Posted 4/26/2001 by Beorn
Is blogging news? I like to think the two are related, although I take some pride in not sinking to the level of professional journalism. Which is why I'm glad I don't live in Italy, where the "absurd anarchy" of online news now has been regulated.

Swedish web publishers aren't much better off really, with their morally upright NSP vigilante making the net safe for sensitive politicians, and now that I've first started on a knee-jerk libertarian rant, how about the british RIP bill? Carnivore in the USA? Son-of-CDA in Australia? Obviously, the threat to freedom of speech and privacy here is purely theoretical, as democratic governments have always been careful to avoid power abuse - (or the discovery of it, I can't remember which, but one out of two isn't too bad.) Sure, I belive you, the intention is good. Just stand over there against the wall and don't move while I figure out how to set up this freenet node.

Come to think of it, there's a whole lot of countries I'm glad I don't live in these days - including Norway, and you might think that's a self contradiction, but I only keep my physical presence located here - my mind is actually kept in an alien spaceship hovering 50 km above a secret pacific vulcano, researching humanity for reasons which shall become all too clear to you all when I'm done. Ok, so the diplomatic immunity defense might not hold up in a real court, but then there's quite a lot of reality which doesn't hold up in my courts either.