Great article from Fast Company on the U.S. Navy and Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) gaming trying to solve the problem of piracy on the waterways such as near Somalia.

I’m seeing more and more examples of the gaming and real worlds crossing over in cases like this.

Attended the ANZAC day Dawn Service at 6.00am this morning to a good crowd at Morphett Vale’s memorial. No rain at all but quite cold. It’s always amazing to see so many come. The service itself is quite short. Lowering the flags, the service and laying of the wreaths. The two minute silence and the anthems.

I will put this link to RSL SA down, as much to remind myself, as my readers of where to get the details of the local services, which are not so easy to find. There are quite a few locally so perhaps next year we will attend one of the others.

One man was carrying a frame full of medals emotion of his face plain.

We remembered too the other members of ANZAC. The New Zealand flag and anthem of course but there was also a haka. Kia kaha.

We will remember them.

Just attended my second Dawn Service of ANZAC Day.  The weather held up this time and the turnout was very good, even better than last year.

It was good to see so many people involved in this rather important nationalistic event.  Yet this involves the diggers and veterans of two nations, not just Australia, but New Zealand too.  New Zealanders were also involved with and mentioned in the service.

We will remember them.

Soon it will be Anzac Day here in Australia and the ABC have done a Gallipoli special which I think is worth a squiz.

John “Jack” Ross was our last surviving veteran of some 417,000 brave Australians who served in WWI, the Great War. But now our last WW1 Digger has passed on quietly in his sleep on 3rd June 2009 in Bendigo.

RSL Victorian president David McLachlan said Mr Ross was “a very proud Australian” who “represented that generation of magnificent people who went to the First World War”.

Born March 11, 1899, in Victoria, John “Jack” Ross enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force aged 18, in January 1918. He also served in WWII. In his civil life he was a railway worker.

RIP John “Jack” Ross, we thank you for your service.

John over at the Castle honours him.