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Daily Mail corrects incorrect facts, but not the biggest ones
The BEA released a briefing about the loss of Air France flight 447 today. The flight involved a descent of 3 minutes 30 seconds, during which the aircraft was stalled. All 228 on board lost their lives. The briefing specifically … Continue reading
To the Daily Mail – people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
The Daily Mail try to have a laugh at the expense of The Independent in this article. The article points out that on The Independent’s site you can alter the URL as long as you retain the article number. Of … Continue reading
Grumpy Old Men
I’ve long been a fan of BBC’s Grumpy Old Men. Almost everything that is complained about is something you can sympathise with. However, tonight, for the first time I noticed that they class Grumpy Old Men as being from 35 … Continue reading
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Frustrating companies – Cisco
Cisco make plenty of networking hardware, ranging from the small stuff for small business (let’s ignore the Linksys stuff badges as Cisco for now), to the really big stuff, suitable for the busiest networks. Within each product type (routers, switches … Continue reading
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Joomla! is dead! Long live WordPress!
Joomla! is no more here. For a bit of a change I’ve decided to move to WordPress. Why? Easier to keep up-to-date Seems more friendly on mobile devices (both front end and back end) Comments built in A change is … Continue reading
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Headphones
When I bought my iMac, a year ago, I also bought a new iPod Nano with it. The Nano comes with headphones, but they are really uncomfortable in your ear. So new headphones were required. I have a pair of … Continue reading
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What makes banana chips healthy?
Seen on BBC Breakfast this morning in an interview about the government’s 5-a-day campaign: Q: “What’s in banana chips that makes them healthy?”A: “Banana”
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Barclays test patience
Having a mortgage with Barclays was a result of a discussion with a mortgage advisor when I bought I first house. They worked out the cheapest over three years, so it seemed a logical choice. Roll forward three years, and … Continue reading
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TiVo upgrade
I've been a TiVo owner since 2002, and I still think it's as fantastic a piece of hardware now as I did six years ago. It's incredibly easy to use, and has been 100% reliable. However, over Christmas I decided … Continue reading
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