At least in the UK, games are no longer a political soft-target. This is only going to grow.

I'm anti-censorship and pro-self-reference so the in-game commentary on some kind of anti-rape/fetish regulations in the Land of the Rising Sun amused me ( Read more... )

I had heard of the overprotective tendencies of the US, but I was astounded when I opened the newspaper to see a scare article headlined "Playgrounds: Safer but Still Dangerous". The article detailed the ways playgrounds were deathtraps for our precious youngsters, provoking the insecurities of anxious parents. I'm sure these parents and the ( Read more... )

The Fourth Estate is notoriously vocal about protecting people from everyone except the Fourth Estate. They'll champion transparency and accountability, penalties for false statements, the right of the people to know, and so on - when it applies to other people. When it comes to themselves, they'll quote "many experts", forget proper attribution, ( Read more... )

Recently I had a nasty cold for a few weeks, and quickly (jokingly) adjudged to be a Swine Flu victim by friends, colleagues and family. Don't get me wrong, it was unpleasant - it sucked - but I wasn't worried in the slightest. I doubted I had Swine Flu, and even if I did, I believed it would pass with no lasting effect. For the record, it wasn't ( Read more... )