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 having a midlife crisis has no long-term value — 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. I can now omit vowels and apostrophes with impunity.
- The acquisition scam 30 November 2011 · 677 words (vacuums up about 4 mins)
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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.
- Cloned cards R us 16 July 2011 · 1670 words (devours about 8 mins)
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Gah, it appears I’m merely another statistic in the credit card fraud graph. But I think I’ve figured out why this form of crime is rife. And it’s not the obvious answer.
- The premium rate merry-go-round 11 June 2011 · 269 words (eats up about 2 mins)
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The lengths that companies will go in order to try and secure some extra revenue via their non-geographic phone lines.
- A personal appeal to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales 16 December 2010 · 45 words (laps up less than a minute)
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Fed up with the Wikipedia banner advert that refuses to die no matter how many times you click ‘x’? Me too.
- Cui bono? 13 October 2010 · 557 words (laps up about 3 mins)
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I pity anyone who has to visit the Benefits office; scammer or legit, there’s something unsettling about talking with people who don’t listen and won’t comprehend.
- How to annoy the Papacy 15 September 2010 · 171 words (eats up less than a minute)
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A list of slightly unorthodox activities that could supplement the UK visit by His Holiness this week.
