A big mix as usual but a lot of Middle East Ones!

1. Wubi Arrives: a Look at Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 5
2. Saudi men arrested for 'flirting'
3. Palestinians 'may declare state'
4. Ahmadinejad Imam row grows
5. Israeli MP blames quakes on gays
6. Iranians urge Dutch to ban film
7. Iran guards predict Israel demise
8. New Material Can Selectively Capture CO2
9. Pleas for Saudi 'witch' to be saved
10. Williams in synod Sharia address
11. No more bridge tolls
12. Carey weighs into Sharia law row
13. CUBS AND BEAVERS PLANT TREES
14. Controversy Over Wikipedia's Use Of Muhammad Image
15. Bionic Arm Might Go Into Clinical Trials
16. Vista SP1 Released to Manufacturing
17. Good food 'boosts earning power'
18. Pope Denounces Some Biotech as Affront to 'Human Dignity'
19. Gunfire at Israeli embassy
20. Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2008-02-26 22:06:07.
Categories: Internet, General, Politics, Software
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Yep started a new blog or at at least a big reworking of and old one which despite the name had largely lost its UK focus years ago.

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2007-07-14 22:06:15.
Categories: Christian, Politics Tags : Blog Christian Prophecy
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This is so sad on so many levels with the hate emails being the worst.

SEATTLE -- The Anti-Defamation League is sending a letter to some local synagogues, asking them to increase security in light of hate e-mails the group has received after a decision by Sea-Tac Airport to take down Christmas trees.

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2006-12-11 22:39:03.
Categories: Christian, Politics Tags : Christmas Seattle Synagogues
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Energy has greatly shot up the news agenda recently but this one is a good news story (no wars, planning issues, oil or nuclear waste involved!).

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Offshore turbines go on display(Link) ''Offshore turbines go on display

Two turbines for a prototype offshore wind farm were to be showcased at a former oil fabrication yard in the Highlands on Tuesday.

The project will see two of the largest turbines in the world installed next to the Beatrice Field in the Moray Firth.''

I am still very annoyed with the Governments lack of information on Energy generation. Blair and the ministers only seem to spout conclusions (let's go nuclear!) than any useful information e.g cost per unit, capacity.

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2006-07-18 13:18:59.
Categories: Energy, Politics Tags : nuclear morayfirth blair tonyblair nuclear turbines offshore oil Scotland highlands farm
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BBC NEWS | UK | MI5 head warns on civil liberties: "The head of Britain's security service, MI5, has warned that hard won civil liberties may have to be 'eroded' to protect people from terrorist attacks."

Oh great, this is the thinking of the people supposedly protecting us. Which is worse, the fear of terrorist attack or the fear of imprisonment without trial, charge, etc? Add in some bad law for incitement or being politically incorrect and it is nearly time to leave the country.

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2006-05-02 21:30:04.
Categories: Politics
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For those not following UK politics this week, one of the main topics has been Pensions reform. It is not too controvesial to say that if we live longer we have to work longer. But what else should that apply to? How about so-called 'life' sentences? Should they be extended? Or if our lives are longer should we spend a bit more time in Education? Should governments spend more time in office? It's a bizarre precedence with all sort of time bending implications for the proportion of time we spend on an aspect of life...

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2006-05-02 21:30:04.
Categories: Politics
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This is no great political essay but I would like to defend Google and other companies operating in China. As a democratic individual, of course I have many criticisms of the Chinese Government and many of the UK and Scottish Parliaments. I am also extremely concerned about the suppression of Christians in any part of the world but China is high on the list.

Looking at the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, much of this was achieved through working inside the system. Google won't extend the current administrations lifespan even if it blocked and censored everthing those in control would want to. If the situation is compared to spam, it is a little clearer. Even smart filters won't stop the flow of 'free' information, just as spam still arrives at your email address. So I am happy to see Google there as it means the Chinese people are connected to the Internet and the rest of the world. That's my simple point in this post, isolating China will just isolate its people and lose any subtle positive influence. However I am not advocating anything goes and there are limits. I am fairly sure as Western companies deal more with the Far East they will become smarter when working within the rules.

Posted by Davy Mitchell on 2006-05-02 21:30:04.
Categories: Politics, Internet
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