Andrew Knight

Fathers 4 Justice - f4joz.com (F4J) has shown an interesting article from News.com.au regarding the new proposed Australian Internet Web Filter, which simply put, will strip the last source of freedom from people and with reduced speeds of up to 25%. I’ll make it easy, just think of your web page loading a few more seconds later or your downloads a few more minutes later…now times that by a few thousand times you load a website or download a song, starting to add up now? Not to mention, if the government takes control of our web, then they can deliberately block websites to their own advantage - scary stuff hey?

The ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) also noted that web filtering software blocked the wrong content up to 25 per cent in most studies. Think of your local community centre or a blog about gardening could just get blocked, for absolutely no reason. Sure, there is some “nasty” stuff out there and for that, you need the right anti-virus and anti-spyware protection, however forcing you not to see websites is a restriction, a restriction that should not be put in place!

There were hundreds of people who attended protests in capital cities around Australia on Saturday, 13th of December, voicing their opinion on the above proposed internet filtering scheme by Kevin Rudd.

I’m far higher than politics and don’t wish to be involved in any shape or form, however Mr. Rudd seems to be doing a good service so far, however if this goes ahead, he will no longer have my support - that’s a promise… and you can take that to the bank with interest on top!

Full article on Fathers 4 Justice Australia:
http://www.f4joz.com/news/newspage.php?yr=8&id=10291

Google, the largest search engine in the world, revealed on the 29th of November they managed to move and sort 1 petabyte of data (1024 terabytes) to over 48,000 hard drives in just 6 hours and 2 minutes. Breaking it down, that’s 1 terabyte of data (1024 gigabytes) in 68 seconds, crushing the previous record of 1 terabyte across 910 computers in 209 seconds.

So with so much data being moved, so quickly, there is always a chance of something not going right and in this case, Google  was on the ball. They have triple redundancy, keeping the possibility open that something could happen, fortunately, nothing did. Though you may ask, with triple redundancy, would’ve this slowed things down? Not really, since storing may not be part of the sorting algorithm that was recorded (and storing the data could have still been ongoing after the sort had been completed). Though this is purely speculation as we’re unsure of Google’s full play.

Though all this was a milestone for the technology world, demonstrating how effective our technology is becoming and how quick things can be moved with the right hardware and knowledge. Google did push the boundaries for various reasons with the main one being to help further our knowledge to create better systems to make things like these seem small in the future.

Written based on: http://www.web-app.net/?Google_Breaks_Speed_Record_Sorting_1PB_Data_In_6_hours_%2F&action=viewnews&id=43

Consumerism has hit me hard recently, making me get on my knees and grovel for a popular materialistic item, the iPod Touch - 2nd Edition. Even with our current economic situation with world debt being increasingly high and money dropping in value by the hour, the iPod is still referred to as an liability due to the fact it’s not making me any money and posesses the possibility of breaking down in some way.

I have lost some money surplus by giving in to my feelings which has been invoked by multiple things like incredible marketing. Not to mention, my own desire to hold something which has been beautifully crafted to perfection, with a sleek steel case and a 480×320 touch screen - it’s pure all over.

Pushing that aside, I will now be adding money to a personal fund, details I can’t exactly disclose however I can assure you it’s beneficial to my future and will secure profitable ventures - exciting! I will be removing my saving bar and replacing it with a new bar representing the money added to the fund, named “Success Fund”.

Hayden Panettiere, a beautiful and attractive woman who is mostly known from the hit tv series, Heroes is one of the few women celebrities who {usually} look natural and composed. She doesn’t try and go for the fake look even though there a few photos floating around. She seems genuine but how do I know, I can only see the outside — but I guess that’s enough for me!

Hayden was born August 21, 1989 and at only age 19 she became a very well known face in TV. Hayden is also known for her hit role in Remember The Titans as Sheryl Yoast and Maddie Harrington in Ally McBeal, doing 11 episodes.

Hayden was born a model and actress, starting her modelling at only 4 months old! At 11 months, she appeared in commercials for popular shows like Playskool. After growing up a little, between five and eight she appeared in the soap opera One Life to Live as Sarah Roberts then later as Lizzie Spaulding on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light.

