Monthly Archives: June 2007

Internet Radio goes quiet for a day

In protest at the Copyright Royalty Board’s decision to increase royalties payable by Internet Radio broadcasters by a massive amount and retroactively impose them back to June 2006, a very large proportion of the Internet’s radio stations have gone quiet. … Continue reading

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iFanboys, don’t iDrop your iPhone

…it might iSmash on the iFloor. Perhaps it’s just me that thinks using optical quality glass in the production of the new Apple iPhone may lead to more than one dropping incident turning in to an expensive episode for some … Continue reading

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Stalinism to end when Tories in power?

My good god. Finally someone down in Whitehall actually has a clue! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a Tory, I find their ilk thoroughly boring but save for any better alternative this guy seems to be talking sense. Unfortunately … Continue reading

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Blair (BLiar) and Brown (Pants) tag-team Civil Liberties.

I came across this amusing yet accurate cartoon drawing of the hand off of the job of Prime Minster from Blair (Bliar) and Brown (Pants) tag-teaming against Civil Liberties. As they say, a picture paints a thousand words. This one … Continue reading

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Defrauded by… my own bank?

Last Tuesday (29th May) I decided to open an ISA. While at work at went through the necessary forms online and shortly thereafter received a welcome email telling me that I had to send a cheque from my nominated bank … Continue reading

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