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Friday: Newsy Snacks For Busy People

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August 24, 2012
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Online Privacy: New laws were passed yesterday, aimed at cyber criminals, legislating that telcos now have to retain the browsing history and data of those suspected of being involved in crimes such as fraud or downloading child pornography.  A warrant will be required before police can view this data, but I’m thinking that the fact that telcos are retaining data in the first place is pretty telling.  More here.

Prime Minister Gillard: Julia Gillard spoke out today against (my favourite Julia phrase ever) ‘misogynists and nutjobs’ who have (falsely) raised allegations about her (alleged) misuse of  trade union funds nearly 20 years ago.  She says the claims are defamatory and she’s pretty furious that they have resurfaced. Read more and see Julia’s press conference about the nutjobs here.

Digital Photography:  Wow. (!) Designers have come up with a new textile printing technique, seeing them convert digital photos into negatives which can be used to print images on to any natural fibre. Wow.  Good says ‘ The Lumi Process is the creation of Los Angeles dye manufacturer Lumi. Their chief product is a water-based, environmentally friendly dye called Inkodye, that develops photographic images directly on fabric with sunlight. “We’re working to bring photography out of the dark room and into the sun,” says founder Jesse Genet.’ There’s a Lumi app which will convert your phone photos to negatives and then presto! You can print them!  Read the full story here.

Pinterest Pin Of The Day : Click To Repin

Also:
How good does this pizza look?!
And how rad is this apartment?!
Five Moroccan recipes to try. Yum.
Nigella Lawson went for a walk.
The world’s coolest chopping boards, methinks.
Sophie’s delicious Park Cake!
Peaches and Thomas out with Astala.
Make a really cool leather clutch purse.
Look at this cute Farmer’s Market Kids’ cookbook!
Probably you’ve heard about Nicole Kidman’s bottom?
Broccoli Mac and Cheese?
How to wear a maxi dress.
The world’s most liveable cities!
Make this paper flower back-drop (with free downloadable flowers!)

Here’s our Clip of the Day:

  • http://www.facebook.com/mbcontessa Michele Borghesi

    Yummo food selection, once again. The Brocolli Mac and Cheese is on my to do list for this weekend…might pop in some lemon zest, heaps of black pepper and garlic too.
    I think that apartmenty-warehouse looks lovely, but would be mighty draughty and a bastard to heat in Winter!
    I adore the little girl who doesn’t brush her hair…YAY to her and her Mum.
    Peaches is apparently wearing “an eccentric outfit” Bwa hahaha she looks pretty casually and simply frocked up to me, so I must be bonkers.
    I LOVE maxi dresses, BUT for 157cm tall people, LIKE ME, THEY just look like tents and are good for sweeping the floor. Is there a brand making them for short arses?
    Now…Nicole…I have no words. Oh, wait, YES I DO! What in the Mother of Buddha’s name are you thinking?! Why are these beautiful, shouldn’t-give-a-flying-fuck-what-people-think women still putting themselves out there and waving their arms around furiously silently screaming look-at-me with the almost naked, saucy photos?
    If that photo has not been retouched and if those are Nicole’s actual 2-babies-in bosoms and her actual bottom then I will run down the main st of Castlemaine starkers.
    As for Nigella, different scenario. Those snaps were taken by paps. I had the exact same surgery, it hurt and I couldn’t walk for 2 weeks. Didn’t lose hardly any weight. Don’t care. She looks fantastic whatever size she is. Love her.
    Thanks for all the updates. X