I Intend To Escape ......................And Come Back

Bloggers For The Government

I came across the Bloggers 4 Labour site today.

As I understand it, blogging is about independent thought. That hardly sits well with the top-down, presentation is all approach of Mr Blair - or Mr Brown's - Labour Party.

Had he been alive today, I think Dr Johnson would have taken one look at any of the Bloggers 4 Labour sites, and concluded that whilst it is not done well, it is a surprise to see it done at all!

Fed Up With Being Watched?

Well if so you are not alone.

A rare tiger in Indonesia has taken to vandalising surveillance cameras that are monitoring him.

Read the story here. Who says human beings are more intelligent than animals?

Search Me!

In a very short space of time, the search engine Google has become a large part of our lives. Indeed it has become not just a multi-billion pound company, but a verb in its own right.

A google backlash was inevitable. Certainly Google and Microsoft have shown themselves more than willing to get into bed with the Chinese dictators who wish to ensure their country's web users are restricted as much as possible. The other problem is the amount of data Google holds on those who use it - put simply, this appears to be a hell of a lot. In practicce, they can use that information in any way they wish, and of course it can all be passed on to our own versions of the Stasi as soon as they ask for it.

Scroogle is a reaction against this. If you want to look at Google without the adverts, and without your web activity being stored indefinately why not give it a go? Have a look yourself here