December 2007
Worktank Holiday-O-Matic →
Pull the lever for auotmated, random holiday greetings. Thanks to Neatorama.
Where's The Evidence? | Comment Is Free →
‘Tucked away in Section 6 is the nasty piece of legislation which will define many kinds of sexual behaviour as inherently deviant and criminal. You won’t need to have actually indulged in these acts yourself to be brought within the ambit of the law - possessing an image of it will do, and could get you three years in jail.’
Man Charged Over 'Terror Plans' | BBC News →
‘The spokesman added: “The charge relates to the alleged engagement in conduct for the preparation of an intention to commit an act of terrorism.” ‘
Return of the censor | Comment Is Free →
‘After five days some inconclusive footage emerged of an earlier stage in the operation. But nothing of the actual capture of the town. The BBC’s David Loyn, flown in briefly to Musa Qala, heard allegations from local people of women and children having been killed in the fighting. He did not have the time to substantiate them. Anything could have happened. We still don’t...
Well, I'll be burgered | Comment Is Free →
‘More and more rules, with more and more sticks to enforce them - and the rules are profitable. Highly profitable, in fact, which makes them that much harder to unravel. It’s the perfect solution - laws that make money - and it’s a pattern spreading throughout nearly every aspect of our lives. I am constantly worried about whether or not I could be fined for any given activity....
Ordnance Survey rescues rural towns from... →
Sportswear For Dogs →
“The future is already here - it is just unevenly distributed.”
– — William Gibson (via Kiyo via Bokardo)
6 Beers We'd Never Drink | Mental Floss →
‘when it comes to Lambic beer, brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium. As has been tradition for some 500 years, Lambic is instead fermented with “wild” bacteria; brewers pump the wort liquid into flat, open tubs near the roof of the brewery and leave the louvers wide open. Whatever bacteria happens to be floating by on the breeze lands in the wort.’
Things came to a head when I...
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend.
Inside of a dog its too...”
– — Groucho Marx
Students 'should use Wikipedia' | BBC News →
‘Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has said teachers who refuse students access to the site are “bad educators”.’
Wikipedia black helicopters circle Utah's Traverse... →
‘In early September, the Wikipedia inner circle banned edits from 1,000 homes and one massive online retailer in an attempt to suppress the voice of one man. […]
“When Bagley attempted to level the playing field, he was banished immediately,” Ainsworth continues. “Obviously, there’s something seriously wrong with the way Wikipedia is being managed and...
Don't ban the lyricist | Times Online →
‘And this is why what happens to Samina Malik today really matters. This Government wants to climb inside your head, see what’s going on and tell you what’s right. In all of this we are being sold the lie that there’s a thin line between thought and action. Wrong. It’s a thick line. Our reason - as individuals and as society - can confront and judge all sorts of crazy...
Court Orders Tweety, Donald Duck, Other Toons to... →
OT: New Dashboard "Notes" Feature
Seems this only works if you use the “reblog” button. I mostly don’t. Sorry, folks.
“With an estimated 175 million copies distributed in 2006, the IKEA catalogue is...”
– color averaged IKEA catalogue - information aesthetics -As pretty as a song
The End For Livejournal?
Livejournal has been sold to Russian company SUP, which, if complaints here and elsewhere are to be believed, is run like (and may actually be) a junkmail company. There is certainly some evidence of dodgy activity:
‘According to Sup, the incident, connected with vedmouse was true, and the Company has already apologized. However, the illegal access happened not because Sup has the access...
“Feudalism: It’s Your Count That Votes”
Scotland's New £125k Slogan: "Welcome To Scotland"... →
The future warehouse of unwanted books | BLDGBLOG →
‘A warehouse is being constructed to house the books that no one’s reading.’
Can’t remember who had this first, sorry…