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Bureau Of Meteorology Staff Caught Mining Cryptocurrency After AFP Raid
Someone decides to run a sneaky cryptocurrency miner on their work PCs. Not the most honest thing to do, but sure, it’s not the end of the world. But what if those PCs are owned by the Bureau of Meteorology? For two unfortunate staffers in the BOM’s IT department, that’s when the Australian Federal Police…
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Too Prawnographic: Why Did Google Street View Blur The Face Of Ballina’s Big Prawn?
It’s no secret that Google, either by hand or algorithm, blurs images from its Street View cameras. Sure, I can understand softening a license plate or someone’s face for privacy reasons but, holy heck, did Google have to go and censor the mug of Ballina’s Big Prawn?
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Metabox Prime-X P750TM-G: Australian Review
I reckon we’ve turned the corner on gaming notebooks. And not just gaming — the likes of ASUS, Acer, MSI, Gigabyte and more are pumping out models from the ultrabook to ultrabrick with performance that rivals their desktop counterparts. The problem is, few — if any — are configurable. Enter Metabox, with its customisable range…
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Someone Made A 3D Game Engine In Microsoft Excel Using Nothing But Formulas
Why bother with Unity, Unreal or even Game Maker, when you can fire up Excel and whip up a game made up of formulas? Sure, you’re spending sanity instead of money, but being sound of mind is overrated! Now, stare into this void of green with me… and see what stares back at you.