As well as my technical chops, I’m a bit of an amateur enthusiast when it comes to numbers and statistics. They can be a powerful weapon but equally used badly so I strongly believe in calling out when I see this happening, whether accidentally or otherwise. Recently I’ve had a bit of a Twitter argument with the Police. Or rather a specific Police Officer.
Category: Life
Random thoughts on life
-
Why I turned down an invite to buy a OnePlus Two
When the original OnePlus One came out I commented that the invite system had frustrated me and I’d decided not to buy one. However, as soon as I received one I changed my mind – the features you got for the money was too much to pass on.
Now the OnePlus Two is out – more powerful and with more features but with that same invite system. I got sent an invite on Friday with 24 hours to claim it and…. left it to expire. Why? Let me explain…
-
The airport VAT "scam" and what they don’t tell you
The UK news is currently awash with stories of people refusing to show boarding cards at airport retailers, after finding that many reclaim their VAT and don’t pass this onto their customers. Dixons, WHSmiths and Boots are just three companies named.
(more…) -
Migrating to a Tsohost Cloud account
I genuinely love my Tsohost hosting but my antiquated cPanel hosting needs a 2015 makeover. So, over the coming hours/days I’m migrating (still at Tsohost, I hasten to add) to their Cloud platform. Goodness awaits and I’m looking forward to getting to know it further. Meantime, expect some downtime, which can’t be helped, as the sites are migrated.
-
Kitchen Installation
After putting brief updates on Facebook about my kitchen installation, I got a LOT of interest from people. I therefore thought I’d transfer the details onto my site here, with additional information and, in particular, links to those people involved.
The following are details of what happened as my existing kitchen is completely ripped out and replaced with a brand-spanking new one.