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December 2nd, 2006, by Rich, in Scams.
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I just got called by another TPS-ignoring baby-eating evil telemarketing sales company - it must be my lucky month.
Picking up the phone and answering to find musak playing I thought I might be in for the deal of a lifetime, or maybe an offer that was too good to refuse, so I grabbed a pen and paper just in case. More…
November 29th, 2006, by Rich, in Scams.
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It’s been a long time since I’ve seen complete mindless determination in the face of utterly overwhelming odds, but Satellite Direct have shown a lack of comprehension that is quite staggering in their recent marketing campaign. Today, they have raised the bar of ineptitude. More…
November 25th, 2006, by Rich, in Silly, Tech.
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The Nintendo Wii has now enjoyed it’s first week of sales and stories are floating around the net that the wireless controller (mentioned previously) has been finding itself airborne due to players getting sweaty hands. Videos of the problem are already surfacing. More…
November 23rd, 2006, by Rich, in Scams.
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November 15th, 2006, by Rich, in Politics, Society.
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When re-reading the International Declaration of Human Rights the other day, I found myself mulling Article 1 repeatedly: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
Shortly after, I found myself thinking the unthinkable. I found myself thinking Republican thoughts. More…
November 15th, 2006, by Rich, in Politics, Society.
The British Government has never been more accessible and the DirectGov website now boasts over three million unique visitors per month, a figure that’s rising by 10% each month.
Those users are primarily discovering public service information and not having an active say in government, but something is changing in a small but significant way: you can now petition the UK Prime Minister online. The dawn of digital democracy is upon us. More…
November 10th, 2006, by Rich, in Society.
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I heard last night that David Aldridge (the teacher who shepherded me through GCSE Maths) was sacked this week following a long suspension.
If you’ll pardon the pun, it does not add up. More…
November 5th, 2006, by Rich, in Politics, Society.
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BBC news have been extensively reporting that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death, following his conviction for crimes against humanity. This sentence shows that a respect for human rights is not a part of the freedom that has been offered to the Iraq people by “the coalition of the willing”. More…
October 22nd, 2006, by Rich, in F1.
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If you subscribe to the maxim that “it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game” then you may be one of the people who describe the unequaled F1 career of Michael Schumacher with an appreciation that is always suffixed with a balance-redressing “yes but…”.
As Dr. Frasier Crane so delicately put it: “What is the one thing better than an exquisite meal? An exquisite meal with one tiny flaw we can pick at all night.” So here, to help fuel the night’s discussion, are a few recollections of Schumacher’s brilliant, if controversial career.
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October 20th, 2006, by Rich, in Scams.
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We just got a telemarketing call. Regular readers will know we’re registered with the TPS, so such calls are unlawful. The call went like this… More…
