Fastest growing technology sector ever? Who would have thought that every home would someday (in our lifetime?) have a “replicator” capable of making everything from a coffee cup to an acoustic guitar. I can’t wait to get one…

Personal 3-D Printer Sales Jump 35,000% Since 2007 Sales of 3-D printers for personal use have exploded since 2007, mimicking the personal-computing revolution of the 1990s, as the market expands from industrial- grade systems costing as much as $1 million. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-24/personal-3-d-printer-sales-jump-35-000-since-2007.html

Seriously – how do these people get elected?

Mourdock: Pregnancy from rape can be ‘something that God intended to happen’ Mourdock: Pregnancy from rape can be ‘something that God intended to happen’Posted byAaron Blakeon October 23, 2012 at8:54 pmText SizePrintReprintsShare:More »FacebookTwitterStumbleUponDiggDeliciousIndiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said Tuesday that pregnancy that results from rap… http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/10/23/mourdock-god-intended-for-babies-to-result-from-rape/

Remember your old cassette player?? “Researchers … have built prototypes that can store 35 terabytes of data – or about 35 million books’ worth of information – on a cartridge that measures just 10 centimetres by 10 cm by 2 cm.”. Wow… That’s a serious mix tape!

Cassette tapes are the future of big data storage – tech – 19 October 2012 – New Scientist Hard drives are the workhorse of large storage operations, but a new wave of ultra-dense tape drives is set to replace them http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/mg21628875.500-cassette-tapes-are-the-future-of-big-data-storage.html

After 7+ years in AU, we’re making the next leg of our world tour. (we added 2 kids during this one – who knows what will happen next?) We are on our way to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Our house in Glebe is up for sale – check it out!

60 Bridge Road, Glebe, NSW 2037 – House for Sale #111805611 – realestate.com.au Three level family oasis with wow factor appeal. 3 bedrooms House for Sale. Contact Agent. 60 Bridge Road, Glebe, NSW 2037. Listed by McGrath Estate Agents Inner West – Leichhardt. Features: Carport Spaces. http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-glebe-111805611