I had the following conversation with Demon Internet’s “customer support” Alex has joined the sessionConnected to chat server, an agent will be with you shortlyCustomerService05 has joined the sessionAlex: I have been limited by the fair use policy. I would like to have the limit removed. If I was to upgrade to Business 8000 would [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Why I will be leaving Demon Internet
Posted in Uncategorized on February 28, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Across the bridge – Part 1
Posted in Fiction, Long on February 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
James dropped his cigarette butt to the floor, trod it carefully into the ground and looked around for somewhere to place it. As he picked up the butt he could feel the cold cobbles sucking heat out of his hands. His gloves didn’t seem to be helping at all, or rather they weren’t helping enough. [...]
The tragedy of the self mong
Posted in Articles on February 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am a magpie for little phrases and verbal ticks. I don’t just store them away, I also find myself using them quite a lot. I do think that some of my conversations would be close to incomprehensible to strangers. These little phrases and oddities are the special sauce that oils the conversation. They are [...]
On Geeks
Posted in Articles on February 5, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I have, from time to time, been called a geek. [Surely not? - Ed] It’s one of those things that is liable to happen. And it happens because I am one. Sometimes I even go so far as to refer to myself as a geek. Recently, however, I have started to question this practice. I [...]
