Tag: Companies
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SOPA act protest causes GoDaddy to back down
Those who follow me on Twitter/Facebook or very tech-eagle-eyed might have noticed that my domain host changed for Radio CLash a few days ago to host in the Bahamas. Reason for this was growing upset with GoDaddy, my previous host whose CEO not only makes RyanAir’s CEO look warm and fuzzy (elephant hunting!??) but they…
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Viral buzz kill; or How To Kill A Buzz and Annoy People (Rastamouse)
Just got a not very surprising notice from DHX Media has removed my Rastamouse vs Sleng Teng mashup. Unsurprising since other videos have been removed (usually from Rastamouse Company) over the last week or so. What I don’t understand and have never understood is that in this day and age why a company would actively…
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Good news – Nerdcore win over Euroweb
I heard a while back that long time supporter of Radio Clash Nerdcore had lost their domain but my terrible German skills (especially legal German! Gottdamm!) meant I wasn’t really sure what was happening…although I got that there was a fight was over the Nerdcore.de domain. Apparently they criticised Euroweb (their host) and held back…
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Apple Friend Bar!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9ZnwvyAk8k (from The Onion, New Apple Friend Bar Gives Customers Someone To Talk At About Mac Products!)
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International Roaming
While sorting out mobile roaming for the trip to Italy (myself and John 1 are going to Milan and venice, hella expensive but what the fuck) was thinking about state & corporates vs individuals…which inspired a thought about the shift from local to global. Vodafone says it’s not British and off-shore so gets away with…
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Pay your Taxes Vodafone!
…and while we’re at it, US embassy and others pay your congestion charge bills! One of the reasons I didn’t go with Vodafone with my new mobile phone contract is that they recently avoided 6 BILLION POUNDS in UK taxes – a decision by George Osborne, typical for the Tories to protect their own, big…