Republicans, Get In My Vagina! You might find some of the lines in this comedy clip, well, kinda disturbing (or in my case, cringingly funny).
And that’s because it is disturbing. It’s disturbing ‘cos it’s true.
The Snoopers Charter: Out in the open
As expected, plans to gather more personal information than ever before collected on free British citizens were announced in the Queen’s Speech. Let the legislative battle commence! The nonsensical idea that the concern was a central database has been scotched. The next stage is to get past the details of technical implementation, to argue the…
On being a good advisor
It was worrying to read Jonathan Calder’s “unsolicited advice” to Nick Clegg a while back. Apparently on a conference call regarding the CCDP Snoopers’ Charter there was a political advisor, of whom Jonathan says, “How shall I phrase this? – I am not wholly convinced that this person can be relied upon to offer Nick…
Well done, Ricky, Meri and Peter
Update: I can’t believe I forgot to mention one of the highlights of the campaign, which was Meri’s Dad coming over from Vancouver to help. Obviously it’s wonderful to see him enjoying his daughter’s victory. It was also highly enjoyable sitting around stuffing envelopes and swapping jokes for a few hours, while he winds up…
The CCDP: the many ways in which it is mistaken
When I heard fellow Reading Lib Dem Jenny Woods was making a trip into Gt George Street to talk about the Communications Capability Development Programme PR snafu, I used my morning commute to send a few suggestions her way. It had been bothering me that the reaction to the leak over the weekend was strong,…
Misogynist Technologist
Next week, I dive back in to the world of Information Technology. It’s a great job I’ve got, and anyone who has seen me bouncing around recently knows I’m very happy about it all. One thing that I’m not particularly looking forward to, though, is the casual and unthinking misogyny that abounds in the tech…
Elizabeth Warren’s first TV ad
I admire Elizabeth Warren, I like her first statewide TV ad. Plain, direct, simple. Her background shouldn’t be as important as her message, but voters do take backgrounds into account, and often for good reasons. Hers should play well. Hers is a campaign and a potentially a senatorship that have huge potential to make an important, positive…
Stuffed toys from a child’s own drawing
This is the most beautiful idea for a business that I’ve seen in a while: Child’s Own Studio. The toymaker’s blog is fun reading. How cool is it to be figuring out ways to turn a child’s cute little drawing into a real stuffed toy? Must be very satisfying. Thanks to Hacker News for the link….
Fox News
Insert your own joke here – I won’t be the first to think this, but doesn’t the neocon news network’s name suddenly have a self-parodying flavour courtesy of Dr Fox’s resignation?