The main feature in yesterday’s G2 was an article by Stuart Jeffries on the growth of loud disagreement between religious people and atheists. Regular readers will know that I usually agree with the Guardian, but this article has got it horribly wrong. The article’s main error is to give time to the views of Colin… Continue reading The Guardian on Faith
Author: Dave Cross
Conservapedia
Something amusing to start your day – Conservapedia. Conservapedia is a much-needed alternative to Wikipedia, which is increasingly anti-Christian and anti-American. On Wikipedia, many of the dates are provided in the anti-Christian “C.E.” instead of “A.D.”, which Conservapedia uses. Christianity receives no credit for the great advances and discoveries it inspired, such as those of… Continue reading Conservapedia
IR35 Petition
Probably of little or no interest to most readers, but there’s now an e-petition calling for the abolition of IR35. IR35 was a way of gathering extra tax revenues (without raising the basic rate for taxation) by picking on Computer Contractor’s who work in a way that suits the relatively short life-cycles of the industry.… Continue reading IR35 Petition
Inheriting Email Addresses
Have you ever inherited an email address? It’s a very strange experience and it’s happened three times to me. The first time was when I worked at a small dotcom company and was given the address dave@small-dotcom.co.uk. It turned out that the same address had been used by a former employee who had left some… Continue reading Inheriting Email Addresses
Out of Space
I have finally managed to fill my 40GB iRiver. I got an “out of disk space” error when copying over some music this morning. They estimated that it would store 10,000 songs but I only got to 9638. That’s probably got something to do with the number of 20 minute long Yes epics on there… Continue reading Out of Space
Spolsky on Customer Service
Anyone who has anything to do with customer service in their organisation should read and learn from Joel Spolsky’s article on the subject. It’s not just software companies he’s talking about. Anyone who deals with customers could benefit from taking his advice. I particularly liked point 2, “Suggest blowing out the dust”. Microsoft’s Raymond Chen… Continue reading Spolsky on Customer Service
Readin’ and Writin’
The BBC has a report about a survey from LearnDirect which estimates that over 14.6 million people have lost their employers money due to a lack of basic literacy and numeracy skills. Almost two in five of the people surveyed said that they relied on someone else at work to check their calculations. There was… Continue reading Readin’ and Writin’
Disguised in a Burka
Ooh, this is going to rattle a few cages. CCTV images of one of the 21 July bomb suspects apparently fleeing London in a Muslim veil have been shown in court. The jury at Woolwich Crown Court saw footage prosecutors say is Yassin Omar, 26, wearing a black full-length dress and burka with a handbag… Continue reading Disguised in a Burka
“Free” Banking
Today the Daily Mail is very angry about the possible end of free banking. Banks and building societies are moving to kill off free banking as they prepare to unveil record profits of more than £40 billion. Industry leaders claim compulsory monthly fees on current accounts, which are common in North America and Europe, are… Continue reading “Free” Banking
So Close, And Yet…
Sometimes people make a real effort to follow the basic rules of bulk email only to fall at the last hurdle. I’ve just got a bulk email from Prospect (no, I’d never heard of them either, I wonder when I signed up for their mailings). As is usual with these things, they really want you… Continue reading So Close, And Yet…