Top 10 Network Utilities - Lifehacker

Looking at the history of computing, anyone can see that it wasn't until some brilliant folks connected a couple of computers together that the real fun began. Countless tools let you do all sorts of network trickery, many with their roots at the Unix command line. But forget arcane command line tools.
Top 10 Network Utilities

World's most polluted River?

It was once a gently flowing river, where fishermen cast their nets, sea birds came to feed and natural beauty left visitors spellbound.
Villagers collected water for their simple homes and rice paddies thrived on its irrigation channels.
Today, the Citarum is a river in crisis.
Is this the world's most polluted river?

CIA Website Top 25 Search Phrases

This collection reports the most frequent phrases used to search for documents on the CIA website during the previous month.
CIA Website Top 25 Search Phrases

Which Movie Reviews Should I Believe?

These days, anyone can be a published film critic, but who should you listen to when you can find both negative and positive movie reviews for anything out there? Now, the answer is simple! The quick tool below will compare your personal movie reviews with the movie reviews of some of the most prolific movie critics. The result is that you’ll know who your movie critic match is, and where to go for the movie reviews that will help you find the movies you’ll love.
Which Movie Reviews Should I Believe?

Who Gives Money to the Homeless?

Blunt Money has opened up an interesting thread about giving (or not giving) to beggars. Some of the comments bring back memories:
One reader says, "My daughter and I saw [a beggar], with a sign 'hungry need food...' while he was smoking a cigarette and talking on his cell phone."
Ask The Consumerists: Who Gives Money to the Homeless?

Microsoft Security Response Center June 2007 Advance Notification

This month, Microsoft is planning to release six security bulletins:

· Four Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows with a Maximum Severity rating of Critical. Three of the updates will require a restart. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.

· One Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Office with a Maximum Severity rating of Important. This updates may require a restart. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.

· One Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft Windows with a Maximum Severity rating of Moderate. This updates will not require a restart. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Microsoft Security Response Center June 2007 Advance Notification

The Top 10 Intrepid Explorers

These daring men and women have made the world a smaller place. Thanks to their guts and sweat, we know the Earth is round, life exists in the depth's of the sea and that the view from space is spectacular.
The Top 10 Intrepid Explorers

Travel Advice for Thailand

Exercise a high degree of caution because of the high threat of terrorist attack. We continue to receive reports that terrorists may be planning attacks against a range of targets, including tourist areas and other places frequented by foreigners.
Travel Advice for Thailand - Australian Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mohammed to be Britain's top Boys' Name

Mohammed to be Britain's top Boys' Name

Boing Boing: Google Street View

Here's a Boing Boing roundup of some of the many responses to last week's posts about Google's newly launched "street view" zoom feature.
Boing Boing: Google Street View: a cavalcade of reactions, gag pix, paranoid rants

Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia, 2006

Statistics on incidents of victimisation for a selected range of offences that came to the attention of police and were recorded by them in the period 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006.
Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia, 2006

Australian Demographic Statistics

The preliminary estimated resident population (ERP) of Australia at 31 December 2006, based on the 2006 Census of Population and Housing, was 20,852,000 persons. This was an increase of 293,100 persons since 31 December 2005, and 73,200 persons since 30 September 2006.
Australian Demographic Statistics, Dec 2006

London unveils Logo of 2012 Olympics

The logo for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics has been unveiled in a star-studded ceremony in London. The jagged emblem, based on the date 2012, comes in a series of shades of pink, blue, green and orange and will evolve in the run-up to the Games.
London 2012 Olympic Games Logo

Business Indicators, Australia

Underlying strength in sales, wages and profit growth in the March 2007 quarter.
5676.0 - Business Indicators, Australia, March 2007

15 years of Native Title

On 3 June Australia commemorates the 15th anniversary of the High Court's landmark Mabo decision - the catalyst for native title in Australia.
Tribunal President Graeme Neate said the anniversary was an opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved since then, and to look forward: ‘There have been 101 registered determinations of native title, 67 that native title exists and 34 that native title does not exist. Most of these determinations have been made by agreement, but much work remains to be done.’
15 years of Native Title

Doctored Magazine Covers

The June/July issue of Men's Fitness enhanced Andy Roddick's bicep muscles -- so much so that Roddick said he stopped in his tracks when he saw the cover while walking through the airport. Eight other celebrity magazine covers are featured, including those of Julia Roberts, Kate Winslet, Brad and Angelina, and OJ Simpson.
Doctored Magazine Covers

I-SPY Online Snooping

A good read for awareness. Be careful out there.
A Master Class in Online Snooping

Australian National Library to Digitise Newspapers

The National Library of Australia, in collaboration with each Australian state and territory library, has embarked on a plan to digitise out of copyright newspapers.
National Library to digitise newspapers for the nation

Google Street View Gallery

Here are some oddities found on Google Maps’ new Street View feature, via StreetViewr.com (most of these are from San Francisco, as it has the highest resolution panorama photos).
Google Street View Gallery

25 Best Movies You've Never Seen

Forget The Godfather. What we've got here are the overlooked greats, the hidden gems. From Jake Gyllenhaal in a bubble to a murderous Kate Winslet to a pair of violent, avenging Irish "angels" … these are the box-office left-behinds.
25 Best Movies You've Never Seen