This is our local NHS GP surgery. I've no idea what the background is here, but the notice says it's had a visit from the bailiffs and the office has been secured for non-payment of commercial rent. I know NHS practices largely have to run as independent businesses these days, but even so, it's kind… Continue reading A Good Time Not to Get Sick
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“Papermill” and paying for apps
Ryan Bateman writes an interesting piece about Papermill, an Android client for the Instapaper offline web-page reading service (via Daring Fireball). What makes it so fascinating is the inclusion of actual numbers for both sales figures and (estimated) time spent on development. The results look rather depressing for any developer who likes the idea of… Continue reading “Papermill” and paying for apps
Live Passport Net
Microsoft plans to drop Windows Live branding — Microsoft are apparently renaming their Windows Live user account system to "Microsoft Account". They've changed the name of this service a few times over the years. I first found myself with a Microsoft account in 1998 when Microsoft bought Firefly, an early music-discovery social network, and took… Continue reading Live Passport Net
No Refunds
Bogus Pokemon evolves into iTunes smash hit; 2012: The Year Scam Apps Killed the App Store — As someone who used the Android Market before either of Apple's app stores, the thing I found most mind-boggling about Apple's was the lack of any apparent way to get a refund if an application doesn't work. It… Continue reading No Refunds
The other Internet
Facebook aims to go public— So far I've mostly thought of Facebook as the other Internet. It's an Internet that contains all the stuff I don't really want to know. A site with the handy property that almost everything on it requires you to log in to see it, meaning that I never see any… Continue reading The other Internet
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M., brandishing new telephone: I find it a bit difficult to actually make phone calls, but it's great for the internet. No, I really like it. The battery's hopeless though. Me: How often do you have to charge it? M.: About every two days. I thought it was defective at first. A fun mental exercise… Continue reading Buy Our Superior Celluloid Cylinders
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