When will the message get through to all users of todays technology with particular emphasis on blogs and Twitter……
If you publish anything on the internet it is almost a given that it becomes public property.
If you don’t want anyone to know what you are thinking don’t put it into your blog. Don’t tweet it. I think civil servant, Sarah Baskerville, has finally taken that message on board.
Twitter messages not private, rules press watchdog – Telegraph.
That’s all I can say. Just saw this on the news this evening. This lady deserves a medal but in this addled country of ours she is more likely to be prosecuted for assault.
It’s a shame there aren’t more like her in this country.
Take a look at the following courtesy of ITV News ….
6.55PM Mon Feb 7 2011
A fearless granny has been branded a hero after attacking a gang of jewel-thieves with her handbag.
The incident in Northampton was caught on camera by a passer-by.
One robber was floored by the efforts of the elderly lady and held down by members of the public until police arrived.
Three other men were arrested later.
Best wishes to Robert Kubica for a swift recovery following his crash on Sunday.
F1 in particular and motor Sport in general needs this mans talent. With the F1 season due to start in a few weeks an essential element of spice is going to be missing from the mix.
Renault’s Robert Kubica airlifted to hospital after being injured in rally crash – Telegraph.
The world is a sadder place following the news that blues guitarist Gary Moore has passed away.
Gary was one of the worlds most revered guitarists who shared the stage with many heroes of the blues and rock genre including B.B. & Albert King, Colosseum, Greg Lake, Thin Lizzy and Skid Row. It is through his playing with Skid Row that I first encountered Gary and became an avid fan. I was introduced to the album, Skid, by some enlightened friends. Bob & Sue …. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. Skid was the first album for Skid Row and was released back in 1970 when Gary would have been just 18. I remember being impressed with his speed and dexterity.
And now I’ve just realised that he and I shared the same year of birth and that he didn’t quite make it to his 59th birthday.
58 is no age at all.
When Cllr Malcolm Hey walked out of a meeting to avoid having to listen to Muslim prayers there were calls for him to be sacked.
I voiced my opinion then that he should receive a bollocking for the disrespect he showed and that sacking was a typical knee-jerk reaction that seems to be popular in this country and a punishment that was disproportional to the crime.
Now it seems he has not been attending meetings but has still claimed the expenses. As a result he has been sacked.
Well it seems that he has gotten what he deserved.
Councillor is sacked for not attending meetings – Politics – The News.
Good news and another step to breaking the virtual monopoly that Sky has over the satellite marketplace. As a result of the control that they have they are able to keep their prices ridiculously high.
We were sold EU membership on the basis that we would have equal rights with regard to the work place, travel and choice of goods and services. Well we have seen anything but.
Great Britain is seen by all the major marketeers as “Treasure Island” and Sky has been and continues to be one of the biggest pirates raiding the treasure chest that is the captive market place. Trapped as we are by the ludicrous and artificial borders which define who can transmit and who can receive.
If this helps to break their stranglehold then so much the better.
Daughter tells of shock at father’s death on flight – East Hampshire – The News.
I am posting this as I knew Phil Austin.
He was manager of the department I joined when I started at IBM Hursley back in 1977. He was somewhat larger than life and at the same time he was very down to earth. Very much the type to roll up his sleeves to get down and help with the job.
Condolences to his family.
Carr and Hall handed comedy awards – National – The News.
I like both Jimmy Carr and Rich Hall. But to call them legends is total bollocks.
Just how long do you have to be in the public eye to be referred to as a legend ?
Bob Monkhouse is a legend. Ken Dodd is a legend. Morecambe and Wise are legends. The 2 Ronnies are legends. These folks served their time and are imbedded in this nations psyche. These two newbies have a long way to go yet.
Notice I haven’t mentioned the likes of Billy Connolly, Smith & Jones and of course Lenny Henry. They are way up there but are not really legends.
Carr and Hall have, so far, just been a mere flash in the pan by comparison.
Updated at 16:00 today, some 90 minutes after my original post. I was able to enter my post code this time. Results below.
Well I finally got to review my own local data at around 09:30 on the 2nd Feb.
Based on what I saw I didn’t exactly get a warm feeling. However, I didn’t feel that my level of anxiety about our society has increased.
There appear to be three areas of concern but, hey, no surprises. Anti-social Behaviour and Violent Crime are the main statistical groups. Anyone who has one iota of local knowledge could have told you that without the aid of this expensive website. Ask any local and they would also tell you where the hot spots are. The website just confirms it in a graphical manner.
As I said there are three areas of concern. Having mentioned two of them above the third is “Other Crime”. Or to put it another way “miscellaneous”. The total for this catch-all category is almost as large as the sum of all the other categories. This suggests that some further filtering is required with additional categories being defined.
Will I be revisiting this website ? Probably not any time soon.
The Royal Mail was once a fabulous organisation. Dare I say it, they once provided the best postal service in the world. However, in latter years they have become something of a pariah
They have removed the convenience of the local post office, once the heart of every community, by closing them all down. My local post office used to be a 5 minute walk away. They closed that one down. My nearest post office is now a 5 – 10 minute car drive away.
And they have reduced the once great postal service to a single delivery per day whilst increasing the cost of that reduced service. How does that work ??? Oh and quite often there are days when I don’t receive any “legitimate” mail but the postman still comes to my house just so he can deliver pamphlets advertising Pizzas, Double Glazing, 2 for 1 Spectacle offers, Car Insurance, Mortgages and so on.
Now they intend to deliver more junk mail. <— Click Here
Am I the only person in this fast deteriorating country who doesn’t want the endless flow of special offers that spew forth from my letter box.
I’m sure, like me, many of you have opted to take the paperless billing route. All of my utility bills are available on-line. My bank accounts and therefore my statements are accessible 24/7 via the internet. So I am doing my bit to save the forests, reduce the energy consumption and therefore my carbon footprint.
When it comes to shopping I do my grocery shopping on-line. If I need to buy a new household appliance or spare parts for the car I do it on-line. When the grand-kids come round and we hold a pizza party we select and order on-line. Same thing when us adults have a curry or a chinese delivered home.
I have just registered with the MPS and hopefully that will reduce the flow of unwanted junk mail through my letterbox. I won’t be holding my breath though.
Our lives are already blighted by the number of nuisance telephone calls we receive. I registered with the TPS to try to stop the unsolicited calls but that doesn’t work very well.
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