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Time-ly propaganda?
Something curious has been going on around here lately. This blog is very low traffic – it’s a dumping ground for thoughts and occassionally stories which I don’t think have been covered elsewhere, and not intended to generate massive numbers of hits. So why has a small story I posted months ago about one of…
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Bordering on funny
I don’t know if they still have them, but several times in the past I’ve been to the US and noticed signs by the customs desks with say “Don’t joke with the officers, you will be deported”, or words to that effect. Good to see, then, that our home grown UK Borders Agency can see…
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A Welfare State for Landlords
Really interesting article on the long term effects and cost to the tax payer of selling off council property and freeing up the rental market: A Welfare State for Landlords: Who Benefits? | HumanRights TV. Basically, over two decades, we’ve spent a fortune, made loads of people homeless and created a nice channel for public…
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Double you tee eff pt 94
Double take of the day was while reading this comment on BoingBoing. The discussion is about an Economist article that contradicts a lot of the ‘green shoot’ nonsense spouted during budget week, and predicts darker times ahead. Now I’m no particular fan of the Economist, but here’s the comment in question… We could assess the…
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Pass the sickbag
It’d be hilarious if it wasn’t so vomit inducing. Some godawful website called Ethisphere has published it’s ‘Most ethical companies of 2009‘ awards, which were spotted by The Inquirer. Now, I’m all for believing that companies like Nike and Starbucks et al are cleaning up their act – although whenever I see news about it…
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The metastupidity
Great idea for a website. Spellchecker.net: Online Spelling, Grammar, and Thesaurus checking. Except like all the other online spellcheckers, it fails to recognise ‘online’ or ‘spellchecker’ as a word. So much for the fluidity and evolution of language.
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They just don’t get it…
Not that we should be surprised, but a feature in today’s Guardian called “Bankers rage at G20 ‘Witch Hunt’” carries the following quote from investment banker Larry Schechter. “While I do not believe in rewards for failure, I do not think it is right for good, successful bankers and corporate finance executives to be shot…
