I agree that free speech has limits, the question ...

I agree that free speech has limits, the question is where does the limit lie? I've given my view in a later post.

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The limits of free speech

Andy left a comment on EU holocaust denial ban, that really posed the question: what, if any, are the limits of free speech? I remembered an interview with Noam Chomsky where he said:

In brief, speech should be protected up to participation in imminent criminal action. So if you and …

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The short answer to your first question is yes. Ho...

The short answer to your first question is yes. However, since cars wear out, the increased CO2 emissions are only temporary. My giving up driving is the green bit, and selling the car gives me a financial reward at the cost of some CO2 emissions. So it's mixed but the …

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having read most of it now i can say that i also d...

having read most of it now i can say that i also disagreed with a lot of it. i found a lot of the conclusions not very sound. the best bit of the whole thing was when he related someone else's research (the bagel guy - a real world example of …

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I think Mary Whitehouse came up with the best line...

I think Mary Whitehouse came up with the best line about free speech: 'Censorship is a dirty word in any society but there comes a point where you have to say 'Stop. What you are doing is wrong'.

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what if you sold it to someone who used it a lot i...

what if you sold it to someone who used it a lot in a frivolous way? wouldn't that be contributing to global warming?

and what if the person you sold it to wasn't a careful driver?

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www.mygetgo.com

www.mygetgo.com

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The Watcher

My friend Zoe moved house recently, and was offering people books that otherwise would be thrown out. One of the books I took was 'The Watcher' by Jane Palmer. I think I'm probably missing the point somewhat, but it read like a children's book. Not that that's a bad thing …

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del.icio.us

It seems a good idea to store your bookmarks on the web, then you always have them with you, whatever computer you're on. I had a look at bookmarking websites some time ago, and for some reason decided they weren't that good. Sarah at work got me thinking about them …

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This is a good comment, and I agree with it. Who a...

This is a good comment, and I agree with it. Who are you 'anonymous'?

What about RoWiki? (read-only wiki)

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