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French Football Ad With A Clever Twist

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French telecoms provider Orange is a sponsor of French football, so them pushing an ad related to their sponsorship is to be expected. They're not spending all that money just for fun. But watch the ad all the way through, as it has an interesting twist. The video's title roughly translates to "the crazy actions of the French team we all forgot about": This week the … [Read more...] about French Football Ad With A Clever Twist

Trying to Send Newsletters to and From Domains With Accents

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Back in January while trying to debug an issue one of our clients was having with an IDN domain name ie. a domain name with an accent on it I decided to dive into the world of IDN email. As I noted, while some software was able to handle things "sanely" a lot of it wasn't and overall the experience wasn't exactly "wonderful". If the DNS industry and the broader … [Read more...] about Trying to Send Newsletters to and From Domains With Accents

What Has the BBC Ever Given us?

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If you're a Monty Python fan you'll remember the famous scene in "Life of Brian" where someone "what have the Romans ever done for us?". A few years later John Cleese is back asking the same question in this old advert for the BBC and the UK TV license. If you're of a certain age you'll probably recognise at least some of the other celebrities who make brief appearances in … [Read more...] about What Has the BBC Ever Given us?