Category Archives: Consumer
Chris Morris and the Pay-as-you-go Internet
As a somewhat obsessive Chris Morris fanboy, I was interested to read (or rather, read *of*) an article in The Independent announcing that his latest work is to be a sitcom, scheduled for screening on Channel 4 in January. It … Continue reading
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BPI vs CD Wow!
The record industry has long since passed the point of actually caring whether it makes any friends. The latest episode in a PR catalogue of disasters is the successful out-of-court settlement with low-price online CD retailer CD WOW whereby the … Continue reading
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Blame Amazon
I’m going to rant now. The subject of my rant is, in the grand scheme of things, fairly trivial. But I’m annoyed, and I feel like I’m getting flu, so I need to whine about something… Last year, we ordered … Continue reading
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The end of the summer
It’s been a good summer. For a start, there was this… I like the Proms. I’ll admit that it’s a flawed system, limited geographically to London and stylistically to a fairly traditional idea of what “classical” music is. But it’s … Continue reading
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Not such great expectations
Although it won’t be obvious to you, dear reader, the last two blog entries are related in a way. To clarify, here’s a brief anecdote from our walking trip in Kent a couple of weeks ago… The B&B where we … Continue reading
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Blame Canada!
Pointed out on #ukmg by pádraig, this Wired article article tells of a Canadian man who found his Ebay purchase was cancelled by the American seller. The reason given was that the seller, a company called CompAtlanta has the following … Continue reading
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Tradesmen
Now, I don’t want to sound all snobbish and ‘above stairs’ here, but it takes a certain type of person to repair, install and adjust things around the house. Of course, you can bugger it up yourself, and that’s euphemistically … Continue reading
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