Tag: politics
Here, where’s my freebie?
by Alexander on Jan.19, 2011, under Driving, Society
So apparently, theres a drive to sell cheap refurbished computers to help get everyone in britain access to computers and the web. Great idea.
As part of that package though…. subsidised internet?
Where the hell is my subsidised internet and wireless dongle? (continue reading…)
So Mr Cameron, you want to save money?
by Alexander on Jan.18, 2011, under Politics, Society
Dear Mr Cameron. Government services out of control? Spending through the roof? A manaagement nightmare?
Why not consolidate your public service into one, simple, easy to manage public service…? (continue reading…)
Why the BBC shouldn’t report on tech….
by admin on Sep.17, 2010, under Geekification
I’ve written to the BBC before about a technology article. It was all about security, and populated with buzzwords and jargon, none of which made any sense. It all sounded great, but was clearly written for the which report generation… you know, those same people who use terms like “surfing the web”. Who the fuck says “surfing the web”?? Not anyone with proper IT experience, that’s for sure. And don’t get me started on “Click Online”, the BBC’s feeble and pathetic excuse for a technology show. (continue reading…)
Fruitcake: not always tasty…
by admin on Aug.24, 2010, under Society
Recently I had my own unfortunate series of events, placing me in somewhat of a quandary. A “friend” (and I’ve grown to use the word very loosely) of mine began a sort of “smear campaign” directed at several people including in no small way, myself. I didn’t know this at the time, and it was only by chance -and due to a rather poor error of judgement on my part regarding someone else- that I even found out this was happening. (continue reading…)