links for 2008-04-02

"The BBC has a smoke-free agenda". Oh, dear lord, not *another* agenda...where am I supposed to have sided if someone who smoked was also a 'militant'. And Castro used to smoke didn't he? And my wife. Now I'm just confused...

Astonishing bit of reporting - complains that 14 and 16 year old girls are posting pics of provocative pictures of themselves in their underwear on Facebook which could attract paedophiles - then reproduces the pictures. I wonder if they asked permission?

Most 'Best Doctor Who Ever' frippery - but this time it is The Telegraph 'Arts' section and confined to Tom versus David

I was just discssuing the other day with my wife about whether, due to cultural misunderstandings, Pastafarianism and Jedi might be mistaken for serious religions in a few centuries time...

"Violent agreement is an unusual thing to see. But disagreement is almost always emotional. And it's a strong emotion. People who disagree with something are motivated to pick up the phone and call into a show, or click the mouse and comment".

More iPod/iPhone "OMG it looks odd, it can't possibly be the fault of Apple's browser..." ;-)

Of more interest perhaps: "In the interview, Elton also talked about the decline of traditional sitcoms that could be enjoyed by mass audiences. 'I don't think it's the fault of artists, or even commissioners; I think it's the fault of technology…'"