NTL customers told to 'f**k off'

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ITMS Europe accused of 'ripping-off'
customers

ITMS Europe accused of 'ripping-off'
customers 09/15/2004 07:41 AM
Consumer watchdog, the Consumer's Association (CA) has complained to the UK's Offer of Fair Trading (OFT) that Apple's iTunes Music Store is ripping-off consumers, reports Macworld UK...

Cable Customers Told To (Expletive) Off

Cable Customers Told To (Expletive) Off 09/27/2004 12:29 AM
Having just spent well over an hour talking listening to hold music and occasionally chatting with representatives of a certain cable company, scoffing at the "we're available 24 hours, seven days a week" claims dumped into the hold music (if they were available, I wouldn't be on hold, would I?), it's not too hard to figure out what motivated someone to change the greeting that people in the UK heard upon dialing the customer support line at cable firm NTL. It appears that either a hacker or a disgruntled employee with access changed the message to something that probably wouldn't be considered family friendly: "You are through to NTL customer services. We don't give a (expletive) about you. We are never here. We just (expletive) you about, basically, and we are not going to handle any of your complaints. Just (expletive) off and leave us alone." Of course, the scary thing is that, no matter what they say, this certainly is how many of these companies seem to act towards their customers.

"Ananova - Burger King customers told:
'You are too fat to have a ..."

"Ananova - Burger King customers told:
'You are too fat to have a ..." 01/09/2004 09:56 PM

Ananova - Burger King customers told:
'You are too fat to have a Whopper'

Ananova - Burger King customers told:
'You are too fat to have a Whopper' 01/09/2004 10:10 PM
ANANOVA: Burger King customers told: 'You are too fat to have a Whopper' .. international news

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Wireless prank - Burger King customers
told: 'You are too fat to have a
Whopper'

Wireless prank - Burger King customers
told: 'You are too fat to have a
Whopper' 01/09/2004 09:56 PM
"Police believe teenage pranksters are hacking into the wireless frequency of a US Burger King drive-through speaker to tell potential customers they are too fat for fast food. Policeman Gerry Scherlink said the pranksters told one customer who had just placed an order: 'You don't need a couple of Whoppers. You are too fat. Pull ahead.'" Link (Thanks, Jim!)

So Chalabi knew we had broken the
Iranian code and he told them. According
to an intercepted cable, the american
who told him was drunk

So Chalabi knew we had broken the
Iranian code and he told them. According
to an intercepted cable, the american
who told him was drunk 06/02/2004 07:58 PM
gave an important, specific secret to Iran .. NY Times reports

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Jet are 'too heavy to take off'

Jet are 'too heavy to take off' 05/16/2004 03:29 AM
MoD admits "concerns" that fighter jets costing £35m each are too heavy to take off from warships.

Wembley stadium is 'topped off'

Wembley stadium is 'topped off' 09/01/2004 03:21 PM
Tony Blair and David Beckham attend a ceremony to mark the "topping off" of Wembley stadium.

Best Buy sued for 'ripping off'
consumers

Best Buy sued for 'ripping off'
consumers 08/20/2004 12:24 PM
Ohio takes up legal cudgels

Revellers shun 'rip off' New Year

Revellers shun 'rip off' New Year 12/30/2004 11:17 AM
Eight out of 10 people are planning to avoid pubs and clubs on New Year's Eve, a report suggests.

AAPL could see 'violent sell off' if
expectations aren't met

AAPL could see 'violent sell off' if
expectations aren't met 01/03/2005 05:09 PM
Katie Benner of CNN/Money fears that Apple's golden stock could go the opposite direction in an instance if the company can't live up to expectations...

OFT urged to investigate 'rip-off'
iTunes

OFT urged to investigate 'rip-off'
iTunes 09/15/2004 09:34 AM
Live in the UK? Then pay more

Fatal 'cooling off' swim inquiry

Fatal 'cooling off' swim inquiry 06/24/2005 07:06 PM
Police investigate after a 19-year-old man is thought to have drowned while trying to cool off from the hot weather in a pond.

Banks Held A 'bake Off' To Score Google
Ipo

Banks Held A 'bake Off' To Score Google
Ipo 05/09/2004 03:16 AM
New York Post May 9 2004 7:14AM GMT

'The wireless broadband market is poised
to take off'

'The wireless broadband market is poised
to take off' 04/16/2005 10:09 AM
Express Computer India Apr 16 2005 2:01PM GMT

Congressman: E-rate program 'easily
ripped off' (USATODAY.com)

Congressman: E-rate program 'easily
ripped off' (USATODAY.com) 06/18/2004 06:20 AM
USATODAY.com - The $2.25 billion federal program that wires public schools and libraries to the Internet is "an invitation for disaster" that needs closer scrutiny, the head of a congressional subcommittee said Thursday.

Consumer Group Calls for Probe of
'Rip-Off' ITunes

Consumer Group Calls for Probe of
'Rip-Off' ITunes 09/15/2004 11:26 AM
Apple’s British iTunes customers are paying 17 percent more per song than other iTunes users. This is according to a statement made on Wednesday by a European consumer watch group - The Consumers’ Association. They want Apple to lower the prices and bring it into line with it's other global stores.

