78% of NME readers say they will defy the BPI and continue to use free file swapping networks. Is anyone even a bit surprised by this?
Author: Dave Cross
The Passion of the Christ
I went to see The Passion of the Christ. I enjoyed it immensely. You may be interested in reading my review. I thought that the cinema would be pretty quiet on a weekday afternoon. But there was some sort of outing from a local church. The cinema foyer was full of little old ladies who… Continue reading The Passion of the Christ
Even Less Customer Service
Following on from my recent rant about ntl customer service, I see that they have just announced that they are closing 10 of their 13 call centres and laying off 1,500 people. That’ll be a great help.
Alanis vs The Censors
At a Canadian music awards festival on Sunday, Alanis Morissette wore a fake nude suit in protest against the censorship on US TV. The BBC has the story but there’s a better photo here
Customer Service
I get my digital tv service from ntl. You hear a lot of people complaining about ntl, but in general it’s all worked pretty well for me. Then on Saturday evening at about 7:30 I discovered that one of the set-top boxes had a problem. I was missing most of the channels that I subscribe… Continue reading Customer Service
Job Interview
You know you’re being interviewed by an interesting company when one of the offices has an Alien suit lying on the floor.
Dr Seuss and Nanotechnology
According to a correspondent in the New Scientist, Dr Seuss invented nanotechnology.
CAPAlert
The people at CAP Alert have a bit of a problem with The Passion of the Christ. On one hand it’s exactly the the sort of film that they would like people to go and see. On the other hand, it’s such a violent film that it scores really badly on their “Wanton Violence/Crime” scale.… Continue reading CAPAlert
Agony Aunt
Ann Widdecombe. As an agony aunt? In the Guardian? That is wrong on so many levels.
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Someone seems to be advising George Bush that if he turns the absence of WMDs in Iraq into a big joke then we’ll all just laugh and move on.