From there Hayden boosted her career from being a wonderful child straight into being a teenager and landing in Heroes as Claire Bennet. While on the set of Heroes, Hayden Panettiere met Milo Ventimiglia, who plays co-star character, Peter Petrelli. This was known In April 2008, when during an interview on the BBC’s The Chris Moyles Show to promote the second season of Heroes, Ventimiglia confirmed that he is dating Hayden Panettiere.

Last month I posted some sexy Hayden Panettiere wallpapers for everyone to download and admire Hayden’s beauty on their desktop. I have recently added more to this collection and recommend you visit my previous post. There is multiple resolutions available, all to the best quality I could find so enjoy!

If you have anything you would like to add about beautiful Hayden Panettiere, please do so by commenting. I would like to hear your thoughts!

Is your desktop looking a little bland with Windows XP Bliss? Have you considered spicing it up with a sexy wallpaper of your favourite women in lingerie? If you haven’t, now is the time to consider such a juicy experience.

I have a few favourite women out there, the number one being Hayden Panettiere. I’m always swapping and changing on a regular basis, depending on my mood. My friend and colleague, Chris Hamilton has recently put up his Top Ten Sexiest Women Of 08 and I think he’s done an excellent job, however my Hayden is ranking 2nd..what shall thou do in this crisis!

So in order to counter this, I have written this article to provide my viewers something even better then a top ten ranking chart, something that of course will allow you to get my favourite Hayden Panettiere on your beloved computer and get your mind indulging in those fantasies of yours…and that would be her sexy wallpapers — of course!

Hayden Panettiere’s Wallpapers are organised by resolution then photo. If you don’t know how to download a wallpaper, follow these simple steps:

• Click on your chosen wallpaper with your resolution (Click here to find your screen resolution)
• Wait for the wallpaper to finish loading
• Right click your wallpaper and choose “Set as Desktop Background” In Mozilla Firefox or “Set As Background” in Internet Explorer
• Done! You now have one sexy Hayden Panettiere wallpaper on your computer.

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I will be trying to add more wallpapers of Hayden Panettiere under various resolutions so stay tuned for further updates.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to speak your word. You can comment on this post or contact me via my contact form located above.

Apple has just released the latest version of iTunes which is now currently available for download. iTunes 8  includes a few new funky features that will surely help provide a unique experience when playing your loved music, over and over again. Looking to the right, the new look of the “Music” tab is introduced. Keeping everything very simplistic as always, Apple have used black, grey and white to introduce a very focused look. Everyone has different tastes and favourite colours but my assumption is they are trying to target the younger generation with this 2.0 look rather then the wise.

Genius

Genius is a new implementation by Apple which has two parts attached. Firstly is the Genius Playlists which helps save time by creating new playlists based on your song selection. You pick a song, hit the Genius button and voilà!, you have a playlist with all your songs that go together well with your current song selection - neat.

How iTunes Genius Works

The second part is the Genius Sidebar which will recommend songs based on your current playing song. Basically, it introduces new songs which are almost identical with your selected song. It won’t recommend songs that are already in your library. As you can see on the left hand side, (Click to view full image) you choose a song, hit the genius button and it will automatically find you related songs whether that be in your library or available for download through the iTunes store. I would have to say that this is a great marketing tool, allowing different artists to be heard depending on people’s tastes. It doesn’t force you to purchase the song, but it gives you incentive due to it’s relational to what you’re playing. Working on emotion/feelings - smart.

To read more about iTunes 8 new features, visit their website by clicking here and/or to download iTunes 8, click here.

iTunes Store Blocked by China

Stumbling across an article from SlashDot, I discovered that over the billion who inhabit China, they are now unable to browse and download songs from the iTunes network. This came in effect due to an album “Songs for Tibet” was downloaded over 40 times from Olympic athletes who are supporting Tibets cause. The album also included songs criticising China’s internet firewall - a.ka the “Great Firewall of China“, which ironically, was the only thing disallowing access to the iTunes network in the first place.

I don’t personally use iTunes to download and purchase music, however I do use it to listen to all of my favourite songs and I find it much easier then most music players. Regarding purchasing music, I prefer to buy an album, upload it to my computer and organise it the way I want to.

If China wishes to keep carrying on this charade of criticising people who support Tibet, they will, without a doubt fall hard and flat on their face.

“People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.” -V (From the movie: V for Vendetta)

I don’t take sides generally, but when it comes to government and power, China should really consult their position and begin thinking about the long-term effects of their actions.