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For those in Australia, there are regular LAN parties held in most cities still: https://dadlan.au/ (held monthly) and https://www.thebiglan.com/ (~5 a year).

Was there recently (Mon Repos in QLD, Australia), I recall them saying it was a 1 in 1000 survival rate [1, 2] which may explain why mothers are laying ~120 eggs in each clutch mul…

This is amazing, but surely I'm not the only one who is struck by the irony of a company called 'Gilead' who is trying to save the human race? (Handmaid's tale reference)

Dumb question - but with all these tech IPOs, how does one get in/invest at IPO time without buying on the open market?

I bet the author, Jacob Kastrenakes, was well chuffed when he got to write a headline like that.

Looking to hire someone to develop/build a minecraft environment, English speaking. Beyond the usual freelancer/elance stuff - can anyone recommend a good resource for someone that…

Nice one, thanks!

So I noticed today that Ellen launched her new video platform/app to share her own video content[1] - however it looks an awful lot like YouTube, even with 'tube' in the name. Does…

This is great news! Although I imagine this will complicate things for those organisations that block access to Dropbox :)

1. Market reach, it's where the customers are. Compare the sheer number of apps that have native Dropbox integration, with those that have OneDrive. While it's far from scientific,…

I work at News Corp (Australia) and would love to talk! Please get in touch if you want to take this further

Is anyone aware of a hackathon/startup weekend style events that have been successfully implemented in non-technical industries, or those that don't involve software or hardware ha…

I'm looking to setup a lounge-room PC for use by my pre-school children to educate them in computers, and I'm looking for first-hand experience from parents. Both my children (3, 5…

I fully expected this entire article to contain only 3 characters, ending in ex.

That's some wicked marketing right there, guaranteed social sharing - however they should have made it for cats. However, it feels a bit half-assed as I feel they didn't go far eno…

sounds like a similar (although at least a little bit more achievable) to the "White Australia Policy" that was once one in place, where a language exam was given to 'undesirables'…

it's not overly surprising considering the recent Facebook Skype integration and Skype's expansion to the USA (new office in Brisbane, CA). I'd say it's more like likely a 'strateg…