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Monthly Archives: September 2009

The great airline scam of 2009

All right, so it’s not that bad, I just wanted a dramatic headline. I understand that airlines are working in a highly competitive market, and I fully support separating the essential ticket price from other services that can cost extra. … Continue reading

Turn me on to phantoms

In Rainbows has to be one of Radiohead’s absolutely best albums, and there’s this bit in the song Weird Fishes/Arpeggi that gets me every time. The song follows a wonderful, almost unnoticable, crescendo that melds lyrics with added instrumental parts … Continue reading

Food Advertising vs. Reality

The Guardian’s cavalcade of nasty food items is a must-see. In particular for the chicken in a tin. open Food Advertising vs. Reality

The five stages of IE6 grief

Browserforthebetter.com, a site by Microsoft no less, offers to donate 8 meals per download of Internet Explorer 8. Seems like a kind of desperate move that reminds me of the Kübler-Ross model – the five stages of grief: Denial Anger … Continue reading