Category Archives: Rants

Why e-book readers are a stupid idea

With the largely successful Kindle by Amazon, Sony’s Ebook Digital Reader and the usual over-hype about what may or may not be a tablet type device from Apple, I can’t help feeling that the idea of an e-book reader is absurd.

Over 500 years ago Gutenberg invented the printing press which revolutionised the world, there are [...]

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Is the Shropshire Star run by 6th form media students?

Dear Sirs,
http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/03/31/mp-calls-for-expenses-reform/
The above URL links to an online article titled: MP calls for expenses reform, reporting that Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard has called for
expenses reform.
The quotes here are EXACTLY the same words used by Mark on the Jim Hawkins show on Radio Shropshire leading me to two possible scenarios;
1) Mark pre rehearsed the lines, and [...]

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Much Ado…

So much has been said about Ross and Brand’s so called ’sick’ prank calls to ‘British Icon’ Andrew Sachs – who as we know is most famous for playing a Spanish Waiter in a spurious and perhaps slightly racist manner.
It’s my take that while the calls were inappropriate, it certainly isn’t something which should result [...]

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The Answer

This is the answer to the threat of Terrorism
This is the answer to Identity Theft
This is the answer to Benefit Fraud
This is the answer to Illigal Immigation
This is the answer to Labour losing the next election.
Just one of the reasons why New Labour have thrown away the chance of running the country come the next [...]

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Celeb Air

ITV must be seriously on their arse if this is what classes for entertainment in their books;

Wikipedia; CelebAir is an upcoming reality TV series, which will see 11 celebrities doing the jobs of cabin crew and check-in attendants. The series is to be presented by Angellica Bell and will air from 2 September 2008 on [...]

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