Category Archives: Random

Sometimes the Post Office really impresses me

Posted on March 21, 2017 by james

I ordered a replacement part for our Kenwood Chef online a couple of weeks back. It took much longer to arrive than I was led to expect and I have to admit that my first suspicion was that it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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When your house electrics get a bit too exciting

Posted on March 1, 2017 by james

I had to open up the consumer unit to replace a fuse recently. I’m coming to the conclusion that we really need to get a sparky in and get our electrics tidied up a bit. Looking at this lot makes … Continue reading →

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And the winner is… Screwfix!

Posted on January 23, 2017 by james

In the competition to deliver the items ordered online in the most ridiculously-sized box, that is. This one knocks anything I’ve had from Amazon into a cocked hat (which you can probably get Amazon to deliver, in an oversize box, … Continue reading →

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Mobile phone connectivity is not yet ubiquitous

Posted on January 23, 2017 by james

If it ever will be 🙁 So you really shouldn’t design systems that assume it is. A couple of examples… The bank I use for my business recently “improved security” for setting up transactions over the internet so that any … Continue reading →

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Let’s hear it for Kellyanne Conway

Posted on January 22, 2017 by james

“Counselor to the President”, whatever that means, but described by the BBC today as a “Top Trump aide”. Does that mean she can remember the stats on all the cards and knows which one is best?

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A mangled mangle

Posted on January 22, 2017 by james

Whilst clearing out the barn to allow space for the scaffolding, I came across the remains of this mangle, hidden away behind some other stuff that must have been there years: I wonder if they provided mangling services to Wile … Continue reading →

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Tearing the heart out of music

Posted on January 22, 2017 by james

My daughter likes to listen to Heart FM for reasons I’ve never quite felt the desperation to get to the bottom of, so it’s often what the car radio is set to when we go anywhere. I’m not a big … Continue reading →

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Now we know the origin of “Black Friday”

Posted on November 30, 2014 by james

And it’s nothing to do with “the day when shops get out of the red and into the black”. As far as I can see from the news reports of the last two days and recalling the same from last … Continue reading →

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Separated at birth?

Posted on October 8, 2014 by james

I’ve just watched the Horizon programme from a week or so back — “Is your brain male or female?” presented by Michael Moseley and Alice Roberts. My enjoyment of it was somewhat curtailed however because of Alice Roberts’ uncanny similarity … Continue reading →

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Amazon goes Subprime

Posted on February 26, 2014 by james

Amazon has just announced that it is bundling it’s streaming media service with the existing “Prime” membership and putting the price up from £49 to £79. I don’t know what the business motivation is for such a change, but it … Continue reading →

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