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…the first assignment of a crack police comedy squad ends in tragedy

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I’m aware I’ve posted a lot about Word lately, but since buying the new netbook I’ve been determined to knuckle under and really try to work with Microsoft’s software rather than just bleating about it. It’s been wild. I’ve discovered what many of you will know: Internet Explorer is beyond rescue, Windows 7 is fine [...]

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One of the things about being a freelance technology journalist is that things like a telephone line and the internet are, you know, useful. Imagine my joy then, on discovering last night that my phone line was misbehaving. It has subsequently died. I can’t really begin to convey my contempt for BT just now, but [...]

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When shopping, heavier items end up in my manbag. On a typical day my manbag might already contain a notebook, a phone and a snappy camera. Putting heavy items on top of these is normally fine. Putting heavy items on top of a two-pint bottle of milk on top of these is not fine, apparently. [...]

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Having my weekly rant this morning, I remembered something trivial that annoys the shit out of me, and thought I’d share the love. See, now, I hate adverts generally, and I reserve a special bile for ones in which two of my favourite TV people prostitute themselves at the altar of car insurance, but there’s [...]

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Anyone who’s walked along Brighton seafront this week will know that, after decades in which the West Pier was neither fixed, sold or – ultimately – restored, the sorry remains of the concert hall are now being recovered from the sea. I’m not clear on the point. The West Pier Trust says that it’s a [...]

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via youtube.com Thanks to Alan C for pointing to this, hadn’t seen it until a few days ago – Stewart Lee calling out the nonsense of corporate values. Posted via web from Charlie’s posterous

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