Tag Archives: Having a moan

>The WTF headline

Posted on 6 November, 2008 by jb

> I tend to get a bit hot under the collar when I read headlines like this, having friends who are school teachers and who are expected by parents to teach their kids how to brush their teeth. (I kid … Continue reading →

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>Aaaaaaargh……!

Posted on 7 July, 2008 by jb

> Being an old bastard, I’m in the process of applying for my pension. Which is a bit complicated, given that I’ve worked in 3 countries, all of which have to get their act together in order for the Pension … Continue reading →

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>Rogue nations

Posted on 3 July, 2008 by jb

> So North Korea and the United States do have something in common. They’re two of a handful of nations that practice the evil regime of double taxation. It works thus: You’re American and resident in, say, Germany and work … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me ,,,(about "Avertissment")

Posted on 24 June, 2008 by jb

>Sounds like “Advertisement”, right? It actually means “Danger” in French. Not the worst warning when you’re dealing with buggers like MediaMarkt, one of the mega electronics stores in Germany. They’re celebrating Germany’s successfully negotiating the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 with … Continue reading →

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>Before and after

Posted on 27 April, 2008 by jb

> Now, how was that? Best foot forward…?

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>Bankers. Rhymes with…

Posted on 4 March, 2008 by jb

>I have 2 banks – one in Germany (as efficient as one would expect) and one in New Zealand. They’re driving me up the bloody wall. Forget the fact that they left me without a credit card for a week … Continue reading →

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>I’m pretty happy to be shot of Microsoft….

Posted on 8 January, 2008 by jb

>… but to be honest, Apple isn’t much better. Not from a usability perspective – I wouldn’t DREAM of going back to the Dark Side – but the personal interactive experience is a bit naff. 1.Bought a PowerBook back in … Continue reading →

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>Dumbing down

Posted on 3 January, 2008 by jb

>“The throwaway-Kleenex TV programs and magazines, the junk thought, the affirmations of the unbelievable, the garish music, the suffocating ignorance, the language unrooted in lived human experience — this is the muck we swim in, and even though we despise … Continue reading →

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>Sell features, not benefits…

Posted on 12 December, 2007 by jb

>This is the coolest idea, developed by Mediaman, a software startup in Mainz. You download a minute chunk of software onto your mobile, take a photo of the Semacode matrix on one of six information boards scattered around Mainz and … Continue reading →

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>Hype

Posted on 14 October, 2007 by jb

>All this organic crap is started to get on my tits. New organic supermarket opened in town the other day and it’s all very nice and shiny and they have organic cosmetics and pencils made from happy trees, but I … Continue reading →

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