Avoiding internet censorship in China
¶ Spot the difference Can you get through the Great Firewall of China? I tried it earlier today. Since I am not currently in China it's impossible for me to know for sure what is and isn't available through the…
Some fishy tales in Olympic waters
Hmm…that doesn't look right! You might have heard this one. If so I apologise, but it's certainly news to me–and it's juicy, involving a big name, a flashy occasion, and some conspiracy at the highest levels. Perhaps it's a failing,…
Kirk, Scotty, Spock, they're all here! But not for you.
Sigh. I went to the trouble of downloading all these recently, so I was annoyed when I heard CBS decided to release all the original Star Trek episodes on CBS.com, so anyone can watch them for free (so they said)….
Darwin's Dream Job?
If I were to combine my gigantic detestation of all forms of psychic codology with my new found love of real estate development, I might come up with this as the Ideal Job: Buying haunted houses for a pittance, then…
