Contemplating stools for Gaia Published Thursday 3rd July 2008 10:01 GMT Nail down your security priorities. Ask the experts and your peers at The Register Security Debate, September 24 2008. Who would have guessed that in 2008, a pledge to give British people flushing toilets would be a shock vote winner? The Conservatives this week promised to scrap the Government's plans for 15 "eco towns" which will potentially house 100,000 people. These have been heralded as a new era in design, but you need to take a closer look at both the theory and practice to see the full, grim picture. Firstly, it's clear that "design goal" is enforcing patterns of behavior on people. "What are the responsibilities we each must share in return for the freedoms we enjoy?" asked Town and Country Planning Association chief David Lock last year when...
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