Tuesday, December 31, 2002

2003 brings a little hope. It has just gone midnight here in the UK and so I will begin by extending my very best wishes... [Samizdata.net] However, there is some good news to be had. The BBC TV teletext news service (no link, sorry) is reporting the result of a nationwide survey of parents the result of which is that a relatively whopping thirty one percent are considering home-schooling. The reason given was the growing disillusionment with the current education system. That's good news for the British people. I wish that many Americans would consider home-schooling! comment () trackback ()  8:41:55 PM     Slashdot | Going Through the Garbage. frankejames writes "This is a very funny piece on how Portland politicians said it was okay for police to seize a citizen's garbage without a search warrant. But when some reporters swiped their garbage (and reported the contents!) they screamed foul play! Read Portland's top brass said it was OK to swipe your garbage--so we grabbed theirs." [Privacy Digest] It's hardly news that the police and politicians consider themselves above the rest of us. That's not the only double standard here though. The reporters are lucky they're members of a privileged class themselves--if they were ordinary peons, they might be facing a ten year prison sentence. comment () trackback ()  8:39:47 PM     Huge increase in US airport security. Sweeping new security measures are coming into effect in the United States to prevent a repeat of 11 September. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] Unsurprisingly, the sweeping new "security" measures have nothing whatsoever to do with preventing hijackings. comment () trackback ()  8:37:08 AM     Lessig: "Where is the political party that demands respect for principles that I thought were fundamental." [Scripting News] It's right here. comment () trackback ()  8:30:19 AM

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