Not too long ago, Apple launched its successful iTunes music store overseas (in June), slowly expanding its online music stores market share. The pricing was setup to be very similar to that used in the United Sates - 99c / song. In Germany and France songs are 99 euro cents per track, and 79 pence per track in the UK. The Consumers’ Association claims that British iTunes customers are paying 17 percent more than other overseas countries (Germany, France), which they believe is unfair for British consumers to pay. Until sufficient evidence is produced that Apple is ripping off its British customers nothings going to happen.

What's odd about this story is that iTunes is in fact cheaper than a majority of its rivals online music store. When compared to Napster, iTunes is more than 20 percent cheaper. However, that said, Apple can't use the traditional argument / excuse for this - costs are specific to countries, and thus prices are; the operation is done online, and centrally. The argument doesn't hold for the "e-business" example. Until Apple starts making serious money on the store, it's unlikely to give in to any price pressure. That said, the EU might take interest in a similar manner to their investigations into car companies doing similar pricing schemes in the 90s.

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Consumer Group Calls for Probe of
'Rip-Off' ITunes (Reuters)

Consumer Group Calls for Probe of
'Rip-Off' ITunes (Reuters) 09/15/2004 09:15 AM
Reuters - Apple Computer Corp. is charging its British iTunes customers 17 percent more per download than its European customers, a consumer watchdog group said on Wednesday.

Voipfone Package Builder Puts VoIP
Customers in Full Control of their
Telephone Service and Saves Customers
Money

Voipfone Package Builder Puts VoIP
Customers in Full Control of their
Telephone Service and Saves Customers
Money 06/05/2005 11:16 PM
Voipfone (http://www.voipfone.co.uk), the expanding London-based Internet Telephone provider of Voice over Internet (VoIP) services, today announces the launch of its Package Builder™ facility which allows customers to select the precise bundle of features they desire for their telephony usage.No more Plans. [PRWEB Jun 4, 2005]

I am told

I am told 06/27/2004 11:17 AM

I should write something on this site every once in awhile.

Okay, what’s been going on. I started a webhosting company, turned Textpattern formally open-source, incorporated on two continents, wrote business plans in two languages, talked to more bank managers than reasonably possible, tried and failed to buy the last remaining affordable dream house in the Languedoc, got very angry, was reminded fully and sharply why I’m no longer a graphic designer, got sternly talked-to by the far-more-patient and impossibly lovely Herself during some of the more flaily moments, found (we think) a pretty good alternative house, and turned 38.

Hell of a ride, this life.

Oh, somewhere in the middle of all that the thumbnail link to the Daily Oliver dropped off the front page, even though daily pictures were still being put up. You can go catch up if you like.

In other news, Joey Anuff finally got his Baffler #5.

Told you so

Told you so 12/29/2004 03:02 AM
I hate people who say I told you so... But.... Edgar Morales shot a little girl, does that make him a terrorist? Other gang members were prosecuted before this for terrorism, other groups who maybe should have haven't - so what's the new law for? Is this the first of many prosecutions under new laws wh ich some said would do one thing but are actually doing something else?

as told by the 10-year-old boy

as told by the 10-year-old boy 09/11/2004 06:34 PM
Georgy Farniyev

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They use MySQL? Yes. I told you so...

They use MySQL? Yes. I told you so... 11/04/2003 03:40 PM
A few months ago, I found myself in a drawn out stupid argument about MySQL with a self-proclaimed database expert. Along the way, I mentioned that Sabre was using MySQL in a pretty serious way. Not only did he tell me how completely wrong I was (because he knew people there and must be right), he refused to entertain the possibility of a company with such mission-critical systems using little old MySQL. Well, Mr. Database Jackass, I've got news for...

I Told You We're Winning

I Told You We're Winning 03/06/2004 02:02 AM
I think we can definitely say the terrorists did not win if the current momentum continues and gay marriage is...

I hate to say I told you so - #324

I hate to say I told you so - #324 07/20/2004 07:45 PM

Throughout the 90's I got a rep of a screaming maniac - insisting that HTML sucked, dial-up sucked and that what they were calling broadband - was in fact mid-band.

I knew that without at least 5Mbps to the home - we'd never achieve the oft sought after broadband always on revolution.

So now Verizon is offering 5Mbps for $35 - 15Mbps for $45 and well - we plan on offering 30Mbps - but we haven't priced it yet.

So my reaction is a) it won't work - it'll bottleneck at the head-end, b) what's to download? Nobody can feed them data fast enough - but I end with an optimistic c) 'bout fucking time!

I was starting to feel old - but maybe we WILL see true broadband before I hit 50.

Oh yah - god bless Verizon. Is it true that it's Cory Doctorow in those commercials? "Can you hear me now?"

