The Null Device
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2005/4/26
Could Microsoft's new search engine be giving higher rankings to sites hosted on Microsoft IIS?
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2018/12/4
To the surprise of exactly nobody, Australia’s Labor party agree to pass the mandatory encryption back-door bill , after the usual pantomime of token opposition. The bill will allow the government to demand technical measures toTwo years ago:
2017/11/15
LGBT+ Australians and their allies can breathe a cautious sigh of relief as one prolonged chapter of the national culture-war pantomime comes to a close, with 61.6% of Australians voting to legalise same-sex marriage .Five years ago:
2014/12/9
This past weekend, I finally managed to make my way down to Blenheim Palace to see the Ai Weiwei exhibition; it was well worth going. Ai Weiwei is best known these days as a thornYou have been reading The Null Device.