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“I’ve Got Nothing to Hide” and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy 26 Aug 2013 | 06:13 am
The argument that no privacy problem exists if a person has nothing to hide is frequently made in connection with many privacy issues. When the government engages in surveillance, many people believe ...
Hard Drivin’ 24 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
Who are the most dangerous road-users in the UK (the UK at least)? Boy racers in pimped Vauxhall Astras? Ditzy lasses in Renault Clios twittering about One Direction? Nah! It’s the crumblies. Oh, ...
Election 13 24 Aug 2013 | 05:09 am
For all you foreign types out there: Latest polling data on the Australian election puts the seat of Griffith, held by Kevin Rudd, current holder of that revolving post known as Prime Minister, at ri...
Try and keep the psychosis in your head 23 Aug 2013 | 02:44 pm
And thus was smallpox introduced into the previously Undying Lands. As RAB observed with Chelsea Morning, we’re still in “Silly Season” here in the UK, so in the meantime, here’s some humour for my f...
Woke Up And I was a Chelsea Manning… 23 Aug 2013 | 02:16 am
Sorry folks. It is still the silly season after all. This post is apropos of nothing much other than I couldn’t resist doing the header (always mindful of Julia M’s Post title of the month awards of c...
Midweek Mirth 21 Aug 2013 | 06:19 pm
Did you here about that nutter who was spraying Domestos on the cops? He was arrested for causing a bleach of the police.
Failure to see the Golden obvious – Britain (and the West generally) are bleeding towards bankruptcy. 20 Aug 2013 | 10:25 pm
The “Financial Times” (the sister publication of the Economist magazine – but even worse) had a good-news story on its front page today (below the fold – and behind some paywall) – “British gold expor...
Quote of the Day 20 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
I’m not a political person, by choice, and I must say, researching the latest developments convinced me of one thing — I am right to avoid it. There is a scripture that says, It doesn’t belong to man ...
The naming of cats 20 Aug 2013 | 08:40 am
My cat was called Cat, until my sister renamed him Dennis.
When in Rome 20 Aug 2013 | 08:36 am
John Galts posting below got me musing to myself about the last time I visited Rome. I wandered about a bit on my tod, as is my wont, and when I found Trajans Column there was an elderly Australian c...