Sony is told to pay up

Sony is told to pay up 03/28/2005 11:33 PM
International Herald Tribune Mar 29 2005 3:58AM GMT

A tale told by an idiot

A tale told by an idiot 03/31/2005 11:49 PM
Wildly overplaying the Schiavo protesters, ignoring facts and giving Bush a free ride, the press was full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

For Disney, the Story Not Told

For Disney, the Story Not Told 05/07/2004 06:25 AM
The Disney shareholder showdown was as long as an epic. Too bad it didn't have an epic hero.

"Let the truth be told - MGM vs
Grokster"

"Let the truth be told - MGM vs
Grokster" 03/29/2005 04:56 AM

Minnesota Told Again Not To Tax VoIP

Minnesota Told Again Not To Tax VoIP 12/29/2004 03:03 AM
How many times does the Minnesota PUC need to be told that they cannot tax VoIP providers? Over a year ago, they were told to leave VoIP providers alone, and last month the FCC set rules saying the same thing. Of course, that wasn't going to stop Minnesota from trying. They appealed the case, suggesting that somehow the FCC ruling contradicted the earlier court ruling. However, the Appeals Court found the same thing that's pretty obvious to just about anyone: the rulings say basically the same thing -- which means Minnesota cannot tax VoIP. Will they actually understand this time? Update: Apparently, the California PUC has decided that they're still going to fight this, and have filed an appeal to the FCC ruling themselves.

peterme.com: Caterina told me to

peterme.com: Caterina told me to 04/17/2004 10:06 AM
Peter Merholz .. algum .. Peter

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Shark Tank: Someone told me not to

Shark Tank: Someone told me not to 07/20/2004 11:05 PM
These government offices get long-awaited server upgrades, and each arrives complete with a new UPS. But before they can be installed, word comes from HQ: Do not install the new UPSs.

Mayans is big online... or so he's told

Mayans is big online... or so he's told 02/20/2003 08:41 AM
His nephews have arranged for some clever advertising on sites such as www.google.com and www.ask.com -- better known as Ask Jeeves. ...

What if Your Product Didn't Work --- And
Nobody Told You?

What if Your Product Didn't Work --- And
Nobody Told You? 10/28/2003 11:08 PM

What if Your Product Didn't Work --- And Nobody Told You?

I've been a user of Windows related multimedia files (originally .AVI) since like 1992ish -- back in the CD-ROM days and I just don't get it.  Whenever I'm on the net and I encounter .MPEG or .MOV / .QTW / QuickTime video files they just plain work.  Period.  Rarely if ever does an MPEG file not play.  Same for QuickTime.  Why is it then that I rarely, if ever, can make a .AVI file just play?  I'll see a .AVI file on the net and then I download it and nothing.  I always see "Attempting Codec Download" and then "Error".  And then, utterly annoyingly, Windows makes the less than intelligent decision "I'll just play the audio track".  Sure that makes sense.  After all when you can't show the pictures, just give them the sounds.  Sigh.

Now I'll do what all good bloggers do whenever they enchounter a Windows issue and make the anguished cry of pain!  Scoble ....!!!!

Note 1: Bitching was done in the context of a Fresh Windows XP Pro install and a new installation of Windows Media 9.  I mean I did the damn update last night.  Don't get much fresher than that.  Piffle.  When my clients ask me about streaming media, I guess my answer is here.

Note 2: Oh and why did I say "What if no one ever told you?"  Well what kinds of video files are mostly on the net?  Think anyone would really complain?

At 32, I finally told my father off

At 32, I finally told my father off 04/19/2005 09:42 AM
I spent years being the family confidant. Now that I've asserted my independence, why are they all so mad at me?

UN told to act on Israeli barrier

UN told to act on Israeli barrier 07/10/2004 03:33 PM
Arab nations call on the UN to take action to ensure Israel's West Bank barrier is torn down.

The greatest story ever told

The greatest story ever told 06/22/2005 02:58 AM
The greatest story ever told or The Tale of the Mad Feces King: Two slightly different edits of the same ultimate bad room-mate story, originally posted on the Something Awful forums.

Wanadoo told to tone down it's ads

Wanadoo told to tone down it's ads 08/13/2004 09:11 AM
Reuters is reporting that the UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) have asked Wanadoo, a UK ISP, to tone down its broadband adverts. The adverts made use of the phrase "full speed" in relation to their 512k broadband service. The implication being that the company was offering the fastest broadband service in the UK.

Clearly, the argument centered arround what exactly is high-speed, and what is not. The compaint, lodged by competitors BT and Telewest, raised the point that the Wanadoo service of 512k broadband was 1/2 and even a 1/6 speed of the service offered by the two respective companies.

The ASA upholding the compaint will hopefully lead to more responsible advertising from UK ISP's; boasts of high-speed services need to be justified by figures in adverts so as to not confuse consumers. 512k connections are nolonger the fastest offering on the market, and thus ISP's cannot boast to this effect.

Wanadoo have undertaken a massive advertising campaign in the UK after purchasing Freeserve from Dixons.

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BBC told to rethink Web features

BBC told to rethink Web features 07/06/2004 08:19 PM
ZDNet Jul 7 2004 0:44AM GMT
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