Australian ISP abandons blocking : “We are not able to reconcile participation in the trial with our corporate social responsibility, our customer service objectives and our public position on censorship,†iiNet managing director Michael Malone said. “It became increasingly clear that the trial was not simply about restricting child pornography or other such illegal material, but a much wider range of issues including what the Government simply describes as ‘unwanted material’ without an explanation of what that includes.â€
(tags: australia freedom censorship iinet blocking filtering acma)Akamai have developed a parallel internet : and, most surprising of all, it _works_. holy crap. (thanks Antoin!)
(tags: ip-application-accelerator akamai internet routing speed network networking ip latency joelonsoftware copilot via:antoin)Guerilla artist hangs nude Cowen paintings : some prankster put up rather disturbing paintings of Ireland’s taoiseach in the National Gallery and Royal Hibernian Academy. “‘It’s reasonably well painted. It’s not the worst thing I’ve ever seen,’ conceded James O’Halloran of Adam’s Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers.”
(tags: painting pranks ireland galleries brian-cowan politics funny)