January 2011



Someone Else Not to Friend on Facebook: Your Victim

Best not to have victims at all, of course, but if you must, keep them at arm’s length. FindLaw reports (via WHDH.com) that a thief was arrested in Taunton, Massachusetts, after accepting a “friend” request on Facebook by an unknown person…




Malaysia: No Mocking the Sultan on Facebook

The last time I wrote about Malaysia, in 2009, a sharia court there had decided that yes, the law did indeed allow the authorities to beat a woman for the heinous offense of drinking a beer. Last week, the equally pleasant Malaysian police…


Renewed Witch-Regulation Bill Passes in Romania

Last September I reported that a bill intended to get Romanian witches to pay their fair share of taxes had failed to pass, because (according to its sponsor) too many legislators were afraid they would be cursed if they voted…