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 pretending they are the centre of the universe 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. I can now omit vowels and apostrophes with impunity.
BitCoin and the 51% attack vector
· 459 words (sucks up about 3 mins)BitCoin has had a rough introduction to the world, and the latest threats will test its staying power. Hold course, keep her steady…
They call him Mr Lucky
· 134 words (devours less than a minute)It’s time to put on make-up. It’s time to light the lights. It’s time to win by email on the spammer’s show tonight.
The acquisition scam
· 676 words (devours 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
· 1670 words (laps 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
· 270 words (devours 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
· 45 words (devours 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?
· 557 words (devours 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
· 171 words (vacuums up less than a minute)A list of slightly unorthodox activities that could supplement the UK visit by His Holiness this week.
