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Automatic fear updates

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Quite a while back I bemoaned the fact that MI5 weren’t kind enough to provide an RSS feed of the current UK threat level so I wrote a little script so I could know in real time if I should be more or less afraid, and so make sure that my fear and paranoia were at government approved levels at all times. Well it seems that they’ve finally* got round to providing an official RSS feed which is very nice of them and far more reliable than my efforts. You can find it here: https://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/threat-level-rss.html Note it’s available over both … Continue reading →

Bloggers Bash

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The Bloggers bash at the Adam Smith Institute was rather fun last night (even though I had to leave far too quickly due to other commitments). Was terribly good to catch up with Katabasis (helping break the sea of suits) and The Salted Slug. Glad to say the free booze was much better, Meantime pale ale, and Nanny state from Brew Dog – how can one complain. I found the direction of the questions asked of the panel fascinating, and assuming they reflect what most bloggers are concerned about/interested in – I think I may be following a different path. … Continue reading →

That infamous kiss

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Like many people I wasn’t in the John Snow when that infamous kiss took place, I don’t know the landlord or the people who were kissing. So I’ve got no reason to believe either of them over the other. The few things that we do know for certain is that the LandLord acted after a complaint, they claim it was quick peck on the cheek the person who complained says it was more (and some supprto this). Quite frankly I don’t care, we’ve no evidence that the landlord would have acted any different if someone had complained about a straight … Continue reading →