"Anyone who slaps a 'this

In Archive by Fredy Ore

“Anyone who slaps a ‘this page is best viewed with Browser X’ label on a Web page appears to be yearning for the bad old days, before the Web, when you had very little chance of reading a document on another computer, another word processor, or another Network.”
Tim Berners-Lee
Technology Review, July 1996.

Popcord Taxi at the Valhalla

In Archive by Fredy Ore

Popcord Taxi at the Valhalla showcases the best in local and independent cinema, it screens everything from international features to 30-second videos. On Monday 25 June Popcorn Taxi presents a bonus session featuring special guest Hoyt Yeatman. One of the world’s leading special effects supervisors and an Academy Award winner, he has worked on such films as The Abyss, Mission to Mars, Armageddon and The Rock.
Yeatman presents exclusive test footage of The Secret Lab, then participates in a Q&A hosted by Michael Lim, founder and 2000/01 chair of special events for Sydney ACM Siggraph. The program concludes with a screening of Harvey, Australia’s only entrant at this year’s Siggraph conference, the world’s most prestigious event about computer graphics and interactive techniques.
For more info visit the official Popcorn Taxi website ::: www.popcorntaxi.com.au.

The Internet Content Rating Association

In Archive by Fredy Ore

The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) is an international, independent organization that empowers the public, especially parents, to make informed decisions about electronic media by means of the open and objective labelling of content. Its dual aims are to: (i) protect children from potentially harmful material; and, (ii) to protect free speech on the internet. ::: www.icra.org.