Author Archives: Giolla

I am Pornacus

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So the government have come up with another jolly wheeze to control the Internet, we have to opt in to be allowed to access “porn” on computers we pay for over connections provided at our expense by private companies. Oh and as Anna Raccoon points out anything with too much of #FFE5B4 could be iffy. The implications of such restrictiosn have already been nicely covered by Leg Iron amongst others and Make it stop have suggested the tradtional internet response to anyone trying to block anything. “Make lots more of it avaialble” Or for those of a more classical bent … Continue reading →

A solstice trio

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Three posts from other people: Woman on a Raft and Leg Iron both have excellent posts for the solstice (which was about 15 minutes ago it seems). And in utterly unrelated news Anna Raccoon has excellent news about Steven Nearys battle with the Court of protection. Enjoy. 00

Remember it’s only weather

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Via many places may I point you at a rather amusing skit by Armstrong and Miller and via The Foggy Mirror an article suggesting (as they suggested back in the 70s) that we should possibly be worrying more about another mini ice-age than about global warming. “The cold now sweeping over Europe and other parts of the globe are due to natural cycles, says German meteorologist Thomas Globig. He points out that the first 2 weeks of December in Britain have been the coldest since the last little ice age 350 years ago, and claims some climate models have criminally … Continue reading →