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Why WikiLeaks Matters

Much, but refreshingly not all, of the arguments about WikiLeaks have focussed on whether or not WikiLeaks was right to leak those diplomatic cables. Do governments have the right to private conversations? Individuals do, so why not governments? And if governments do, then what about corporations? Well, I believe all those arguments are missing the [...]

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2010 12 16 giles computing Comments (0)

Positive Change

There was a federal election in Australia, just last weekend: the 24th of November. This election went a lot better than the last few years worth of elections. John Howard finally lost. After 11 years in power and four election victories against either ineffective or insane Labor opposition, the mean, evil little troll has finally been ejected from power.

It was [...]

2007 11 27 giles rant Comments (0)