Readers may not be aware of the so-called ‘Trafigura Affair‘. Nevertheless, I’m delighted to read about the humiliating defeat administered to the company and its lawyers after they tried to silence legitimate reporting concerning parliamentary matters in England. First, some background. In 2002, Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex begin to accumulate significant quantities of coker… Continue reading Twitter and the Internet defeat heavy-handed lawyers
Tag: Internet
And all for the want of a full stop!
I’m sure many readers know the ancient doggerel: For want of a nail the shoe was lost.For want of a shoe the horse was lost.For want of a horse the rider was lost.For want of a rider the battle was lost.For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.And all for the want of a… Continue reading And all for the want of a full stop!
Useful Web sites
Every so often someone publishes a list of the best or most useful Web sites they’ve found over the past year or so. Two such lists have caught my eye recently: TIME magazine published its list of ‘50 Best Websites 2009‘; The Telegraph newspaper in London published its list of ‘The 101 Most Useful Websites‘.… Continue reading Useful Web sites
When technology lets you down
I was amazed to read of a South African company that’s resorted to an ancient technique for the transfer of modern digital data. A company is to start using a carrier pigeon to transfer data between its offices – because bosses believe it will be quicker than broadband. IT experts at a firm in South… Continue reading When technology lets you down
‘Monopoly’ as you’ve never played it before!
It seems that Hasbro, makers of the Monopoly board game, are teaming up with Google to offer an online version of the game using Google Maps. The online version will be the same as the traditional board game but players will be able to build football stadiums and skyscrapers as well as the usual houses… Continue reading ‘Monopoly’ as you’ve never played it before!
Red faces at Democratic Party HQ?
It appears that the Democratic National Committee’s Web site has been adopted by scammers to send out all sorts of unwelcome e-mail to unsuspecting – and unhappy – recipients. Scammers pumping out emails that try to trick recipients into parting with large sums of cash are getting a helping hand from the Democratic National Committee.… Continue reading Red faces at Democratic Party HQ?
It had to happen, I suppose . . .
With all the fuss and bother over the Obama administration’s proposed socialization of the US health care system, plus disappointment (not to mention resentment) over its bailouts of fat-cat industrialists and bankers, and its disregard for the opinions of ordinary Americans, I suppose this had to happen. There’s now an ‘Official I Am Sorry I… Continue reading It had to happen, I suppose . . .
The situation at The High Road
Regular readers will be aware of the legal controversy brewing over The High Road firearms forum. I’ve posted about it several times before: in chronological order, here, here, here, here and here. Oleg Volk has posted an update on the latest developments. Those following the situation can expect further action soon as the case goes… Continue reading The situation at The High Road
The copyright conundrum
The issue of international copyright law has reared its head again this week, in two different but intriguing cases. First, Amazon.com began to sell e-book copies of two of George Orwell’s books, ‘1984’ and ‘Animal Farm’, for use on its Kindle device. However, BoingBoing reports that Amazon not only stopped selling them, but physically deleted… Continue reading The copyright conundrum
But will it tell you if your Mohel is kosher?
It seems there’s a new search engine out there, aimed at the Orthodox Jewish market. Religiously devout Jews barred by rabbis from surfing the Internet may now ‘Koogle’ it on a new ‘kosher’ search engine, the site manager said yesterday. Yossi Altman said Koogle, a play on the names of a Jewish noodle pudding and… Continue reading But will it tell you if your Mohel is kosher?