The Telegraph web site was relaunched recently and they are promoting this with an advertising campaign. I’ve seen many adverts on the escalators in tube stations. But these adverts have some very strange wording on them. They claim that the Telegraph site is “the UK’s most visited quality newspaper web site”. And there’s a logo… Continue reading Telegraph Web Site
Month: January 2007
Big Brother Racism
I haven’t been watching Celebrity Big Brother so all the information that I have on the current racism row has come from a number of media outlets (and via BlogLines). I have come to a few conclusions though. I don’t understand why people are surprised by this. Do people really think that people in the… Continue reading Big Brother Racism
Harriet Harman Blogging
Harriet Harman has started a blog. Of course, she’s also standing for election as deputy leader of the Labour party – so the timing is all very suspicious. I wonder how much she’ll be writing once the election is over. But, anyway, I’ve added her to Planet Westminster. Interestingly, Harman’s web site is also available… Continue reading Harriet Harman Blogging
Comments
Right. I think I’ve got all the commenty stuff working again. You’ll still have to be registered with Typekey in order to comment, but hopefully you’re all used to that now. Sorry for the inconvenience over the last few weeks. I’m sure you’ve all got loads of really interesting comments stored up. And a big… Continue reading Comments
More Photo Sets
Slowly getting the holiday photos organised. Here are two more sets for your amusement – photos from Cahal Pech in Belize and La Paz Waterfall Gardens in Costa Rica.
Five Things
I’ve been tagged by Piers, so here are five things you might not know about me. When I was very young I was a member of my local Boys’ Brigade. As well as weekly BB meetings, this entailed going to church (and Sunday school) every week. I have no idea why I did this as,… Continue reading Five Things
Tricking the Customer
I really hate it when companies who have a good product spoil it by trying to trick the customer into spending more money than they really want to. Today’s example is LoveFilm. Last year I wrote an entry about how I was considering trying out one of these new DVD rental services. They all seemed… Continue reading Tricking the Customer
Wearing A Crucifix
Here we go again: A CATHOLIC schoolgirl was asked not to wear a crucifix on a chain because it breached health and safety rules, her father said today. Samantha Devine, 13, was told to remove the crucifix and chain to comply with school rules. She attends The Robert Napier School, a non-denominational mixed school, in… Continue reading Wearing A Crucifix
Technical Interviews
Nik talks a lot of sense about technical interviews. As a purely anecdotal aside, I’m pretty sure that the interviews where I’ve been asked the kinds of questions that he’s talking about have lead to some of the jobs that I have least enjoyed. And, as Nik mentions, this is all in the context of… Continue reading Technical Interviews
The Sun Searches for Sick Web Sites
The Sun has launched a search for “the web’s most disturbing websites”. Just send your suggestions to sick.clicks@the-sun.co.uk and “our web team will get on the case” (whatever that means). I don’t know about you, but high on my list of the sickest sites on the web is www.thesun.co.uk. Do you think I should let… Continue reading The Sun Searches for Sick Web Sites