Del.icio.us links for March 9th through March 10th:
- totalitarianism today: The Russian government rewrites history. Again. – Censorship continues to pose problems for historians and academics in Russia.
- STA Public Service Blogcast Episode 22 – The 22nd in Smalltown America’s ongoing series of blogcasts.
- Outdated music industry deserves no Govt help | TechRadar UK – Dubber describes how, in 2006, he asked Universal Music – one of the world’s biggest record labels – how much of their music was currently available for sale. The answer? Two percent. Ninety-eight percent of Universal’s music was locked in a vault somewhere.
- SchNEWS 667 – 6th March 2009 – Secret Policeman’s Bill – There’s yet another piece of government legislation sneaking its way through parliament that will give the state even more privacy but strip away what remaining few rights to privacy you have left. The Coroners and Justice Bill 2009 contain clauses that will give formal cover to perpetrators of state violence and will blow a hole in what little data protection there exists for the public.
- Watchmen | Noise to Signal – “There’s very little that’s “grey” about Watchmen – elements that work perfectly sit side-by-side with those that edge close to disaster.” Very good dual review from a huge fan of the comic and someone who’s never read it.