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c: 15 May 2013 10:26 | m: 15 May 2013 11:27

Y'know things that are all the rage? Blogs. Everyone has one; or at least had one before Facebook, Twitter and Google+ diluted the realtime pool.

Since I'm nu-old skool — and watching endless streams of people writing #incomprehensible #twaddle u n me l8r lol @knickerlicker isn't Like-worthy — I figured why not make a blog? The main difference here compared with other people's blogs is that instead of being limited to one topic, you get a little slice of everything all mashed up. 'Coz proper spelling is so last century.

N.B. The views expressed herein are not my own: they have been carefully shaped by a barrage of mainstream media propaganda and fill-in-the-blanks guesswork. Also, I'm prone to lying for the sake of entertainment.

We can't connect to Outlook [1 comment] 15 May 2013 · 646 words (vacuums up about 3 mins)

Ever since Micro$oft forced “new Outlook” on everybody to replace Hotmail, users have been plagued with daily connection issues. The company maintain it’s not their fault.

Corporation speak with forked tongue 28 April 2013 · 796 words (wastes about 4 mins)

Beware the auto-update. Beware the helpdesk. Companies make mistakes and give bad advice all the time, it seems.

In reflow we trust [3 comments] 24 April 2013 · 718 words (laps up about 4 mins)

Sometimes it pays to ignore “experts” and do independent research. Especially when those experts are Apple employees who want to sell you a new Macbook or over-inflated spares.

Pythagoras makes pizza too 27 March 2013 · 193 words (kills less than a minute)

From the bewildering array of toppings to the decision about which size to order, the world of the spherical rolled dough base is caught in a tangle of marketing confusion.

Marketing fun 24 March 2013 · 164 words (wastes less than a minute)

Even though we’re in some kind of economic depression, it’s time to rid ourselves of the advertising long faces and inject some fun into selling.

Myopic Google glasses 15 March 2013 · 232 words (eats up about 2 mins)

To find out what the future holds for Google’s foray into wearable mobile gadgetry, we turn to… Steve Martin.

Stef's cold shoulder

Stef wonders why his shoulder is getting wet