Feeling silly
Has the Ice Stone melted?
(via Matthew Bozarth) A WoW insider joke I had to share. Has the Ice Stone melted?
Games
Attack of a gold spammer
It seems like as soon as this blog’s Technorati ratings go up, we start getting flooded by virtual gold sellers. I don’t know if it’s because of my earlier confession to having purchased WoW gold, or just random attacks. Last Read more…
Copyright
Update on Bad Science row
The Bad Science copyright chill has seemingly reached an impasse. The offending clip is still not available on the blog, but it can be found in countless websites as bloggers all across the country have started infringing copyright in a Read more…
Cybercrime
Why all computer security is flawed…
xkcd once more manages to distil complex issues in an understandable and undeniable manner. The weakest point in any computer security system is the carbon-based element managing the keys.
Copyright
Bad Science meets Bad Copyright
Ben Goldacre is the author of the Guardian column Bad Science (and eponymous blog). Dr Goldacre is a champion of rationality in a world enamoured with sloppy thinking, uncorroborated anecdotes and dodgy statistics. For many years he has been at Read more…
Announcements
SCRIPTed Conference Programme
The programme for the upcoming SCRIPTed conference has been published, and it looks pretty interesting. SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2009 19:00 Welcome Wine Reception (Playfair Library) MONDAY 30 MARCH 2009 09:00 Registration (Raeburn Room Vestibule) (Posters Erected) 10:00 Welcome & Opening Read more…
Networks
What is digital content?
Continuing with the coverage of the interim Digital Britain report, something has been bothering me since I read it, so I went back and browsed through it again until I realised what it was. According to the UK’s chief technology Read more…
DRM
Digital Britain or Digital Blunder?
The Digital Britain parliamentary commission has presented its interim report, which has been met with the usual journalistic brouhaha and bombastic statements. The more progressive media has kept a distrusting tone, while the usual suspects at the Telegraph and the Read more…
Academia
Starcraft 101
What would be the best way to study war? Academics at the University of California at Berkley believe that the answer is through Real-time strategy game Starcraft. The course description reads: “UC Berkeley students with an interest in real-time strategy Read more…
Feeling silly
Facebook murder
The BBC reports that a man has been convicted for murdering his wife after she changed her Facebook marital status from “Married” to “Single”. This is further proof that Facebook is dangerous and should come with some form of warning: Read more…