Broken Uno house rules; or, the importance of systems thinking, rather than ‘reasoning by Lego’

House rules are a staple of card and board games, and Uno is no exception. Recently with friends, we played some games of Uno, observing a common house rule:

House Rule 1. A player who incorrectly calls ‘Uno’ must draw two cards.¹ (Each player

Customising OsmAnd voice navigation to remove route numbers

OsmAnd is an open-source offline map and navigation app for Android, based on OpenStreetMap data.

In my experience, OsmAnd's voice navigation is the most polished of all open-source Android navigation apps. However, it has a frustrating habit of always announcing street names in conjunction with… »

MxR Plays had poor legal sense, but excellent YouTube sense

I am not a lawyer. I am not your lawyer, nor am I lawyers for MxR Plays or Jukin Media. This is not legal advice.

The Jukin Media and MxR Plays saga has come to an end, with MxR Plays and Jukin Media reaching a… »

Into the abyss and beyond – sub-sub-subparagraphs, and more

Legislation in Australia typically follows a consistent, familiar numbering scheme with sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs. For example, subparagraph 2(5)(a)(iii).

Sometimes, though, we need further nesting. The OPC Drafting Manual helpfully tells us about the sub-subparagraph, like a unicorn, rarely seen – ‘OPC's current drafting… »

Illegal numbers

Legal counsel for various companies, including AACS LA (Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator) LLC, DVD Copy Control Association Incorporated, Intel Corporation, Motion Picture Association of America Incorporated, Sony Computer Entertainment America Incorporated and Texas Instruments Incorporated, have determined that the possession or distribution of… »