By William Kulich

Photography
Winter solstice sky – overlooking the Latrobe Valley from Warragul (2014)

I shot this photo from a hill south east of Warragul in June 2014. It’s not quite as sharp as I would like it to be, but this was the first time I got my white balance right for a […]

News + Features
Murdoch ruins the NBN, complains about slow internet

It has long been suggested Rupert Murdoch wants Australia’s National Broadband Network dead. Now his video streaming service, Presto, needs it well and truly alive.

News + Features
This couple built a comfortable, stylish, sustainable home for their family

LIFESTYLE // MANY people dream of designing and building their own home. Andrew and Kim Musgrove actually did it.

Link
The best Sarah Palin dubbing you will ever see

Equally two-dimensional. This is a very clever dubbing of Sarah Palin’s endorsement of Donald Trump over a Warner Brothers Yosemite Sam animation.

Blog
Adidas’ space suit may look cool, but it doesn’t have to do much

YOU can’t expect the wealthy to rough it, no matter how much you want them to, so it comes as no surprise that Virgin Galactic commissioned award winning fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto to design a space suit.

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Cute animals in snow: pandas, seals, elephants, monkeys and more at the Smithsonian National Zoo

Snowfall in parts of America may have shut down cities this weekend, but for some animals at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC the cold stuff has become a playground.

Music
It’s 2016 and people still complain about punk bands

Here’s hoping this letter is a fake.

Blog
Metro is getting what it wants: V/Line off the rails and in its hands

IN 2012, Victoria’s suburban rail operator Metro asked the state government to boot V/Line from the Pakenham line.

Music
Ch-ch-changes: David Bowie completes his latest transformation in ‘Blackstar’

DAVID Bowie has undergone some ch-ch-changes this decade, and his 25th studio album, Blackstar, is the most comfortable expression of his new sound yet.

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‘Beyond 140’ – Twitter character limit increase in headlines again

An increase to Twitter’s character-defining character limit could come by the end of Q1 2016/17, according to tech website re/code.

Blog
Find the Panda II – leveraging viral success without boring the fanbase

One of the runaway successes of Christmas 2015 was a drawing by Hungarian cartoonist Gergely “Dudolf” Dudás. Challenging followers to spot a panda drawn among a sea of happy snowmen, the image went viral.

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Nearly 200 floppy disks owned by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry restored – Ars Technica

This article about the restoration of data from floppy disks once owned by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry comes with plenty of interesting facts about the man behind the franchise.

Blog
Cartoonist nails what President Trump would mean for America

Posted by Extra Fabulous Comics on Monday, 4 January 2016 One of my favourite webcomic artists, Extra Fabulous Comics, has summarised what a Donald Trump presidency would mean for the United States of America.