In the blog: Electric youth

Jack into the braintrix

Category: Money | c: 30 Nov 2011 13:01 | m: 21 Mar 2012 14:28

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 pretending they are the centre of the universe has me reaching for the Glock — 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. Now Im dahn wiv da yoof.

The acquisition scam 30 November 2011 · 677 words (sucks up 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.

Cloned cards R us 16 July 2011 · 1670 words (vacuums up about 8 mins)

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)

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 (eats up less than a minute)

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 (eats up about 3 mins)

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 (devours less than a minute)

A list of slightly unorthodox activities that could supplement the UK visit by His Holiness this week.

Stef pretends he's from the set of Emmerdale

Stef pretends he's from the set of Emmerdale