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StixCampNewstead - the next BarCampMelbourne - seeking sponsors

So what is this StixCamp I speak of? The first ever BarCamp in Australia was [BarCampMelbourne](http://barcampmelbourne.org/) 2007, and it was held at Lake Eppalock. Given two people got lost and ther...

3 months of news; has microblogging killed the blog?

Could it be that more frequent microblogs on Identica and Twitter are to blame for the drop in frequency on this site? Or was it just a busy time of year? I'm not sure.

Dear Temptee: Beware of Microsoft's BizSpark

> SAN FRANCISCO, November 5 Microsoft Corp. today unveiled Microsoft BizSpark, a global program designed to help accelerate the success of entrepreneurs and early-stage startups. BizSpark provides sta...

Making comments more accessible

Russ identifies these attributes of a comment:

Mothers will do anything to help their kids

> Hello Ben I am trying to urgently locate someone who could assist my son with a web programming Uni assignment, which needs to be finished by Friday. The person would be well remunerated. I look for...

Will Cloud Computing Violate your Privacy and Security?

That's what I understood from the show. I'm not entirely sure how Chrome fits in to the equation, but I'll get to that later.

The trend of me

Every time someone says something about you or related to you (according to your search conditions) it'll appear in your reader. One instance this came in useful is when someone misspelt my name in th...

If you use a video camera, I need your help!

Please fill in the answers as honestly as you can and don't spare my feelings. It's more important that I know the truth than hear what I want to hear!

How much is .50 cents?

> Wendy 42164513: How may I help with your enquiry today? Ben: Hi Wendy. I was just wondering if you could confirm the excess usage charges on the Data Pack 10 product. Your web site says $.050/MB, bu...

Hug a Developer Today

Never trust your users!

This could mean asking the user if they're sure that the want to delete an appointment from their calendar, checking a provided email address is valid or prompting them to save changes before moving t...

Feminists are selfish - obey God's command!

Crystal goes in to what I can only assume is a thorough review of the Bible's coverage of offspring.