SpinVox in a downward spin

Trust a UK technology correspondent to bring down a UK technology company… Rory-Cellan Jones’ seemingly fevered bashing of voice-to-text specialist SpinVox yesterday may have revealed the ‘worst kept secret’ of the mobile industry, but was it entirely fair?

So which idiot is going to pass on the VAT cut?

Rumour has it that Chancellor Alistair Darling will announce today a 2.5 point cut in VAT to 15%, bringing it back to pre-1991 levels. The theory is that a cut in VAT will encourage consumer spending and smash a massive Gordon Brown-shaped hole through the recession by knocking £1,000 off the price of a Porsche. But how many retailers will pass on the cuts, and how many will just pocket the extra profit?

Funniest site on the web – FAIL

OK, I’ve found the funniest site on the web…

Spare a thought for the poor ol’ fascists.

I’ve been quietly watching the BNP membership list saga unfold and I’ve been fascinated with the different perspectives and opinions I’ve heard. My initial reaction was “Ha ha. Ha ha ha. Ha ha,” but now I’m not so sure…

Commitment vs. Involvement

A pig and a chicken are walking down the road…

Google Street View rocks

My sister was showing me her new locality in Toulouse on Google Maps the other day when we found a Google Street View of her new flat, taken directly in front of it. That’s very cool…

And the winner of “Most Unreasonable Contract” of the year is…

They say that a salesman is the easiest person to sell to. I am living testament to that, and in my time I don’t mind admitting I’ve signed up to some humdingers. A recent purchase that is now biting me was signing up to “leading UK search engine consultants” FirstFound. I thought it was a good deal – £250 set up and then £39 per month to get to the top of all the major search engines for a phrase of your choice. Oh, what a mistake…

Welcome to my blog!

That has to be the most unimaginative title in the world for a first post. 

Anyway, I’ve finally decided to start a blog because my good friend Shelleyftr has inspired me to do so with her new blog.  Also, as I get older I find myself reluctantly getting more irked by things and my psychiatrist thinks it might be good to get some things off my chest.

This may or may not turn out to be a good read, but I might also get bored in a few months and just fizzle out (like playing the flute, Sea Cadets, canoeing lessons, French A-level, Czech evening classes, going to the gym…)

So let’s see what happens.  Thanks for reading!