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A death on Facebook
The irony is he barely used it. But the Facebook phenomenon exploded out of the teen scene around the time we started our MBAs in ’07, and it became one of those things that tied the cohort together. Many of us lived on campus, most in the same building, and it was a warm and […]
"With free texts for life, I’d start a superband"
September 24, 2009
What the FUCK does the bus ad by some random mobile phone provider MEAN? “With free texts for life, I’d start a superband”??? What the FUCK? How, exactly, does being able to text all day for nothing help you start a superband? And WHAT THE FUCK IS A SUPERBAND ANYWAY? A pop group where all […]
Got it in one
September 23, 2009
An excellent article from the Times on how this government’s addiction to legislation and bureacracy has turned an entire middle class into clerks, constantly checking their own paperwork for even the tiniest error, for fear of the immense consequences levied on even the simplest of missteps.
Tube not adding up
September 15, 2009
This is one of those random statements that makes you wonder whether the people in charge are actually capable of doing the job they’re talking about. A £1 pocket calculator wouldn’t have hurt, surely? First sentence first. Upgrading will deliver nearly 30% more capacity across the network. Fair enough. An increased number and size and […]
Badass of the week
September 13, 2009
When you’re struggling with searing insomnia and have worked 49 days without a break, finding websites like this is a lifesaver. My favourites are Marie Curie: “1903 was a pretty sweet year for Madame Curie – she was awarded her Ph.D. and also the Nobel Prize – which is probably a combination of awards that […]
Delivering a swift kick to the groin: why I love Krav Maga
September 12, 2009
As any fan of martial arts cinema knows, all you have to do to become the baddest mofo in town is acquire a “secret training manual”, perform a few comic interludes getting the moves wrong watched by your faithful sidekick, and by sunrise you’re storming the Shaolin Temple and kicking some serious monk ass. I’ve […]
Arachnophilia
September 9, 2009
Quite an unusual-looking spider I captured on my balcony this morning. (By ‘captured’ I mean on photo, not in a biscuit tin or anything.)
Country life is more than a butter brand, Liz
September 6, 2009
Sometimes, it’s good to laugh at other people’s pain. This story would be one of those times. A London divorcee (writing for the Mail, natch) moves to Exmoor, writes a book about how unpleasant / ugly / small-minded everyone is, then wonders why they’re being so perfectly horrible to her. (OK, maybe filling her mailbox […]
Change relationship from "Hot prospect" to "Closed/Lost"
September 3, 2009
…. and as the elephant tramped away, it was heard to mutter “NOW you know how it feels integrating CRM with non-Oracle databases.”
Get back in your cell, or I’ll hit you with my certificate
September 2, 2009
Now this was funny. A charity thinks all prison officers should have degrees. These guys are living so far from the real world it’s awesome. I know a couple of prison officers, who work in a Cat B jail – one notch below the worst of the worst. They’re not what you’d call intellectuals – […]
September 25, 2009
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