Monthly Archives: January 2011
links for 2011-01-30
'Arrogant' Air France pilots ignore safety directives: report Air France staff appear to neglect safety in favour of commercial concerns and some pilots "systematically" ignore safety directives, experts wrote in an internal report seen by AFP on Tuesday. (tags: AirFrance … Continue reading
Are you game to eat from those bubble packs?
I understand that the packets of meat heat sealed may have slight bubbles in them, but, it makes you wonder if there is a problem somewhere is the bubbles distort the packaging. Was it packaged that way? Or is there … Continue reading
Obligatory Australia Day fireworks photos
Visited the Australia Day celebration in Enmore park today. Just in time to see the fireworks. So here are some obligatory photos. (Yes, I should have gotten a better spot, not behind the tree)
links for 2011-01-25
Vodafone | Mobile customers sue, seek escape from contracts A summary of all the problems Vodafone are having at the moment. Network issues, customer privacy, etc. (tags: Vodafone mobile NigelDews SMH LucyBattersby) Book Review – Cinderella Ate My Daughter – … Continue reading
4 pack of beef burgers with 5 servers at Coles Supermarket
Shopping at Coles Supermarket I found the labelling on this packet interesting. The number at the top says it is a 4 pack of Angus Beef Burgers. And looking at the contents there are 4 beef paddies. But under Nutrition … Continue reading
links for 2011-01-22
Vint Cerf's message to Australia: internet censorship isn't effective | The Australian JULIA Gillard's bid to censor the internet is not an "effective move", says Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the internet and Google's chief web evangelist. … Continue reading
links for 2011-01-21
Revealed: how Vodafone dealers bend the rules posing as customers A Vodafone dealer’s staff have been caught posing as customers to cancel the customers’ original accounts in order to sign them up for new contracts with higher commissions. The staff … Continue reading
links for 2011-01-20
Obama officials caught deceiving about WikiLeaks – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com Whenever the U.S. Government wants to demonize a person or group in order to justify attacks on them, it follows the same playbook: it manufactures falsehoods about them, baselessly … Continue reading
New dumpling fish, or testing iPhone twitter
Testing out iPhone Apps for taking pictures, uploading them somewhere, and posting a link to twitter. Camera+ uploads to flicker (see photo on the right). But if you want to post to twitter it uses its own photo site. Which … Continue reading
links for 2011-01-19
Say no to cry baby retailers trying to axe the $1000 GST free rules A Facebook group against the push by big retailers to have GST applied to OS online sales under $1000. (tags: online retail GST Facebook consumer) Facebook … Continue reading