Archive for the 'Thorns' Category

Who should the bars really be for?

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

I’ve travelled to some pretty interesting parts of the world, and often been dismayed at how society has evolved.  However, I derive pleasure in the secure knowledge that my tiny little pocket of the south west of Western Australia was immune to the scurges of society.  Aparently not.
Lately I have been noticing more and more [...]

iPirates risk jail time in customs frisk

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

So the police state begins.
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,26058,24089084-5014090,00.html
We’ve given up nearly all of our other freedoms in the pursuit of homeland security, now the government want to invade our personal items to search us some more.  Why?  Because a few musicans, actors, record & movie labels, and the taxation department, don’t want us carrying around shared songs on [...]