links for 2009-04-01

The invention of hypertext, the mouse and video conferencing in 1968

Great music merchandising tips – some ingenuity and some hilarity

My favourite April Fool news joke.

Much as I dislike Tesco (Shirley Porter the gerrymandering undemocrat's business) this is a good idea

Ha ha ha ha and ha. Well, at least it's witty.

In the last eight years, the same MPs who are howling at their data vulnerability have voted for the most extensive surveillance system in Europe, as well as the biggest data storage in the most expensive and inept computers. Britain under Labour has become the world capital of privacy intrusion. A fifth of all closed-circuit cameras in existence are in Britain, despite the Home Office admitting they appear to make no difference to crime or drunkenness.

Rise and Shine Community Page at Disqus

@critter @pistachio people i know and follow in this CNN article on Twitter's massive growth – nice one!