I wrote to my MP two weeks ago regarding my shock and horror at the ridiculous speed the UK’s Digital Economy bill was being pressed through parliament, and into the “wash-up” before the next general election, effectively making it law with only a minor discussion.

I was forwarded this letter from my MP (the letter is addressed to my MP, Emily Thornberry) as the reply from the BIS (Department of Business, Innovation & Skills) written by the Minister for Digital Economy. It seems the UK Minister for Digital Economy, Stephen Timms, doesn’t know what an IP address is.

And we’re meant to trust these people when it comes to regulation of the internet? Complete insanity.

This is pretty spectacular. NASA’s weather picture of the day from the Terra satellite.

Source here.

My brain just exploded. Surely no-one can be this stupid. They’re busy suing the crap out of everyone for downloading Britney’s latest flop, which has led to (SUPRISE! NO-ONE SAW THIS ONE COMING!) a rise in encrypted file sharing. Which now apparently blows their multi-billion pound plan to “Master the Internet” [please note, actual name for the project, not a joke]. Anyone with a GCSE in Computing Science could have told them what a moronic plan it was, and now they’re all sobbing over it. Don’t even get me started on how this is meant to stop all the evil terrorists. All of this at the height of a world-wide economic crisis.