Thursday, August 31, 2006

I hate Apple. Still.

Bastards can't even be bothered to provide British users with a British keyboard layout. It wouldn't be quite so bad if they made it clear on their Website that this is the case.
 
They really show us so much respect, don't they?

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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

London has the world's best transport

A survey of international tourists has found that London has the world's best public transport system. Even the cabbies were voted the best - with Paris the worst. Which I particulaly love.
 
I know that, as a Londoner, I'm not meant to agree, but I do. I think the London Transport system - whilst not perfect (where is?) - is brilliant.

posted by Aaron at 11:28 AM | 3 comments

Monday, August 28, 2006

HP - "Holland Produced"

It seems that after Heinz's confirmation of reported plans that they would move production of HP sauce to the Netherlands, Premier Foods, the owners of the Branston brand, are kicking up a fuss.
You see, HP stands for "Houses of Parliament", and an image of the iconic building famously features on the labels of the sauce. Branston's argument is that since the product will no longer be manufactured in the UK, it has no right to the continued use of the Houses of Parliament image. And, in fact, not only that, but to continue to do so would be a violation of the Trades Description Act.
 
Now, I'm a big fan of HP sauce, and I'm no fan of the plans to move production overseas. I am, however, a bit unsure of what Branston are actually trying to achieve here. Obviously they have a very good point to make, but are they really considering sueing Heinz over this? (Answers on a postcard please.)
 
Should be interesting to watch what happens on this one.

posted by Aaron at 1:14 PM | 0 comments

ITV chief attacks Channel 4

I almost choked with amusement when I read this. The (outgoing) head of ITV has told Channel 4 that it needs to "grow up" and stop "behaving like a 25-year-old still living at home".
 
Surely I cannot be the only one who notices the irony here?

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Thursday, August 24, 2006

All new Xinomorph

Welcome to the all-new-look Xinomorph!
I finally got around to sorting out the design and layout, and owing to my imminent move into Central London, have opted for a suitably themed design scheme.
(Still with Blogger unfortunately, but that may change soon.)
 
Anyway. This is it. Xinomorph v2. Finished for now, but there may be a bit of tweaking to come.
 
Let me know what you think!

posted by Aaron at 1:11 PM | 3 comments

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Greatest headline ever.

Cows moo with regional accents language experts suggest after farmers in Somerset notice the trend in their herds.

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Friday, August 18, 2006

Irish are clucking crazy

The Irish budget airline Ryanair is now threatening to sue the government unless they remove the restrictions on flying which were imposed in light of terrorism threats at the end of last week.

What. The. Fuck.

These idiots need to get off the Guiness and jump into reality. They'd have lost a hell of a lot more business than they've so much as risked this week if this apparent terror plot hadn't been foiled.

I say the government ban them from flying into, out of, or over the UK. Fucking twats. I really hope they get blown up. They deserve it. Bloody spuds.

posted by Aaron at 3:49 PM | 0 comments

Apple, oh Apple

Again, I don't know if anyone remembers, but a few months back, the Mail on Sunday reported on shocking working conditions at (at least) one iPod manufacturing plant in China. Well, Apple have conducted their own investigation, and it seems that they've cleared themselves of almost all blame (I could say it was a "whitewash" but that would be a very bad pun).
They have conceded that "35% of the time, staff worked over 60 hours a week, and 25% of the time more than six days consecutively", but that's about it, so the whole thing sounds a bit too good to be true.
 
I'm sure everyone will make their own judgements. (Particularly the Apple fanboys and bum-lovers.)

posted by Aaron at 8:36 AM | 0 comments

Tesco are slow.

I don't know if anyone remembers this, but last year, during the building of a Tesco superstore (which, I might add, the local did not want at all) OVER a railway line, it all collapsed onto the track. Well, although the mess was cleared up so that train services could resume, it turns out that a pile of the "rubbish" from the incident remains , dumped, in a nearby area which is listed a of "Outstanding Natural Beauty".
Tesco claim that this was done by a contractor, without authorisation, and that they are "working to try to remedy the situation".
 
Well, here's the thing. For a company that makes literally millions of pounds of profit every week, they should just get off of their fucking arses and do something about it. It's evident that the supposed contractors in question aren't going to move it any time soon, so why not just hire someone else to do it, then sue the original company?! I mean, for fuck's sake. They have more than enough money and resources to get this resolved within DAYS, so why has it taken over a year? Because they're cunts, that's why.
It's an complete and utter joke.
 
Tesco, you are a donkey penis, and I claim my £5.

posted by Aaron at 8:26 AM | 1 comments