This is insane! The filters and cencors that are on-by-default and not always easy to turn off, and mandated by the government are now blocking privacy-protecting tools.

As Cory puts it:

Instead of teaching kids how to stay safe online, the official UK Internet safety policy requires them to be totally naked in all their online communications.

Using a secure VPN is good practice when on untrustworthy networks, for example to stop the other guy at Starbucks from jumping into your Facebook account.

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Sarah and Duck just started in February. It’s a favourite in our house! Simple and charming, and lots of imagination.

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Ciavarella was convicted of racketeering and sentenced to 28 years in prison. He was also forced to pay $1 million in restitution.

Wow. Justice.

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Pretty easy reading to get an overview of our history.

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This is a cool service from Wikipedia. When we first moved to London I often wondered what some buildings were, and this would have helped me find out.

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Random Access Memories in 5 minutes, 8-bit style. Cool video too, complete with cheesy 8-bit tie and sunglasses.

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Interesting article. Apparently sightings of big cats in the wild have increased dramatically in the last couple of decades. It’s almost certainly hysteria. Like the UFO sightings in the 50s-70s. But why?

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I hope this isn’t a trend, or already a widespread problem.

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