The introduction of an R18+ rating for computer games has been delayed indefinitely after South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson withdrew his support for a discussion paper and public consultation process. Mr Atkinson has refused to allow the release of the paper on “pros and cons” of introducing an adults-only rating for games.
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Australian Net filters may block porn and gambling sites
Family First Senator Steve Fielding wants hardcore pornography and fetish material blocked under the Government’s plans to filter the internet, sparking renewed fears the censorship could be expanded well beyond “illegal material”…
Aussie govt: Don’t criticize our (terrible) ‘Net filters
Stephen Conroy, Australia’s Minister For Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, gets called to task by an Australian newspaper for ignoring bad results from Internet filtering field tests and for attempting to stifle his critics.
How government tried to gag web censor critics
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Tagged as Australia, censorship, critics, government, Internet, opt out, websites
Tagged as Australia, censorship, critics, government, Internet, opt out, websites
The Federal Government is attempting to silence critics of its controversial plan to censor the internet, which experts say will break the internet while doing little to stop people from accessing illegal material such as child pornography.
Construction and clouds
It seems Tokyo is constantly under construction. Walking around the streets you would be hard pressed to not to see a construction site.
Here is concrete being pumped up into new building, with a nice backdrop of clouds.
Apparently in Tokyo it is better pull down old buildings and build anew, rather than renovating. That way you get a building with the latest earthquake building standards.
A world of coloured vests, changing with the seasons
It is interesting to see these rows of vests in different colours had appeared in the UNIQLO UT store in Harajuku, Tokyo. But everything in Japan seems to be seasonal.
Soon there will probably be rows of coloured winter jackets in their place.
Thought, this is not just limited to clothing. It also includes things like advertising and promotions at stores. Even the menus at restaurants are very seasonal.
So, if you see something that is interesting in Tokyo, photograph it or buy it now. Because, if you leave it a couple of weeks, it probably wont still be there.
