flier can tell you about what jet lag does to their energy, sleep, and awareness functions. But scientists who exposed hamsters to frequent jet-lag-like conditions—equivalent to flying from New York to Paris every three days—found that it affected neuron birth in the hippocampus, and likely the related problems hamsters had with finding desirable rooms in a maze and other memory tasks.
Jet Lag May Cause Long-Term Memory and Learning Problems
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5 Fresh Places to Find Great Online Video
Fortunately, more and more sites and services are stepping up to help sift through the vast, expansive wasteland of online video. Here are five of Mashable's favorite sites for not just finding the goods, but also making it easy to share and exchange videos with friends and family members.
5 Fresh Places to Find Great Online Video
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Backup Your PC Securely With FBackup
Are you searching for a back up program which is safe, user friendly and free at the same time? If yes, then your search may end here. Usually users don’t go for backup programs, since they have a fear in mind regarding the loss or damage of important data stored in the PC.
Backup Your PC Securely With FBackup
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Yahoo! Labs and Zombies
Interested in game theory, advanced mathematics, classical economics, and budget allocation problems? No?
Let’s try again. Are you interested in commanding a legion of Zombie warriors in a pitched battle against your friends and random people online?
Yahoo! Labs and Zombies
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Internet Filter Delayed Until At Least 2013
We’ve known since mid-year that the ludicrous Internet filter concept was on the backburner pending a classification review. Based on current plans, that means there’ll probably be no chance to introduce it before 2013.
Internet Filter Delayed Until At Least 2013
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Check if the ISP is Limiting your Download Speed
You have a fairly good Internet connection at home and regular websites load pretty quickly in your browser. However, the speed seems to go down while you are watching videos on YouTube or are trying to download files through a torrent client.
Check if the ISP is Limiting your Download Speed
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Facebook’s New Messaging System Explained [VIDEO]
Facebook has just finished sharing its new messaging system with the world. And while the social networking site says that “it’s not e-mail” or designed to be what many pundits wanted to call an “e-mail killer,” it represents a big overhaul of a system that’s being used by more than 350 million people to send more than 4 billion messages daily.
Facebook’s New Messaging System Explained [VIDEO]
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The Best Optical Illusion Videos And How They Trick Your Brain
The human brain is one of the most remarkable things on this planet… but that doesn’t mean it can’t make mistakes, particularly when it comes to how we see the world. Here are five mind-blowing optical illusions and how they work.
The Best Optical Illusion Videos And How They Trick Your Brain
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What You Need to Know About the New TSA Screenings (and Gropings)
The days of simple, inconvenience-free flying have been gone for awhile but the latest security measures have elevated personal privacy concerns. Here's what you need to know about the latest TSA security measures and what you can (and can't) do about them.
What You Need to Know About the New TSA Screenings (and Gropings)
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Crocodile attacks elephant
A tourist visiting Zambia's South Luangwa National Park caught this intense scuffle between a crocodile and mother and baby elephants at a watering hole.
Crocodile attacks elephant
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7 Search Engines Google Obliterated
Today you don’t use a search engine – you google it. Google is search. And it’s fast becoming the only search in town as Google’s competitors one by one crumble away, crushed by Google’s exponentially growing techno-power.Read more.
7 Search Engines Google Obliterated
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
How to Dance Without Embarrassing Yourself
If you're too embarrassed to dance in public, you may be missing out on a lot of fun and energetic partying with friends. It doesn't take much to hustle up some basic moves and enough confidence to sidle onto the dance floor, even if only briefly, and it'll ensure that your friends stop picking on you for avoiding dancing. This article takes you through an easy progression to help improve your sense of dancing and to get you onto the dance floor free of embarrassment.
How to Dance Without Embarrassing Yourself
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Discovery Health "10 Mysterious Pains You Shouldn't Ignore"
All of us have experience with random, mysterious and sometimes lingering pains at some point in our lives. Most of us shrug it off, and usually the pain leaves the same way it arrived -- on its own and without explanation.
Discovery Health "10 Mysterious Pains You Shouldn't Ignore"
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If You Begin a Sentence with Well, There's a Good Chance You're Lying
If you think someone's lying, you can't really subject them to a polygraph test. But, it turns out that if they start their sentence with the word "well," you won't have to.
