Y'know things that are all the rage? Blogs. Everyone has one; or at least had one before Facebook, Twitter et al diluted the realtime pool.
Since I'm nu-old skool — and watching endless streams of people validate their own self-importance 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. Yay, I've joined the SpaceFace / MyBook revolution.
Digital bottlenecks
· 1077 words (eats up about 5 mins)Throwing technology at the service industry to improve customer service is the trend du jour. But it seems that ill-conceived rollouts have negative effects on customer experience.
Adam Smith faces investigation for feeding people
· 839 words (eats up about 4 mins)Trading Standards have clearly nothing better to do than prop up our throwaway society. Commerce over common sense has to end.
Vegetarian vagaries
· 1178 words (wastes about 6 mins)Ian Dury and the Blockheads gave us “Reasons to be Cheerful”. Frank Turner gave us “Reasons Not to be an Idiot”. Nobody’s yet explored “Reasons Not to be a Vegetarian”. Until now.
The Hurt Locket
· 256 words (munches about 2 mins)Coughs, colds, sneezes, sore throats. Lucky for us we have lozenges like Lockets to soothe our throats and unblock our noses. But what kind of alien substance is the wrapper made of?
The hunger gaps
· 1098 words (sucks up about 5 mins)Billions of tonnes of food going to waste? Sounds like a supermarket’s dream. So why the long faces guys?
Parking preference
· 80 words (devours less than a minute)I’ve seen parent and child spaces, disabled spaces and taxi spaces outside supermarkets but is this one a shade too far?
Ill fitting toast
[1 comment] · 244 words (wastes about 2 mins)Manufacturers of toasters take heed: would it hurt to do a little more research before releasing your products?
Breakfast glue
· 52 words (devours less than a minute)Some cereals are not meant to be cereals.
