Paris get roasted

This is painful.
David Letterman has Paris Hilton on his show, and I would hazard a guess thats it wasnt him that invited her.
Always good to see her squirm.

Blackwater Has Made Almost $1 Trillion in Iraq Since 2004

This is galling.
Blackwater, a very large private security firm, who are also in the spotlight this week for their soldiers causing havoc in Iraq, have made a trillion out of this war so far.

The U.S. military is dependent on contractors in modern warfare, and their are undertones of animosity between the State and D.O.D. over who should be taking more blame over Blackwater. But what really struck me FTA: Since 2004, State has paid Blackwater $833,673,316, compared with Defense Department contracts of $101,219,261.

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Next Generation of engineers

Just hope & pray these guys dont come & live near you after getting their engineering degrees.


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Graveyard of Vehicles

I love these shots & videos of the rotting hulks of mans industrial excess.
Look out for the Dead Fighter Jets as far as the eye can see.
I wonder how much actual peace any of them have brought about.

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A most curious collection

A wonderful steampunk, collector, creator, obscure, spooky, eerie, medical, industrial, i so want some.

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Thanx BoingBoing

In-fact, BoingBoing are having a froth of steampunk today

Pirate Bay pwns Media Defender

Not that I fully condone Pirate Bay, but I condone less the actions of the American Media companies putting strangleholds on technology for their own ends.

Background - A few days ago - somebody - ahem - discovered a large portion of mail belonging to a company called Media Defender.
Media Defender are hired by the majors to disrupt P2P & other file sharing networks, and these mails detail the downright illegal methods of doing this.
Subsequently, the Pirate Bay has taken it upon themselves to (counter) sue Media Defender for their illegal activities in Sweden.

I have a feeling that this ain't over yet !

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Cory discuss' Piracy

Cory Doctrow now writing a tech column for 'the Guardian' UK newspaper.

Just as the industrial economy wasn't based on making it harder to get access to machines, the information economy won't be based on making it harder to get access to information. Indeed, the opposite seems to be true: the more IT we have, the easier it is to access any given piece of information — for better or for worse.

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Old KGB run New Russia

Didnt everyone see this comming? Russia, and the everyday Russians deserve so much better than elite mobsters trashing the country & its (remaining & outstanding) culture.

Virtually all key positions in Russian political life -- in government and the economy -- are controlled by the so-called "siloviki," a blanket term to describe the network of former and current state-security officers with personal ties to the Soviet-era KGB and its successor agencies.

The core of the siloviki group, led by former KGB officer and Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Vladimir Putin himself, comprises about 6,000 security-service alumni who entered the corridors of power during Putin's first term. Now, as Putin's second term winds down, their clout is virtually unassailable.

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Black Sabbath Cartoon

Well, I never knew this existed. If any one has any background to this cartoon & be most interested to know more.
I cant believe this was made for Childrens TV.
Cartoon Black Sabbath visit Hawaii ...

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George Carlin Clip

The very wonderful George Carlin explaining why white people should leave the Blues alone.

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Tim Berners Lee on One Web Day

Yes I know its geeky, but he IS right.

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Software for the Paranoid

Found this great article for optimising & securing your Windows PC. Great tips for Tor, Freenet etc...
WARNING ! - very very techy.

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Yes - the Government is watching you.

We all have our suspicions that the Government is nosing around our private affairs but getting definite proof of the existence of Echelon, Carnivore & Fylingdales is (obviously) difficult.
'The Register' has a lucid & informative article on the subject, piecing together the fragments to build up an overall picture.

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We're all a bunch of Monkeys!!!

Well ... some of us have been harping on about this for years.
A nice little video reminding us of our place in this world.

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US copyright database

Well - something to do with the theme of this blog. Apparently the US copyright database is copyrighted, and costs money to access.
That's really going to encourage innovation.

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10 Things I hate about your social network.

I really don't know how I survive on the Web.
All though I embrace the topology, I have a deep distrust of these new fangled gadgets.
This succinct post outlines some salient points.

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French Prints Show the Year 2000 (1910)

I espicialy like this one of an early Vid-Phone system.

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Flowchart: Is it f*cked up?

Finaly a template for my everyday working life.
Does any one have a version for relationships?

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One for UK Drivers

This will be understandable to any UK drivers.

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40 Unusual Websites

Undiscovered webservices that are original, rather unique, unusual, useful, free, and must-be bookmarked type.
Some usefull, if not obscure, tools here.

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SwingWing

Great mashup of an old toy (bizarre) advert and, er ... some more contemporary music.

Bonkers.

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Feed the Head

Intriguing flash animation - game type thing. Most curious.

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Harmony of the Spheres

Nice little documentary that ties up Pythagoras, harmonic structure, physics - well everything really.

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Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

Great dance routines

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Bed of Roses

Some fine ol' Country and Western.


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