Category Archives: Security theatre

Tomorrow, the clock strikes thirteen.

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Shades

1984 starts as follows… It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. That was set on April 4th, 1984, although George Orwell actually wtote most of it in 1944 and was originally going to … Continue reading →

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Going to America…

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Shades

Back in 2004, visiting America, it was a pain getting in and out of Florida. Fingerprints, queues, intrusive questions, removal of shoes, surly staff, unhappy children, more queues. At the time, I resolved that I wouldn’t be coming back again … Continue reading →

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Jayne Mansfield’s Lobsters

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Shades

This money laundering regulations stuff is starting to seriously piss me off.  Every year, another set of compliance cak. In the last eighteen months I had to pull metaphorical teeth to sort out signatories for a society bank account and … Continue reading →

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Liberty- too precious to legislate away

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Shades

I’m going to an event at the end of February. It is a one day conference in London, called the convention on modern liberty. More on the event from top bloggers Tom Paine and Guthrum. A call to all concerned … Continue reading →

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The war on terror

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Shades

Via Bruce Schneier, Kent police have seized a board game as part of raids on environmentalists in a bit of a rumpus about them planning to disrupt the nearby power station. This game is called War on Terror and is … Continue reading →

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