Yet Another Florida Man

As usual, if I spot a Florida Man story I pick it up .....

Thomas Devaney Lane And His Turtle Army

..... and they come as regular as rain in the UK.

Random Tech Stories

No Cyber Geek

In November 2018 it was reported that Japan's new cyber-security minister Yoshitaka Sakurada, had dumbfounded his country by saying he has never used a computer. He has always had staff to do those sorts of things ....

Cyber Security In Japan Was In Good Hands

 ...... "Since I was 25 years old and independent, I have instructed my staff and secretaries. I have never used a computer in my life." ........ when questioned further about security at Japan's nuclear plants, he apparently didn't understand what a USB stick was. But he assured everyone that everything would be fine as his staff knew about those things .... so that was OK then.

Putin's Enemies Die Young

Its been known for quite a while that Russia's intelligence agencies have been practising assassinations of Putin's critics when they are in exile abroad. One example was Sergei Skripal who was poisoned in Salisbury UK with his daughter, but both survived. 

Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov (aliases) Putin's Killers

However not many will have been aware of the murder of another of Putin's Russian critics in the UK, just a week earlier.

The Other Side

The belief in people having Mystic powers .....

Nina Kulagina - Alleged Russian Psychic.

.... to predict the future, contact the dead, or identify where bodies are etc etc, are almost embedded in to some parts of humanities psyche. The UK TV channel Blaze for example (along with others), shows a lot of shows on ancient aliens, future aliens, house hauntings, strange and unknown events etc.

Woke Woes

The South West London tennis club had fallen prey to the woke curse that was/is sweeping the UK like a pandemic ..... 

Aussie Shopping Centre Toilet
Signs - Currently Illegal In UK

.... They had removed the female gender option from their on-line membership forms. When women tried to join or renew at £300 pa they found no female gender option.