Category Archives: Life

The facebook problem

Posted on February 27, 2011 by alex

When a for-profit company gives you something for free, with little chance of ever charging, you have to ask, “who is the customer and what is the product?” Facebook has (reputedly) 500 million users, none of whom pay a penny … Continue reading →

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Local councils having a busking policy?

Posted on June 17, 2010 by alex

Bizarrely, in the news today (17th June 2010) it turns out that Exeter has a policy for busking in the city. Stunning, isn’t it. Apparently, said buskers have to audition for a place in the city so that they can … Continue reading →

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More fun with BAA: T5 still hopeless

Posted on May 20, 2010 by alex

Heathrow Terminal 5 is a disaster.  It’s a year since I last travelled through and, if anything, it has got worse.  I had a return trip to Canada over the last two weeks.  Going out wasn’t too bad; coming back … Continue reading →

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Fun with BAA

Posted on August 2, 2009 by alex

BAA is British Airports Authority.  They ‘run’ the main airports around London which include Heathrow, Gatwick and Standsted.  Unfortunately, Heathrow T5 is the centre of operations for British Airways.  I say ‘unfortunately’ because travelling through T5 is a thoroughly unpleasant … Continue reading →

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Air travel inside the UK

Posted on August 4, 2008 by alex

A couple of weeks ago my wife, Helen, had a business trip to Bristol. So, rather than driving or taking the train, the quickest option was to travel by EasyJet from Newcastle to Bristol. She had to take her passport … Continue reading →

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LugRadio Live UK 2008

Posted on July 20, 2008 by alex

For the first time, and allegedly the last, I wen’t to LugRadio Live UK 2008 in …. Wolverhampton. I’d never been to Wolverhampton before; it was just about everything I had expected.

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Travel to the USA?

Posted on June 3, 2008 by alex

Just when I thought I didn’t need any new reasons not to travel to the US a new one pops up: Europeans and other potential enemies of the US are to be forced to deposit their personal details on the … Continue reading →

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UK Biobank & Privacy

Posted on March 22, 2008 by alex

I got an invite from the UK Biobank project to participate in their project. They are asking 40-69 year olds to come along for 1.5 hours and answer lots of questions about their health, families and lifestyles, provide blood and … Continue reading →

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