September 2011
5 posts
Linux Australia may have a case on Windows 8: ACCC →
ZDNet Australia:
Linux Australia members who complained to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) about Microsoft’s plans to mandate the enabling of a secure booting feature on Windows 8 machines have been told by the competition regulator that they may in fact have a case.
Courtesy Paul.
Saving Star Wars →
A fascinating, detailed, and film-geeky look at the restoration of the original Star Wars trilogy. Note: This is about the actual film stock restoration itself, and not (very much) about the new content. I remember watching this documentary (Star Wars: The Magic and Mystery) on the 1997 Special Edition VHS copy, about how when they got the negatives out of the Fox Studios vault, they were ...
WikiLeaks password leak FAQ →
My full 7000+ word write-up on the cryptography behind the WikiLeaks password fiasco. This answers all of the common accusations I’ve seen floating around and demonstrates that WikiLeaks was not really at fault here (from a security standpoint).
August 2011
15 posts
Bogan Ipsum →
You little ripper troppo no worries he hasn’t got a hit the turps. You little ripper bludger with oldies. Grab us a dag how it’ll be veg out. Grab us a battler bloody as busy as a chuck a yewy. Built like a brizzie flamin grundies. Grab us a crack a fat flamin as dry as a chuck a yewy. Mad as a billabong heaps lets get some dunny. As busy as a cactus mate where he’s got...
WikiLeaks: Why the Guardian is wrong and shouldn't...
Today, WikiLeaks has issued a statement accusing the Guardian, a UK newspaper, of publishing a book that negligently divulged the password to an encrypted file circulating the torrents which contains the full unredacted text of all 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables. While WikiLeaks ruminates on whether to publicly release the cables, it doesn’t really matter — the full cables are now...
WikiLeaks: Australian Film Industry vs iiNet →
Interesting “inside look” into the film industry’s copyright battle with iiNet, in the form of a confidential cable via WikiLeaks.
Of particular interest:
[Asia-Pacific MPA president Mike Ellis] confirmed that MPAA was the mover behind AFACT’s case (AFACT is essentially MPAA’s Australian subcontractor; MPAA/MPA have no independent, formal presence here), acting...