TCSOTD 2008-01-24
Techdirt on that Last.fm announcement
Scotland Yard to investigate Tony Blair and Peter Goldsmith for war crimes
Ross Anderson asks: ‘is the Financial Ombudsman losing it?’
Unshredding East Germany’s past
Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
Chicken Backup’s excellent post on the new Anti-Terrorism bill
... I have to include this quote from Jacqui Smith:
It won’t be hypothetical if and when it occurs, that’s precisely the point. We are not legislating now on the basis that we’re bringing it in now for something that might happen in the future. We’re putting in a provision for if it becomes unhypothetical. If unfortunately I and many other experts and right and we do need it in the future it is in place in legislation.
Just. Unbelievable.
TCSOTD 2007-06-26
Some in-depth background to that silly girl and her Silver Ring court case
... it’s sad but my first thought when I heard about this was “I wonder what link her family has to the Silver Ring Thing”
US Forth Amendment Rights have been extended to email
The ‘Law Abiding Majority’ doesn’t exist
... “More than six out of 10 people regularly commit crimes against the government, their employers or businesses, research suggests.”
... Ideal Government’s take on it
Department of Health caught editing history to agree with party line
... Dr Rant rants
First Vista only game cracked to work on XP
A worthwhile petition: bring back proper physics education
Some good comment on the ORG evoting report
Some lovely satire from Ken MacLeod: ‘Antichrist role ‘could hinder’ Blair’s conversion’
Why is last.fm not joining the day of silence protest
... more info here
