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wikileaks round up

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I’m afraid another post about wikileaks, even though really not much has been happening except for script kiddies running badly written code to stick it to the man (If you were a nasty person that’s just the sort of program to shove a back door into). The script kiddies at the behest of anonymous* have been targeting anyone anonymous has decided is anti-wikileaks, which is probably the best bet if you’re twelve. Adults might consider writing and threatening the companies to stop using their services (oddly past campaigns have suggested that commercial ventures care quite a bit about publicity and … Continue reading →

Wikileaks again

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Following the on going saga of the actions taken against both Wikileaks and Julian Assange personally, he has now been arrested and denied bail despite turning up to court voluntarily and realistically probably not being much of a flight risk. Which does make one wonder about the reasons for such action when serveral people offered surety and to cover the bail. The final charges do seem to potentially be quite serious if one can trust any of the reports one hears both from prior to his actually being charged and subsequently due to the difference in how offences are labelled … Continue reading →

An apology to Laurie Penny

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I find myself feeling somewhat like the less virtuous player in the story of “St. Peter and the gossip”, over at the Devils Kitchen I made a comment about Ms. Penny which really didn’t need making. For this I would like to offer my apologies, though I realise no apology is an undo switch. I do stand by what I said but not everything needs saying – I shall offer no further comment or explanation for fear of appearing to make excuses for behaviour which falls short of the level of politenss I try to aspire to. I shall however* … Continue reading →