North Korea detonates a nuclear device ( AKA the boogey man has teeth )

Media outlets and politicians around the world are scurrying around each other crying foul over North Korea detonating a nuclear device. To add insult to injury, they apparently then tested some long-range missiles. Scary stuff, eh?

Not really. The sad fact is that North Korea are by no means alone in their ability to detonate nuclear [...]

Flashback: Wizball under Linux

Commodore 64 fans will likely remember one of the most original, addictive and outright brilliant games of all time: Wizball. Everyone who does is in for a pleasant surprise: Retrospect have released a port of Wizball for Windows and Mac. Better yet, it ‘just works’ ( and perfectly so ) under Wine, so Linux users [...]

Another One Bites the Dust

Amid allegations of gross negligence, corruption and political interventions, Mick Keelty has ‘resigned’ ( AKA ‘been sacked’ ) from his role as head of the Australian Federal Police.

Keelty's a happy boy

Mick’s dubious achievements include:

Giving false evidence to federal parliament over the extraordinary rendition of Mamdouh Habib to Egypt, then Guantanamo Bay. Further to [...]