Month: July 2011

I like the buttery biscuit bass

Hokay. I’m gonna chuck my tiny weight behind the excellent Swedemason. Go buy his excellent single and get this to the top of the charts. Yay.. [yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM05acZeYlM’] What ? You’ve not heard the song ? Come on!!! [yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfeyUGZt8nk’]I Read more →

A polite notice to tracksuit wearers

You wear a tracksuit for physical activity. They’re available from places like JJ Sports, so the clue is in the name. Wearing a gold / cream tracksuit in the middle of town, with a cap on, hood up, eating chips, shouting, “Oi, Dazzo, don’t forget that fiver yow owe me ya twat” and spitting on the floor – well, that’s… Read more →

BT forced to block access to Newzbin 2

A judge at the High Court has just ruled that BT must block access to Newzbin 2. This is yet another important stage in the dismantling of the internet we’ve used over the last few years. ISP’s have, generally, always allowed their customers to do whatever they please on the internet, but now it’s starting to come apart more and… Read more →

Customer service in the UK

If you’re following my tweets you may have recently read about my rather poor experience at Frankie and Bennys in Stafford. The staff didn’t acknowledge us, no-one took our order, when I complained someone eventually came over, took the food order and then didn’t ask whether we’d like drinks. It was all topped off with a near 2 hour wait… Read more →