But I think it’s justified. A couple of days ago, I saw this tweet from John Prescott: Good idea. Anyone? RT @Johnny_Seven not sure if its been done yet but a Go Fourth twibbon for followers would be a fantastic addition So I made one. You can add it to your Twitter profile by visiting [...]

How do you feel about the burka? France is more than a little negative. To be perfectly honest, I don’t know. I see the argument that some women are being forced to wear the burka, directly or indirectly, and that this is an affront to our sense of liberty and justice. I also see the [...]

The findings of the British Social Attitudes Survey make interesting reading, particularly in light of the off-again, on-again proposal from the Conservatives to privilege marriage in the tax code. Needless to say, I think it’s a bad idea, but I wonder how much traction it would actually have with people. Britain is becoming more liberal [...]

Well, I had haggis (didn’t like it much) and whisky (please, sir, can I have some more) for Burns supper last night. It only seems appropriate: Address to a Haggis: Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o’ the puddin-race! Aboon them a’ ye tak your place, Painch, tripe, or thairm: Weel are ye [...]

The main link to which I refer is censortube.eu; Thunderf00t is on YouTube at youtube.com/thunderf00t; the Electronic Frontier Foundation is at eff.org; the Google spring clean is at productideas.appspot.com. xD.

I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front of late. Work and so on means that I haven’t had enough time to keep up with blogs, let alone write on my own. I have, though, started making some YouTube videos. They’re not going to win any awards, but I enjoy doing them. You may [...]

Brian Dunning does one of my favourite podcasts, Skeptoid, dedicated to furthering knowledge by blasting away the widespread pseudosciences that infect popular culture. Brian has produced a short, forty-minute film that “offers a toolbox for recognizing and understanding the dangers of pseudoscience, and appreciation for the reality-based benefits offered by real science.” I thoroughly recommend [...]

Yes, it’s the first interview with DJ Grothe since taking over at the James Randi Educational Foundation and includes exciting news about The Amaz!ng Meeting London. For the full interview with DJ Grothe of the JREF, visit the Pod Delusion.