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Archive for August, 2009

Unlock your phone, or maybe not

We get posts in the forum which point out unlock sites on a weekly basis. This one (unlocksearch.com) seems to be a bit dubioous. I tried a few models and every single one said it was “unlockable” for only 3.99. After a bit more faffing about I decided to make up model names and, lo [...]

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IE8 Adverts – Put these on in the UK!

This blog post is probably just for those outside the UK as I’ve never seen the “infamous” IE8 adverts myself. The ads, which Microsoft are using in the US to pull people away from older browsers (and .. err.. Firefox) are pretty funn, although this particular one (below) does involve a fair amount of vomit. [...]

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Stupid comment of the day…

In the video below the pilot states “I apologise”. Yeah. I think perhaps you SHOULD have said “I apologise for being so utterly stupid that I nearly killed everyone and not spotting the bloody roof above me”. Other stupid comments in this video include the camera man saying,

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Twitter spam seems to be on the rise

I doubt that there’s a quick-fix to this type of spam. Spammers are quickly realising that they can sign up to Twitter, post a Tweet saying, “I’m a hot brunette, check out my site here…” and then start following as many people as possible. An email will then drop into your mailbox, telling you that [...]

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Justice for Michael Eccles

This happened not far from where we live and it’s great to see both lads involved going down for murder. I’ve read about this in the local papers for the last few months. Michael Eccles simply went to the local shop by his house and got set upon by a drunk 16 year-old-lad and his [...]

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Thanks YouTube…

Nice. After adding stacks of “longer than 10 minute” videos YouTube have now banned anyone, regardless of who they are, from uploading vids longer than 10 minutes.

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Wanna buy some LoVeLy sofa covers?

Now, I don’t often get a Sunday newspaper. Not, at least, unless the local paperboy screws up. This week I spotted this in a magazine with the Daily Mail. This is a newspaper that I don’t really rate because it tends to rant on about how crap Britain is and how everyone living here is [...]

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First aid at big events..

I know I shouldn’t diss the people who could end up helping you in an emergency, but these two ladies made me a little concerned. They’re both with the St Johns Ambulance and I’m not saying for a minute that they don’t do a good job, but… come on. What happens if someone needs help [...]

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Twitter is down

Bugger. Twitter is completely busted now. Looks like I’ll just have to shout loudly in the office and tell everyone what I’m doing instead… Update – Ah, looks like a massive DOS attack.

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ITV Sells Friends Reunited

Way to not make a profit. If only they

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