Back in October of last year I got bitten by Hilton Brussels City's stupid broadband limits.The limits are inane, but the false advertising is what really bugs me.Several months later and I see nothing has changed even though they assured me at the time that it was a "mistake".Here is what I'm seeing this morning (again!):Last time I checked 250 megs is NOT unlimited.No wonder … [Read more...] about Hilton Brussels City Still Have Stupid broadband Limits – False Advertising!
DAA Lounge Weirdness – Mac Users Not Welcome?
I'm sitting in the DAA lounge in Dublin airport's shiny new T2.I should be able to (ab)use the free wifi, but for some bizarre reason I can't.When I asked they looked at my Mac and told me that it was because their wifi setup doesn't work with Macs!Huh?I might be losing my mind, but I'm pretty sure that I was in here a couple of months ago and that I was able to use the wifi … [Read more...] about DAA Lounge Weirdness – Mac Users Not Welcome?
Yet Another Star Wars Release
Star Wars is coming to bluray later this year. This is a good thing (tm), but it's also going to cost fans a chunk of change to get their hands on high definition versions of their favourite films.This cartoon amused me: … [Read more...] about Yet Another Star Wars Release
And So I adopted An Elephant ..
Earlier today I finally bit the bullet and "adopted" an elephant via the WWF's website.And here's the cert:Fortunately they don't actually send you the elephant as I wouldn't know where to put it .. Queue a bunch of silly elephant jokes .. Of course I could have adopted a different type of animal, but I went for the elephant, as it seemed appropriate … [Read more...] about And So I adopted An Elephant ..
Are We Fixated With the 80s?
I was a teenager in the 1980s. I remember watching a lot of silly films in the 1980s. Some starred Michael J Fox and are still quite funny even now. Others weren't that funny then and simply aged badly.I don't hate the 1980s - it actually wasn't such a bad decade really. And it was probably a lot more tasteful than the 1970s .. But why on earth do so many people have fixations … [Read more...] about Are We Fixated With the 80s?