Indeed. I think poi may well class as 'applied swirliology'... perhaps I should ask drswirly if I can have some of his funding when he gets some - surely only a matter of time with the famous names^H he has supporting his ideas ;)
Wow, you list freedom of information! That's been my JOB for the last 9 months - I create training programs and publicity and guidance for the University of Edinburgh preparing 7,000 staff to take FOI terribly seriously as of 1 Jan.
It's a hacker thing - "Information wants to be free", as the saying goes. I mostly mean it within the context of free/open software, and related technical issues, although I'm also interested in more open and accountable government.
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