If You Begin a Sentence with Well, There's a Good Chance You're Lying
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The 10 Most Incredible Google Bombs
Chances are that even if you’re unfamiliar with the term, you’ve experienced a Google bomb in action somewhere on the internet. Once, they were a rarity, a novelty even, but now there are hundreds of them out there on the web. Many are politically motivated and most include some kind of derogatory reference.
The 10 Most Incredible Google Bombs
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Permanently Delete Files In Windows Explorer With RightDelete
It is sometimes necessary to delete a file permanently from a computer system. It may be after you have read a business document on a public computer, watched or viewed media on a work computer or to protect family members from accessing files on a home computer.
Permanently Delete Files In Windows Explorer With RightDelete
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
How to Most Effectively Battle the Common Cold
Things You Can Do at Home (That Won't Cost You an Arm and a Leg).
How to Most Effectively Battle the Common Cold
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Get Your Loaned Item Back with These Simple Tracking Systems
Remember when you completely forgot to ask your friend to return your favorite DVD? It’s time to start using a good system to keep track of the items that you lend or borrow to your friends. In this article we will cover two simple tracking systems: ReturnMyPants to keep track of your personal inventory and BillMonk to keep track of money.
Get Your Loaned Item Back with These Simple Tracking Systems
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Deaths, Australia, 2009
Deaths and mortality rates, Life expectancy at birth, Infant deaths.
Deaths, Australia, 2009
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Nutrition Professor Loses Weight On Junk Food
If you want to lose weight you’ll see results faster if you eschew fancy and complicated dietary rules and focus on reducing the number of calories you take in — though we might suggest not measuring them out in Twinkies.
Nutrition Professor Loses Weight On Junk Food
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HOW TO: Tastefully Use Social Media at Your Wedding
As social media becomes more and more a part of our lives, etiquette failures can occur when there are so few precedents. A wedding day is the perfect example of this. You want to share your special day with your social circle, especially those who can’t attend, but where do you draw the line?
HOW TO: Tastefully Use Social Media at Your Wedding
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Manually Restore System Files from Your Windows Installation Media
If you’ve ever had a missing or corrupt system file in Windows you sometimes end up in shady parts of the internet downloading files from who knows where. Why not restore the files directly from your installation disks?
Manually Restore System Files from Your Windows Installation Media
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No more drunk Facebook thanks to tool
The Social Media Sobriety Test, a free Firefox application from online-security company Webroot, allows users to select the social media sites they use in which they must pass a sobriety test before being able to log on during their pre-set "hours of intoxication".
No more drunk Facebook thanks to tool
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How To Protect Your USB Device At Cyber Cafes
While traveling, one cannot be assured of always having a personal computer. Though a few high end hotels provide personal laptops to guests, not everyone can afford to stay at such hotels. If you don’t have access to a personal computer, you have no choice but to go to a cyber cafe, or a public internet center where you use a computer for internet for a pre-paid price usually fixed per hour. Browsing at an internet cafe brings a mixture of many things that need to be considered.
How To Protect Your USB Device At Cyber Cafes
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Sunday, November 07, 2010
Windows Auto Login And Lock
Do you sometimes power on your computer and leave immediately afterwards for other activities, like making coffee or breakfast, taking a shower or going into a meeting. There are two possible scenarios here. If you have not configured auto login, you will see the the logon screen where all user accounts of the Windows operating system are shown. When you are back, you need to log in and wait until the desktop has been loaded. Not an optimized way of logging in.
Windows Auto Login And Lock
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How To Hide Hard Drives And Partitions In Windows
Hiding a hard drive or partition in Windows can be an effective way of preventing access to the drive’s contents. The method is not foolproof though, and users with enough time on their hand will eventually find a way to access the contents of the drive, for instance by booting from a Live CD. Still, it works pretty well to hide it from inexperienced users.
How To Hide Hard Drives And Partitions In Windows
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Saturday, November 06, 2010
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 23/2010
The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 23/2010
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Friday, November 05, 2010
Holy Cow! Microsoft Doesn’t Know Simple Maths
Microsoft has been selling their Windows operating systems ever since 1993. That’s a good lord 17 long years. They have had more than eight different versions of Windows OS in those 17 years, and all of them were aimed to do simple & complex computing.
