If you're trying to open a bank account and don't have the right documents, do not offer the cashier sex in exchange for them opening the account anyway. The consequences can be Not Nice. If there's anyone who can recommend … Continue reading
… for between 2.6 and 4.1 billion dollars. (The actual price depends on future performance) That's a minimum of forty million times Skype's forecast earnings this year (371 million times last year's actual earnings!) I know Ebay is rich (it … Continue reading
.. and find it rather mixed. "Yet one man was able to tell us every member of the team along with all of England's Test venues. … Continue reading
… but I've just noticed some people on the .com have a little "badge" on their customer reviews. I've seen the "top n reviewer" ones. This one is new to me: "real name" and means that the user name is … Continue reading
As well as their paper directories, they're dead keen on selling internet advertising. Apparently, they can GUARANTEE #1 placing on google. The first sales droid wasn't too clear on how they'd do that, and never did fax over the exciting … Continue reading
So there's this security alert going on near Stockwell – someone's left a burger box on a bus, probably – and there's road closures and diversions and three policemen have spotted something in a bag by the side of the … Continue reading
… which, I should explain to colonial friends, is British English for "you're faster than me, and I don't like it!" (*) Or in other words, I am enjoying the recumbent. Near home is Peckham Rye which, as far as … Continue reading
I'm watching a series called The Shape of Things That Hum, on the history of various synths. After the MiniMoog, Vocoder and Yamaha DX-7, they're doing the Fairlight. Everyone interviewed – people like Vince Clarke, Rick Wakeman and Nick Rhodes … Continue reading
'Simply Delicious' do an organic mustard. They've recently changed it. Before: label says "Made without compromise" and the mustard has cider vinegar in. It's fabulous. Now: label no longer says that and… they've replaced some of the cider vinegar with … Continue reading
"This Email message has been scanned for viruses and contents" … and we guarantee that it contains neither ?! … Continue reading