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Thought for the day

Category: Corporate | c: 30 Jan 2012 22:04 | m: 31 Jan 2012 01:09

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 copying and pasting the same thing to each other erodes my will to live — 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. Yay, I've joined the SpaceFace / MyBook revolution.

Crimelight
30 January 2012 · 553 words (laps up about 3 mins)

Never ones to shy away from wasting money on contractors, the latest stunt by the elected representatives of the city is a planning triumph.

Royal Mail's random number generator [1 comment]
13 December 2011 · 877 words (sucks up about 4 mins)

Royal Fail and their offshoot, Parcel Farce, appear to be crumbling under their own postage rules and regulations. Keep it simple for the benefit of all concerned, I say.

The acquisition scam
30 November 2011 · 677 words (wastes about 4 mins)

Buy, buy, sell, buy, sell. The scramble for your customer data is as hot as ever, but it comes with a price tag that need recouping.

Wears the keys
28 November 2011 · 479 words (devours about 3 mins)

Despite the title of this post being an homage to that old joke about two nuns in a bath, it isn’t ecclesiastical in nature. Keyboards just aren’t what they used to be.

Insult my loft
25 November 2011 · 373 words (laps up about 2 mins)

You’d have thought that unsolicited callers would have given up calling us by now. The number of times I’ve bought anything or given any detailed info about us is zero. But still they persist.

The bank security myth
09 November 2011 · 399 words (wastes about 2 mins)

Don’t get me started on the “security” offered by systems like RBS Secure when buying things online. Can anyone spell snake oil?

Stef tries the Hallowe'en hat

A surprisingly good fit from the Morrisons Hallowe'en hat