* Talk of technology is frought with hype, smoke and mirrors. And often takes over common sense.

* What you hear/see/read is often incomplete; is there a hidden agenda?

* Journalists are often like freshly-squeezed oranges: their bosses have them scanning what everyone else is writing about and then they have no juice left to do good-faithed investigative journalism

* They're always another angle - for which no one holds a monopoly - that makes a story more interesting. Getting that view is enriching.

* Since many readers will probably be from North America, here's an attempt to strech the thinking to the other side of the pond.

* Anything else which strikes me to be valid enough to publish

  Why bother?

Good question.

The 'enrichment' view makes me say that one is better off having developped a chiave di lettura - a key for deciphering messages. Some sites referred to on the left do this; I'm just adding my grain of salt.

If no one ever speaks up, somebody (whether it be a physical or moral being) may be getting away with something huge.

  Why unplugged?

A dash of humour, a pinch of cynicism and not taking it too seriously are healthy survival tactics IMHO.