Author Archives: 6000

If you can’t read this…

If you’re having trouble getting through to 6000 miles… it’s because (and here I quote): There is high load on the server, causing requests to be slow (and timeout) even though the server is up. This was also the case last Wednesday, last Thursday and last Friday. And again this morning. Afrihost, who were previously [...]

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Beeg wave

I was emailed this picture and I want to share it on here because I think it’s fairly spectacular: (It also features a lighthouse, and I like lighthouses.) A little bit of detective work led me to this guy – Veselin Malinov – and a quick look at his recent photostream indicates that this shot [...]

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In case you need to be told

Because some of my FB friends do: Likes don’t save lives. That’s the tagline of a new campaign by UNICEF in Sweden. They’re encouraging people do donate money rather than just click a button. Because while the clicks are absolutely lovely, they don’t actually do anything. They’re just an easy way to pretend you’re making [...]

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Please Press 1

Not (yet?) available in SA, but very handy for my UK and US readers, Please Press 1 is a genius idea. Brainchild of IT Manager Nigel Clarke, PP1 lists “shortcuts” to get through customer service hotlines’ automated menus, thus: Very simple, very clever and a great way to get around those really frustrating delays while [...]

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Spend Hours Here

You could literally spend hours on Mike Skinner’s Soundcloud page. As with all things Skinner, tracks will come and go, but at the time of writing, I can’t get enough of this version of How We All Lie. Some wonderful juxtaposition of hardcore electronica and simply-delivered lyrics. And because I have personally bought this version [...]

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