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Welcome back students to your second censorship subject: Censorship 102 - What they really think about you. You will find this subject draws heavily on matters covered in Censorship 101 - Controlling what they see , especially from chapters: 1. Convincing your people you need Internet Filter 3. Introducing your Internet Filter 6. Dealing with the backlash - The 'Child Porn' Excuse 7. Dealing with the backlash - The 'Bloody Pirates' Excuse 13. Expanding the filter to retain your power The semester, we will be exploring how to monitor your citizens online and verifying that they are complying with Certified State Good-Think .

There are kids alive today that do not remember a time before the Simpsons was on TV. It will be a rude awakening then, when they turn on Channel 10 and find a " a chatty [news] presentation heavy on sport and with regular headline updates " replacing it. In unrealated news, searches on The Pirate Bay and Mininova for "The Simpsons" rose 286% this week*. *Like all good statistics, this figure may have been made up on the spot.

Well, I have to hand it to the government, just when you think they have finally moved on from a ridiculous piece of policy, they dredge it back up again, apply some spit and polish and chant " Hail! It is new and shiny! ". The reason for my "Stupidity War" title is simple. Instead of having people drinking measured pre-mixed drinks, with the number of "standard drinks" clearly printed on their sides, all an increased tax does is teach these drinkers to start buying bottles of spirits and mixers. Now really, take a step back and have a think. Which is worse, someone having a 6 pack of vodka cruisers and knowing how many drinks they have had by simple addition, or having someone get a bottle of vodka and some lemonade and try to figure out, while under the afluence of incohol how many drinks they have had based on the amount of booze missing from the bottle? Ask any bottle shop attendant and they will tell you that sales of bottles of spirits have risen pr...

What's this? The government is becoming more transparent? Say it isn't so! Well according to this news article , there are changes afoot for the Freedom of Information Act - Good Changes! These include forcing governments to release information, even if it "embarrass governments, cause a loss of confidence, could lead to misunderstanding or confusion, or cause unnecessary debate". Let the games begin. Lets see if we can get some info on the National Broadband Network tender shall we?