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Greenpeace and The Wilderness Society ran an international campaign to save Tasmania’s Styx forest. As part of the campaign, activists (myself included) constructed a tree platform, dubbed the Global Rescue Station, 65 metres up one of the world’s tallest hardwood trees. The peaceful protest attracted thousands of visitors to the Styx and drew international attention…

I have some Gmail invitations spare at the moment, let me know if you’re keen on one. If you don’t know what Gmail is, best to stay under your rock (or visit gmail.google.com.)

American scientists say they have discovered two of the smallest planets ever detected outside our solar system – a sign, they said, that they are on the right track in the quest to find Earth-like planets that could potentially support life.

Lonely? Those crazy Japanese are up to it again, this time with the Kameo Corporations’s “Boyfriend Arm Pillow“

A breif history of the first four decades of video gaming, from 1up.com. Nice.

MORE than one million Australians are using broadband Internet services, with an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report finding the market passed the milestone in June. Not bad for a bunch of Australians. Switching to broadband? I strongly recommend iiNet.

It seems telescopes no larger than those available in department stores are proving capable of spotting previously unknown worlds.

Nice, those zany Japanese are onto it already, with a major milestone for commercializing holographic data storage systems.

But I have found a very cool ASCII art stereogram generator. Cool.

As you are no doubt aware, we haven’t got around to having a housewarming party yet – but don’t worry, it’s Cat’s birthday soon and we’re already scheming. We’ll keep you posted.