The big three, namely Microsoft, Google and Yahoo, have signed a global code of conduct which promises to offer better protection for online free speech and limit official intrusion. This ‘Global Network Initiative’ follows criticism that companies were assisting governments in certain countries, China being a prime example, to censor the Internet. The guidelines, seen as a ‘promising start’, seek …
Driver ends up in a lake
A van driver in Poland, religiously following his SatNav system, ended up submerged in a lake! About three years ago, the road had been so badly damaged through flooding that the authorities turned the area into a small lake. At the time of the ‘incident’, it was a dark night, the driver was more than a little worse for wear …
Don’t tell the kids!
So, what could a sixteen year old lad do? Join the army? Maybe kill or be killed in the service of his country. Pass. Get married? No, not yet. How about a part-time job, the money would come in handy while studying. Sounds good. There’s a local cleaning job available, worth a try. Enter Government Health and Safety Guidelines.
LittleBigPlanet musician ‘disappointed’
The musician whose song is being removed from the Sony game LittleBigPlanet amidst concerns that it may offend Muslims, claims that the music is not blasphemous and is disappointed that it is being removed. Toumani Diabate, a Grammy winning musician from Mali, is himself a Muslim and states that it is quite normal and common for the people of Mali …
Sony recalls LittleBigPlanet
Sony has postponed the global release of the new and much-anticipated video game LittleBigPlanet due to concerns that it may offend Muslims. Copies of the game already in shops are being recalled after it was discovered that a background music track contained two phrases from the Koran. Sony has issued an apology for any offence that the use of the …
A nation of spies
‘And you are?’ ‘Chip Wood’ ‘Occupation?’ ‘Carpenter’ ‘Child abuse’ ‘No, only carpentry’
Not your everyday crime
Questions are being asked in Jamaica as to why there has been little or no progress, and no arrests, regarding the theft of a BEACH! The beach at Coral Springs, four hundred metres of white sand, was due to be the site of a billion dollar resort, but developers have now put the plans on hold after thieves somehow managed …
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