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A Red Raw ethical dilemma

Collin Van Uden — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:21:04 +0000

We take red for granted. So how do you explain red to those who can't see it? The answer could have more importance than you first thought. [...]

Me vs Atheism

Collin Van Uden — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:38:39 +0000

Before I jump into this, a few quick points, and a disclaimer or two.

(Edit) 0: The title of this post is (deliberately, I’ll admit) misleading. I do not, by any stretch of the imagination ‘oppose’ atheism – but rather the attitude that (in my experience) is held by many who claim that (or any other) view, [...]

AFACT cry foul, iiNet and Pirate Party and I respond

Collin Van Uden — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:14:13 +0000

In an article published by the Australian yesterday, in which the Australian Federation against Copyright Theft (AFACT) claimed that ISPs are refusing to negotiate on Copyright (self) regulation, a claim that ISP iiNet – whom AFACT unsuccessfully sued earlier this year – strongly deny in their responding statement, in which the ISP points out;

“The internet industry and copyright holders [...]

Internet Filter Recap for the Resurfacing

Collin Van Uden — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:08:35 +0000

So, Stephen Conroy’s Australian Mandatory ISP Internet Filter was featured in a Yahoo! news article today, but the comments are limited to 1000 characters. If you’ve been paying attention it’d be pretty clear theres no way that’ll be sufficient for my ramblings, so here’s the full response below:

(Note: if you’d like to leave a comment on the Yahoo [...]

PlanBig – using the Social Web to make your idea happen

Collin Van Uden — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:37:09 +0000

An initiative of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, PlanBig is a place for you to get your ‘Big Idea’ started. It’s kind of a crowdsourcing slash community outreach mashup – a concept growing in popularity on today’s social web.

This is something I think Australia has needed for a little while (assuming something similar doesn’t already exist [...]

iiNet triumphs over AFACT

Collin Van Uden — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:14 +0000

What a great day in Australia for truth, freedom, and the ‘not being an idiot’ way.

Those of us (with no lives) who appreciate such things waited with baited breath today for the verdict in the AFACT vs iiNet case from the Federal Court, and I for one was ready to pen some angry words and shout [...]

Aussies trendless in Twitter

Collin Van Uden — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:50:41 +0000

Well, I’m only a few days behind Mashable on this one, so I thought I’d post it out anyway

Twitter has enabled local trends for all Twitter accounts but Australia is noticeably missing from the list of countries.

Local trends for the globe, but Oz misses out so far..

Now, I didn’t expect humble little Ballarat to appear [...]

Advance Australia CENSORED

Collin Van Uden — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:38:24 +0000

I’ve tried a few times now to write this post. It’s about Stephen Conroy’s Mandatory Internet Filter, and I’ll be damned if it hasn’t been difficult not to have it descend into a sledgefest.

Here’s the thing. Conroy is not being honest with you. At all, about anything he’s said regarding the filter. And here’s the latest [...]

The Tweet is mightier than the sword…

Collin Van Uden — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:09:45 +0000

Rove McManus – Australian icon and Gen Y favourite, just told more than 75, 745 people that Foxtel’s phone service sucks. (In capitals, with multiple explanation marks no less.) And that’s not counting retweets to come.

Business be warned – one miffed celebrity on twitter can reach more customers and have more impact than all of your [...]

Too much Australia?

Collin Van Uden — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:23:25 +0000

OK. So, I understand that Kyle Sandilands is.. Well, a bit of a tool. However…

1: Did he come up with the segment idea, or was he just doing his job?

2: Where’s the mum’s ownership, given she dragged the kid on the show… And according to the transcript, knew the answer.

3: Of couse he asked: ‘Is that [...]