Category Archives: Politics

Stuff you should know about that isn’t the regular crap people talk about like football, big brother or problems at work

Who Watches The Watchmen?

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Liam
Echelon in the UK

It turns out that Echelon, the secret eavesdropping spy network, does exist after all. Billions of pounds spent on listening to people chat about their day at work and what they’ll have for dinner – not a waste of money … Continue reading →

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Falun Gong

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Liam
Falun Gong brass band

I saw the Falun Gong guys brass banding it up in town the other day. I can’t decide are they just a harmless religious startup, or a scary Chinese cult. It was certainly bizarre to see them marching around Leicester … Continue reading →

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When Computers Miscount

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Liam
Diebold voting machines

Finally acknowledging how easily voting machines used in US elections can be hacked (they run Windows), it seems Senate will hold a hearing on voting machine security. What’s that? Vote fixing in the states? Surely not

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