Certain irony in calls to remove ‘creepy’ Facebook page
A petition has been launched to have a Facebook page that rates female university students taken down. University of Melbourne
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Internet
High school Facebook bullying – Liking a post is taking part
Parents have claimed that the reaction of a principal to Facebook bullying was ‘over the top’ in handing out suspensions
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On Telstra and the free data day(s)
Look I don’t know if this is more about Telstra or about the parlous state of reporting in this country.
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Ookla Speedtest and dodgy advertising
I was testing my broadband connection speed yesterday after some family claims that ‘the Internet was slow today’. I fired
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Our brains are not rotting
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been researching people’s views, at the time, of the effect of television on children in the 1970s and 80s. Basically they can be summarised as “WE’RE DOOOMED I TELL YOU, DOOMED!”
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Beware the Telstra validator scam
When Esmay Gomez called me from Telstra last night to inform me that my internet was about to be shut
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Gift Cards on Sale – stop paying full price for your entertainment
If you buy stuff online – whether from iTunes, Google Play, Facebook or anywhere similar, you’re mad if you aren’t
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