Tag Archives: Stupidity

You can’t do that…

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You may well have noticed that the UK censors have finally noticed the internet and have decided following a quiet amendment to the law to make the depiction of all sorts of legal acts illegal in online porn. Of course with typical “logic” this only applies to porn made in the UK, porn made anywhere else can carry on as it was, just as well the internet pays so much attention to country borders. LegIron has already written an excellent article on the matter to which I’ve very little to add. The few bits I might have added were taken … Continue reading →

Well meaning but…

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I work in IT and I’m sure I’ve made decisions that have puzzled people or made them wonder what sort of special idiot I am. Fortunately for me most of what I’ve done hasn’t really had significant real world consequences. The same can not be said of the new surveillance detecting tool from Amnesty, Privacy International and the EFF. This new spyware detecting tool is called Deteckt and is aimed at people who fear they may be at risk of targeted surveillance. Now I’m sure that the people that wrote it are both very clever and well meaning, however if … Continue reading →

Independence articles round up

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As we enter the final few hours before voting starts I thought I’d round up some of the better articles from my point of view, so if nothing else I can refer to them when the dust starts settling. so in no particular order: Spiked get to the nub of the anti-democratic forces represented by the “Yes” campaign Harry’s place has a view from north of the border Apprently debate isn’t welcome in the yes camp Dan Hodges observes that the Union may be much like a Norewgian blue – regardless of the vote Anna Racoon has some words of … Continue reading →