The Frankencamera: the future of photographyStanford University scientists have developed a new digital camera that works like an iPhone — allowing users to download applications and customise the device in infinite ways. It’s kind of like Photoshopping a photo before you even take it.
October, 2009
Americans resign themselves to a state of perpetual war
A new poll has found that 68% of Americans reckon that after eight year, the US will neither win nor lose the war in Afghanistan — it will just remain there. And they’re cool with that. 1984, anyone?
Cathay Pacific’s September stats show signs of recovery
Cathay Pacific’s September operating stats show real signs that stronger regional economic activity is reviving business travel and the export of high value consumer goods and components by air freight, says Ben Sandilands.
Rudd’s refugee solution feeds moral panic
It’s time Kevin Rudd showed some ethical courage by just bringing asylum seekers to the mainland and processing them normally, says Eva Cox.
Meghan McCain: Man up over Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Barack Obama may love a stirring speech about his plans to end the controversial ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy for gays in the military, but he is all talk no action, argues Meghan McCain.
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Growing up Bin Laden
Osama Bin Laden’s wife and son (well, in both cases, one of many) are set to reveal all about what life was like in the household of the world’s most wanted terrorist. The New York Post has some choice insights from the pair.
Crikey Says: Why people smugglers are smug
Why are there suddenly an increase of boat people arriving on our shores? Because they’re all looking to exploit Labor’s bleeding heart and lax immigration laws. Right?
Ship trails stop rainfall in its tracks
Any doubts about industrial activity changing the atmosphere ought to be answered by this image, seen by some researchers as answering one of the many puzzles about the causes of anthropogenic global warming.
How the evangelicals converted Rob Hulls
Victoria’s Attorney-General Rob Hulls has decided that religious groups should remain exempt from many of the state’s anti-discrimination laws. Is Hulls pandering to the Christian Right? asks Luke Williams.
Questions by the plane load for Qantas AGM
The most urgent question for shareholders at next week’s Qantas AGM in Perth isn’t the lavish reward to former CEO Geoff Dixon, but whether the group’s toxic management culture will destroy his replacement Alan Joyce and cripple the carrier.
Is it helpful to think about closing the gap as an economic, rather than ethical, issue?
The question of how much to pay for “closing the gap” in Aboriginal health ought to be debated more on ethical lines than on economic lines — but the two inevitably intersect, writes Professor Gavin Mooney.
Consumer confidence surges to 28-month high
Are Australian consumers heading for a fall because they have become overly optimistic? Or are they now more resilient than they were in the first few months of the year?
University reform: yes — but what is it for?
Australian universities have completely lost their vocational or operational autonomy, and will continue to be wagged by the dog of economic and other concerns tangential to their traditional aims, says Matthew Sharpe.
Media briefs: Hand-setting type, a wildly popular sport … What the Wave means
Hand-setting type is fun! What Google Wave means for publishing, Berlusconi opens the Ministry for Truth, meet the Michelle Obama doll, and more news from the wild and wacky world of the media.
Political snippets: Rupert plays a strange game
Is Rupert Murdoch losing his touch? How long will Indonesia play nice? Is James Packer smarter than he looks? Richard Farmer answers these questions and more.
Labor’s super reforms have only just begun
Chris Bowen has made it clear he regards superannuation as one of the great Labor reforms, and one that can be wielded effectively against the Coalition.
A small cloud on David Cameron’s horizon
Despite his progressive positions in many areas, David Cameron is bidding to become the most identifiably upper-class Prime Minister for more than 40 years.
Wong boring everyone to tears with details of flawed CPRS
Penny Wong is a climate sceptic. She may use the term to describe those who ignore the overwhelming science about the causes of climate change, yet she ignores those same scientists when it comes to actual policy, writes Dr Richard Denniss.
Guy Rundle: Rudd, Ruddock and the deep, dark currents of fear
Phil Ruddock has popped up to tell us of TEN THOUSAND asylum seeking illegal queue jumpers coming our way. But is he right?
Swan’s Frontier moment shows just what Turnbull is up against
Nothing is left to chance with the Rudd government. No detail is too small that it can’t be deployed in the remorseless bombardment of the Opposition. Like Wayne Swan picking holes in their CPRS proposal.
Morning Market Report: Wall St finally falls
Wall St. fell for the first time in 6 sessions last night, down 15, but the local market is up 17 and the Aussie dollar is up to 90.86c.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Psych testing for academics
RMIT Uni wants to pick the brains of its academics, social workers resign en masse, what’s Mike Rann’s wife doing in a horror flick? and more tips from Crikey readers.
