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Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/it-happened-we-finally-ruined-the-internet/ We’ve done it. We’ve finally ruined the Internet with our constant rage and all-caps rants. The vibe of the place has undeniably changed. We can all feel it. It used to be a place for exchanging videos of animals doing people things and tricking Richard Wilkins into announcing celebrity deaths. Now, it’s like being trapped in a shipping container full of knives and bees, or spending 20 minutes within a 15m radius of Deni Hines. Engaging with anything online has become an exhausting exercise. Every article, video and picture of George Lucas is accompanied by the ominous drum of sweaty fists pounding keyboards. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/it-happened-we-finally-ruined-the-internet/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/it-happened-we-finally-ruined-the-internet/#item7656 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The interwebs are a cesspit of bigotry, bullying and racism, hate and snuff porn, and all things dark and evil, right? Right. But, being a human place, they’re also full of wit and wisdom and things of beauty. It’s hard to tell who’s winning, but there’s a bloody interesting skirmish going on. Twitter user @lizsinnott tweeted a screenshot from a Facebook page on which a bunch of racist nongs had posted racist rubbish about an ad for indigenous education. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/should-we-name-and-shame-online-racists/ The interwebs are a cesspit of bigotry, bullying and racism, hate and snuff porn, and all things dark and evil, right? Right. But, being a human place, they’re also full of wit and wisdom and things of beauty. It’s hard to tell who’s winning, but there’s a bloody interesting skirmish going on. Twitter user @lizsinnott tweeted a screenshot from a Facebook page on which a bunch of racist nongs had posted racist rubbish about an ad for indigenous education. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/should-we-name-and-shame-online-racists/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/should-we-name-and-shame-online-racists/#item7549 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The interwebs are a cesspit of bigotry, bullying and racism, hate and snuff porn, and all things dark and evil, right? Right. But, being a human place, they’re also full of wit and wisdom and things of beauty. It’s hard to tell who’s winning, but there’s a bloody interesting skirmish going on. Twitter user @lizsinnott tweeted a screenshot from a Facebook page on which a bunch of racist nongs had posted racist rubbish about an ad for indigenous education. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/how-are-we-ripped-off-let-us-count-the-ways/ Thanks to the high dollar, Australians have become the world’s most savvy online bargain hunters. Parcels with cheaper DVDs from the US, computer games from Hong Kong and books from Britain now arrive on our shores in the thousands every day. Australian buyers obviously know how much they can save by shunning domestic retailers for their overseas competitors. Little wonder when, say, Steve Jobs’ biography is selling for $44 in Australia but for the equivalent of just $18 in Britain. Some British online retailers even offer free world-wide shipping. What most Australians are probably unaware of is how much more they could save if it was possible to buy other goods internationally. Cars for example. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/how-are-we-ripped-off-let-us-count-the-ways/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/how-are-we-ripped-off-let-us-count-the-ways/#item7378 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The interwebs are a cesspit of bigotry, bullying and racism, hate and snuff porn, and all things dark and evil, right? Right. But, being a human place, they’re also full of wit and wisdom and things of beauty. It’s hard to tell who’s winning, but there’s a bloody interesting skirmish going on. Twitter user @lizsinnott tweeted a screenshot from a Facebook page on which a bunch of racist nongs had posted racist rubbish about an ad for indigenous education. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/You-dont-win-friends-with-salad-unless-theyre-women/ What do women want? This question has vexed philosophers, feminists and talk show hosts since time immemorial (or at least since Mel Gibson started making bad romantic comedies). The good news is that we now have a definitive answer – and it doesn’t involve equal pay, housework help or a nude frolic on a Northern Territory balcony. As it turns out, nothing brings a woman more pleasure, euphoria or knee-trembling jouissance than… (anticipation-enhancing trumpet flurry)… chowing down solo on a salad. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/You-dont-win-friends-with-salad-unless-theyre-women/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/You-dont-win-friends-with-salad-unless-theyre-women/#item7366 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The interwebs are a cesspit of bigotry, bullying and racism, hate and snuff porn, and all things dark and evil, right? Right. But, being a human place, they’re also full of wit and wisdom and things of beauty. It’s hard to tell who’s winning, but there’s a bloody interesting skirmish going on. Twitter user @lizsinnott tweeted a screenshot from a Facebook page on which a bunch of racist nongs had posted racist rubbish about an ad for indigenous education. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/kids-are-digital-but-that-doesnt-mean-theyre-savvy/ People often say that kids these days are “digital savvy”. Those people are wrong. Kids today are definitely “digital” – some Gen Zers (see above) are even confused why printed magazines don’t interact with them like iPads – but that doesn’t mean they’re “savvy”. They might know how to use technology. But just like drugs, alcohol, sex and relationships, that doesn’t mean kids know how to use it in a way that’s safe and appropriate. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/kids-are-digital-but-that-doesnt-mean-theyre-savvy/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/kids-are-digital-but-that-doesnt-mean-theyre-savvy/#item7251 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The interwebs are a cesspit of bigotry, bullying and racism, hate and snuff porn, and all things dark and evil, right? Right. But, being a human place, they’re also full of wit and wisdom and things of beauty. It’s hard to tell who’s winning, but there’s a bloody interesting skirmish going on. Twitter user @lizsinnott tweeted a screenshot from a Facebook page on which a bunch of racist nongs had posted racist rubbish about an ad for indigenous education. