Not Spam

I just got an email from The Motley Fool that started like this: To prevent this and other Motley Fool email newsletters from getting swept up by an overzealous spam filter, please add our “From” address (removed@xxx.xx.xx) to your address book. Several problems with this. Firstly, not all email programs have an address book. Secondly,… Continue reading Not Spam

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Silver Ring Thing

It seems that the Silver Ring Thing has its eyes on the UK. George Monbiot discusses the problems with their approach Abstinence campaigns such as the Silver Ring Thing do delay sexual activity, but when their victims are sucked into the cesspool (nearly all eventually are), they are, according to a study at Columbia University,… Continue reading Silver Ring Thing

Mickey Mouse Censorship

It seems that Disney has blocked the distribution of Michael Moore’s new film Fahrenheit 9/11 by its subsidiary Miramax. Apparently it will annoy the Florida Governor Jeb Bush and therefore might endanger millions of dollars of tax breaks that the Mouse Factory gets from the state government.

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Old Bands

Bugger. I completely forgot that tickets for the New York Dolls gig at the Royal Festival Hall went on sale yesterday. And now there are only a small number of really crap seats left :( Amd while we’re talking about dodgy old bands, my stepdaughter went to see Hawkwind last night. She’s about the same… Continue reading Old Bands

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