Here‘s why you should still care about privacy. I haven’t read the whole article, but it cites Bruce Schneier, so it can’t be all bad.
Pox Party Review
The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation; v.1, The Pox Party, Anderson. No. While the writing is not painful, it never really raises itself to the level of true goodness. The most interesting aspects of the book are historical, and, as the author points out in an afterword, you should read history if you’re interested in the history.
To no one's great surprise
If only they could be made to stop tipping the plot
The BBC was made to apologize for editing a promo in a way that seemed to imply that the Queen had walked out of a photo session. Maybe the English are just very sensitive to editing (the article I’m referring to is the 12 April entry), and what Queen couldn’t get from Fox, The Queen could from the BBC.
Because you've tired of Mt Fuji
and 99 views of Edo would not be enough: 100 (and some bonus tracks) views of Edo.
I hadn't realized it was such a big deal
Having walked past the Nintendo Fan Network booth several times this year, I hadn’t imagined it was so new and exciting.
Maybe it's just a British phenomenon?
The stress of working with the public is seldom appreciated.
June Reading
Truth trumps fiction, yet again
An excellent mystery, with the drawback of being totally real.
Lost your skeleton?
I don’t suppose any of our faithful readers have lost a skeleton? No?