The BBC link is titled “model behaviour”. Valiant Enterprises were told their model soldier of an IRA volunteer from 1921 had been removed from the eBay site because the figure “violated its hateful or discriminatory policy”. The eBay policy states: “Sellers may not list items that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial or religious intolerance, … Continue reading eBay bans IRA figurine→
MySpace is best when it’s showing off talent. Not just any talent, and definitely not the sort marked by a giant “approved by WalMart” advertisement, but the sort of talent that jumps forth and exceeds expectations. The value of the record industry is turned on its head when you pare back the layers of smarmy … Continue reading Strange Fruit→
There are so many angles to investigate when it comes to risk and American Football, that I could probably write a whole book. I will never forget when a professor one asked me to analyze the sport in terms of the industrial revolution (repeatable programs with failure analysis, along the lines of the Shewart Cycle). … Continue reading American Football and Risk→
No, I am not talking about the video of Steve Ballmer doing the monkey dance — showing his dislike of creationism. And I also am not talking about the theory that Shakespeare’s work could be replicated if you put enough monkeys on keyboards. I am talking about the simple fact that if you are asked … Continue reading More Proof Microsoft is Run by Monkeys→