Schneier points out that at least the UAE’s filter has an appeals process. ~~~ All of the recent discussions on the Clean Feed have got me thinking that there could be a spin-off from Godwin’s Law relating to censorship discussions from: “As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or [...]
Dnosauria
Writing it down before it gets sketchy
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Nov 12
A Trio of Docos
Haven’t seen that many movies lately, I’ve been watching documentaries instead. These are the ones you should try see. Night I want this film as my screensaver. Loved the Australian cityscapes and the anonymising silhouettes. I want this soundtrack in my collection. Glass: A Portrait of Philip in 12 Parts I love insights into how [...]
Nov 05
Prodigal Kid Returns to Transit
Kid Confucius hit Transit Bar again on December 6th. Be there in your best jumpin’ kicks.
Nov 04
Eight Problems with the Australian Clean Feed Proposal
[Dropped this as a comment to my previous post, but thought it worthy of its own in retrospect] An update from Mark Newton, featuring the 8 key problems with the Clean Feed proposal: 1. No problem to solve, 2. no public demand to solve it, 3. Government’s proposed solutions won’t work, 4. even if they [...]
Nov 02
Flirting with Absurdity
During the election campaign a bunch of aussie blogs sported a message to Kev: Well, on the question of internet filtering (as Kev would say), they’re fucking it up. They need to man-up and admit they’re wrong. The clean feed proposal won’t stop the bad people and will inconvenience the good people. It’s like putting [...]