Holy Cow! Microsoft Doesn’t Know Simple Maths
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Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Weird 1940s advice for moms who want their boys to tuck in their shirts
To cure boys of the habit of not keeping shirttails tucked in.
Weird 1940s advice for moms who want their boys to tuck in their shirts
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Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Terrible Beauty: A-Bomb Tests - Photo Gallery - LIFE
Oppenheimer, scientific director of the Manhattan Project, which invented the atomic bomb, was a brilliant physicist and theoretician who is often viewed today as either 1) an irresponsible scientist of unchecked hubris who set humanity on the path to eventual nuclear annihilation, or 2) a sensitive seeker after truth whose ideas and insights were perverted by right-wing militarists for their own nefarious ends. Both views are, of course, absurd oversimplifications of the man and his legacy.
Terrible Beauty: A-Bomb Tests - Photo Gallery - LIFE
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Monday, November 01, 2010
Bart Cummings shares his Cup tips
Bart Cummings gives his verdict on So You Think and which horses will give it a run for its money in tomorrow's Melbourne Cup.
Cummings shares his Cup tips
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Google-eye view of a nuclear test site - Boing Boing
Yucca Flat was the site of 739 nuclear tests between 1951 and 1992. Once an anonymous stretch of desert, it's now pockmarked with subsidence craters left behind by underground nuclear detonations. Among them is the Sedan Crater, a massive, 1200-feet-wide, 320-feet-deep pit.
Google-eye view of a nuclear test site
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Friday, October 29, 2010
The Ultimate Router Battle
You’ve been getting by with the cheapie router you bought two years ago, so why should you upgrade now? Performance. And features. We asked seven manufacturers to send us the best consumer routers in their stables regardless of price tags.
The Ultimate Router Battle
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
How to Break Into a Windows PC
Whether you've forgotten your password or you have a more malicious intent, it's actually extremely easy to break into a Windows computer without knowing the password. Here's how to do it, and how to prevent others from doing the same to you.
How to Break Into a Windows PC
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Take the ultimate intelligence test -- New Scientist
You might think it's obvious that one person is smarter than another. But there are few more controversial areas of science than the study of intelligence and, in reality, there's not even agreement among researchers about what this word actually means.
Take the ultimate intelligence test
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Lost camera reveals divers' survival snaps
A camera which was lost on the ocean floor for almost four years has been found with its dramatic images still intact.
The camera contained rescue shots of two men who became lost at sea off the New South Wales north coast when the anchor rope on their dive boat snapped.
Lost camera reveals divers' survival snaps
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The 2010 Choice Shonky Awards
With the Shonkys now in its fifth year, the contenders for the gongs continue to roll in. While you’d think most companies would be doing their best to keep their heads low and travel the well-worn path of the straight and narrow, it sometimes seems they’re begging for a lemon gong.
The 2010 Choice Shonky Awards
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Is that Windows Process Legitimate or a Virus?
Start the Windows Task Manager at any point of time and you’ll find that dozens of processes are running in your system. Some of these process names are obvious – if there’s iexplore.exe in the list, you have Internet Explorer open on your desktop – but other processes like csrss.exe or dwm.exe will often make no sense to most of us.
Is that Windows Process Legitimate or a Virus?
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Remarkable Unicycle Riding
This footage prepared for the North American Unicycling Championships and Convention contains some pretty unbelievable footage, including jumping over a picnic table, up a flight of 7 stairs in one hop, and the you-gotta-see-it-to believe-it "maxwhip."
Remarkable unicycle riding
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
How to Defeat Big Brother
Nobody likes being watched (perhaps with the exception of exhibitionists) and most of us, even in today's very public culture, appreciate our privacy. If you're tired of Big Brother watching you, here are a few ways to fight back.
How to Defeat Big Brother
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Ultimate List of Free Windows Phone 7 Apps
Earlier this month, Microsoft unveiled a big list of Windows Phone 7 handsets for over 30 countries which arrive soon. Though the initial impressions of the WP7 OS was mixed, it has still managed to evoke enough interests amongst the developer community who have already brought out some cool Free WP7 Apps in the Windows Phone 7 market place.
Ultimate List of Free Windows Phone 7 Apps
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