This is more of a rant than anything else.. While the US dollar and the Euro might be close in value from time to time they aren't the same currency. 1 US dollar is worth less than 1 Euro. However there are software vendors out there that think it's "acceptable" to charge the same to both their European customers as they do their US based ones - simply changing the currency … [Read more...] about Pricing Stupidity
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UK PM Wants To Censor The Web?
In 2011 the very idea that the UK's Prime Minister could even be considering to censor or control the internet is scary. Very scary. Cameron's government are facing a serious problem, with the UK descending into chaos and anarchy over the last week. But does that justify even considering blocking Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites from the British public? Even … [Read more...] about UK PM Wants To Censor The Web?
Air France Flying Blue Gold
Air France Gold, a photo by blacknight on Flickr. I've finally got the official Flying Blue Gold card and luggage tags from Air France / KLM. While I'm still annoyed with them over the entire billing / flight change issue, I'm still a lot happier with them than I am with other carriers. Getting gold status isn't exactly life changing, but it does give you a few nice … [Read more...] about Air France Flying Blue Gold
Slaves.ie And The Intern Debacle
It's been an interesting couple of days .. I've been trying to follow all the comments on this debate across various blogs, LinkedIn and Twitter and it's fascinating to see the visceral reaction that the debate has provoked. So what happened? Yesterday morning James put the slaves.ie site live. The domain was registered by me back in February of this year, but,like so … [Read more...] about Slaves.ie And The Intern Debacle
Last.fm visualisation
Last.fm visualisation, a photo by blacknight on Flickr.One of the reasons I like Last.fm is that they have a lot of funky little tools that can generate graphics and other things based on what you have been listening to. Via Flickr: Shows which artists I've been listening to the most between January 2010 and now. … [Read more...] about Last.fm visualisation