Monthly Archives: May 2007
Tightening ‘Anti-Terrorism’ Censorship in Australia
The prospective widening of Australia’s censorship laws to crackdown on material that advocates terrorism has alarmed civil society groups. “The proposed changes raise fundamental problems by infringing on the right to free speech,” says Stephen Blanks, secretary of the New … Continue reading
The future of games – user created content
At work at Hursley there is an annual event organised called Hursley Techincal Exchange (HTX). It aims to inform the lab about some of the new technology being developed both inside IBM and in the rest of the world. I … Continue reading
Conundrums
If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented? If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren’t people from Holland called Holes? Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery? … Continue reading
Tough Snake!
On my way home from work on Friday I ran over a snake turning a corner on my motorbike. I heard the thing go crunch, and thought I had killed it. When I pulled up on to the pavement and … Continue reading