Errr....

"One frequently overlooked aspect of the major label model is that successful artists subsidise the less successful"

I think that should read:

"One frequently overlooked aspect of the major label model is that successful artists subsidise the board and major investors"

Not Autotune...

just plain old dub.

I don't think I'm affected...

...Spke to a mate today who supplies me my pork products- and threre's no difference in the herd size this year than last year and he doesn't see any difference next year. I told him about the corn shortage and he said yeah, that will affect the large producers but not the small. So my bacon is saved.

To paraphrase Harry Hill...

Well, I like perogis; But I also like patatas revolconas. But which one is better? There's only one way to find out...

MATE!

Interesting....

> The Council had arranged for a man, known only as 'GS'

I wonder if his middle initial is '4'...

Now...

...if AMC could get that in place before the premier of series 3 of The Walking Dead, I'd be happy.

4 and a half hours to tighten a bolt...

...they must be trainee plumbers or mechanics. And I suppose there was parts charged as well as labour.

Reminds me of another floater...

as they say, you can't polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter.

It's not that organic food is better...

...it's more due to processed food being much worse for you.

Hottest chili...

...is currently the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion

Oh boo-hoo-hoo. Rich bastards didn't get any richer and now it's someone else's fault.

"UK's thirst for energy falls, yet prices rise: Now why is that?"

Basic economy policy of 'what the market will bear'. If someone is prepared (or even happy) to pay £100 per month on electricity why shouldn't you continue charging them the same or even slightly higher while getting them to use less of your product.

And the great thing is, if the customer complains, just bleat on about how much power their standby devices are using (using incorrectly calculated research).

Thank god...

I applied for a job at this company many years ago when they opened their Irish operation. Thank god that was one job application that failed.

Already done...

I've already done this with my ATM pin- I don't know what the number is, just the sequence of movements my fingers make.

Sure the response should be...

...for us (the passengers) to create a database of BA flight staff and some form of logic to determine which routes they service. Or use face recog so a sneaky pic of them as you board the flight will render all their details. I see boarding going something like this:

Stewardess: Good morning Mr Moore, how are you today.

Me: Fine Stephanie. Did you have a good time in the Ayia Napa? Well done on all those topless photo's by the way.

Users and their backups...

I love how users seem to believe it is the fault of the IT people when they lose their data. Even when it is on devices that belong to them, personally. I used to do support for Psion back in the CM/XP/LZ days. They were great devices but the internal storage was bog standard battery backed up RAM. Which is where a majority of people would store their contacts, diaries and other important data. And never spring for a Datapak or a Comms cable to backup the data. Eventually they would let the battery run down or crash (anyone remember the great TRAP errors?) and all data would be gone. At that point they would ring tech support and demand their data back. I even had one person demand that I come round to his house to retype all his contacts in while he dictated them to me.

Eventually, I developed a coping technique, it went something like:

User: "I have lost all my important information"

Me: "That's no problem, if you grab your last backup, I'll talk you through restoring it"

User: :I don't have a backup"

Me: "I thought you said your information was important."

Errrr....

£98 between 8 people is just over £12 per head. Seems okay to me.

Pac Man on the Atari...

...was generally considered crap by all.

WOT?!?!?!?

“cost small and medium-sized firms more money than these NPEs could possibly transfer to inventors”

You mean lawyers are making money out of this??? Quelle surprise.

Who's excited?

I was speaking to two MS employees last night and they seemed really excited by the new toy. Then I mentioned the Zune, and they went quiet again.