Obscure Box
Screws tighten further on Wikipedia freedom
News comes today from the ABC (last night on the ABC’s PM program actually) that Wikipedia is looking at restrictions on who can edit biographies.
This from a website that still markets itself as “the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit”.
The problem, according to “Vandals prompt Wikipedia to ponder editing changes” (Wednesday 28 January 2009), is [...]
Acting Premier tackles evolution
Nice to know Queensland is in such safe hands as the Acting Premier Paul Lucas.
The self-confessed fan of building blocks is trying to reassure all is well after news unusual fish larvae were discovered in the state, as reported in The Courier-Mail’s “Two-headed fish larvae blamed on farm chemicals in Noosa River” (Tuesday 13 [...]
Oprah’s inventing new words
Nice to see Tom Cruise actually sitting on a sofa this time as he chats with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
But it is not Cruise’s antics that are a cause for concern.
It’s Oprah. She’s inventing words as she chats with the actor.
The interview was recorded in May 2008 at Cruise’s home in Telluride, Colorado, [...]