Modern justice or something

I’m not going to link to anyone’s blog just for a change, but I’m really quite astonished by some of the things that have been said in blogs I tend to frequent. Most of the blogs I read seem to generally be in favour of justice, against mob rule and generally believe in the old fashioned idea that someone is innocent until proven guilty – or at least I thought they did. Following the recent allegations about the late James Saville even before any sort of investigation has taken place an awful lot of people seem to be of the … Continue reading

Another repeating first

Taking a break to talk about climate or weather or something. A friend of mine posted a link to an article reporting the first boat to sail the northwest passage. Thus proving how terribly global warming is, as Artic see ice is now at the lowest since records began (1979). The article that’s based on at least is sensible enough to say that “The international three-man crew — an American, Canadian and Swede — claim to have piloted the first sailboat to do so.” (emphasis mine). Which is really just as well, as the crew of the boat apparently haven’t … Continue reading

A quick plug

Via the ever well informed Katabasis my attention has been drawn to a new blog/project: Censoring.me, which is apparently “… a clearing house site for information, news and opinions on the issues of censorship, propaganda and surveillance. It has an especial focus on the UK, however exceptions will often be made for particularly egregious examples internationally (such as SOPA in the U.S. or ACTA internationally).” Looks like one to keep an eye on. +1-1