Category: Alex’s
Who are the real April fools?
April Fools. Someone had to mention it, and I don’t see why it shouldn’t be me. A poor show this year. Is the media getting Continue reading
The future is here! And also, it isn’t.
Ah, Tomorrow's World was great, wasn't it? I could watch crazy people getting the future wrong all day. In the future we were to have everything; from jetpacks to sentient computers, Sinclair C5s to nuclear-powered hoovers. In a roundabout, disappointing way, that last one did actually happen. Continue reading
UK IT should fire men first – EL Reg
...from time-to-time, the absence of Register-style judgement on the contents of a particular story is telling. Take this doozy, for example: UK IT should 'fire men first', says Kate Craig-Wood Expensive blokes' jobs should be gendersourced You can kind've hear the the journalist stepping back. 'Whoa! I'm staying out of this one'. Continue reading
Golden Apples – Dramatic Mac price rise
Wow.... Once again Apple has proven that it's willing to play by no-one's rules. How has Apple responded to the weak pound and the worst recession of recent memory? By jacking up the prices of its hardware massively. Continue reading