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/television-drug-of-a-nation-and-a-generation/ When it comes to first world problems, information overload used to be the number one cause of anxiety among young adults. But those folks are a cagey bunch. They adapt. Now, they can carry on a conversation while checking their text messages, surfing the web and watching their favourite TV shows without even batting an e-lash. Their heads are right around spam filters. They can cope with rapid remote movement. Come at them, bro, and they’re ready to give you the millisecond of attention you deserve. Information overload? Pfffft. No sweat. But now a new kind of anxiety is in town and it’s starting to unsettle this wired up, hooked in, broad band of tech heads. Across every office space, university campus, schoolyard and shopping mall there’s an underlying tension which froths and bubbles to the surface. And the cause? Too many good TV shows and not enough time to watch all of them. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/television-drug-of-a-nation-and-a-generation/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/television-drug-of-a-nation-and-a-generation/#item7092 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The interwebs are a cesspit of bigotry, bullying and racism, hate and snuff porn, and all things dark and evil, right? Right. But, being a human place, they’re also full of wit and wisdom and things of beauty. It’s hard to tell who’s winning, but there’s a bloody interesting skirmish going on. Twitter user @lizsinnott tweeted a screenshot from a Facebook page on which a bunch of racist nongs had posted racist rubbish about an ad for indigenous education. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-systems-broken-time-for-democracy-2/ When Tim Berners-Lee launched the world-wide-web in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. At that time the web was a domain for practitioners only. Today it’s: “Here comes everybody.” The web 2.0 enables communication and collaboration on a scale thought unimaginable only a few years ago. Today people want more of a say in everything we do - and that includes our democracy. Voting every few years is not enough for people anymore. What we’re talking about is how to bring our democracy into the 21st century and to align it better with our modern lives. We have moved on, leaving our Parliaments behind. When the Berlin wall fell, so too did political divides. Yet our current democracy - Democracy 1.0 - continues to divide us. In our daily lives, at work and in our communities, collaboration is the norm. In Parliament, collaboration is the exception. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-systems-broken-time-for-democracy-2/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-systems-broken-time-for-democracy-2/#item7006 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The interwebs are a cesspit of bigotry, bullying and racism, hate and snuff porn, and all things dark and evil, right? Right. But, being a human place, they’re also full of wit and wisdom and things of beauty. It’s hard to tell who’s winning, but there’s a bloody interesting skirmish going on. Twitter user @lizsinnott tweeted a screenshot from a Facebook page on which a bunch of racist nongs had posted racist rubbish about an ad for indigenous education. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/hackers-just-slackers-when-it-comes-to-being-sexy-devils/ Many years from now, a child will look up at his father and ask him for a tale from his wild and untameable youth. The man, whose eyes will scream a life without regret, will chuckle quietly and pat him gently on the head. “Well,” he will say, “There was this one time I drank all this Red Bull and stayed up all night and wrote this algorithm that made Twitter users’ accounts spam other users’ accounts with a message telling them there’s a really funny picture of them online and they should totally click it - and then they did and it sent it to all their friends!” “Lol,” he will add, as the boy shakes his head and punches him in the knee cap. Hard. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/hackers-just-slackers-when-it-comes-to-being-sexy-devils/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/hackers-just-slackers-when-it-comes-to-being-sexy-devils/#item6763 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The interwebs are a cesspit of bigotry, bullying and racism, hate and snuff porn, and all things dark and evil, right? Right. But, being a human place, they’re also full of wit and wisdom and things of beauty. It’s hard to tell who’s winning, but there’s a bloody interesting skirmish going on. Twitter user @lizsinnott tweeted a screenshot from a Facebook page on which a bunch of racist nongs had posted racist rubbish about an ad for indigenous education. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/access-to-the-internet-is-a-human-right/ The right to digital access, should be a right we expect like a right to equality, or accessibility. Recent debate about the price households will pay for their broadband as the National Broadband Network (NBN) is rolled out, has raised issues such as affordability. As that debate continues, it is important to also focus on the need for digital inclusion to improve quality of life, and on extending opportunities - particularly in employment. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/access-to-the-internet-is-a-human-right/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/access-to-the-internet-is-a-human-right/#item6768 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The interwebs are a cesspit of bigotry, bullying and racism, hate and snuff porn, and all things dark and evil, right? Right. But, being a human place, they’re also full of wit and wisdom and things of beauty. It’s hard to tell who’s winning, but there’s a bloody interesting skirmish going on. Twitter user @lizsinnott tweeted a screenshot from a Facebook page on which a bunch of racist nongs had posted racist rubbish about an ad for indigenous education. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Strap-yourselves-in-things-are-only-going-to-get-ruder/ The bad manners of the internet are now turning up on the air waves and on the street to create one of the rudest political debates Australia has seen. Prime Minister Julia Gillard is being hit by the type of public nastiness which would have embarrassed and horrified most people a decade ago. She has been called a liar to her face by a woman who constantly referred to the Prime Minister as Julia; Sydney radio figure Ray Hadley this week called her an imbecile; at anti-carbon price rallies she appears on banners as a witch or even a bitch. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Strap-yourselves-in-things-are-only-going-to-get-ruder/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Strap-yourselves-in-things-are-only-going-to-get-ruder/#item6290 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The interwebs are a cesspit of bigotry, bullying and racism, hate and snuff porn, and all things dark and evil, right? Right. But, being a human place, they’re also full of wit and wisdom and things of beauty. It’s hard to tell who’s winning, but there’s a bloody interesting skirmish going on. Twitter user @lizsinnott tweeted a screenshot from a Facebook page on which a bunch of racist nongs had posted racist rubbish about an ad for indigenous education.