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?
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Brexit as a Burger
The number of Brexit related memes doing the rounds is impressive. Some are absolutely fantastic, but there's just so many of them circulating that it's hard to keep track of them all. This one really hit home and yes, you could easily redo it to cover a lot of vacuous political promises not just Brexit. What do you think of it? … [Read more...] about Brexit as a Burger
Amusing Memes
Some of the memes doing the rounds at any given time are very amusing. Unfortunately it's often hard to work out where they originate from. Some are very clever and make interesting use of language and imagery, while others highlight things in a different way. A couple that were doing the round recently brought a smile to my face: Have you seen any good ones … [Read more...] about Amusing Memes
Waze in Real Life
Waze, which is now owned by Google, if you aren't familiar with it, is a mobile app that many drivers use to find their way around. Their tag line is "outsmarting traffic, together" So what if instead of leveraging data the app was actually manned by humans .. this rather amusing Brazilian video shows how that might work (or not!) It has subtitles! … [Read more...] about Waze in Real Life
American Chopper Meets GDPR
There's quite a few memes doing the rounds about the insane volume of emails from companies and services in relation to GDPR. This, however, is one of the more entertaining and pretty much sums up how a lot of people feel: GDPR at American Chopper … [Read more...] about American Chopper Meets GDPR