Monthly Archives: June 2012

Olympic ticket website is badly designed

  In my occasional series on websites I truly hate this must be the worst so far. The Olympic ticket website is designed to cause the maximum frustration to users by actually lying to them. The scenario is this Lord … Continue reading

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Japan does not have street names…

Something in the “everything you know is wrong” vein: Japanese addresses: No street names. Block numbers. via Japanese addresses: No street names. Block numbers. | Derek Sivers.

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Is a Microsoft Branded Tablet a good idea

There are rumours of a Microsoft branded tablet. What you you think?

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Amazon Web Services internal load balancing

This is a very nice feature from Amazon that allows the adoption of a more scalable and secure infrastructure. Dear Amazon Web Services Customer, We are excited to announce that you can now create a load balancer in your Amazon … Continue reading

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Olympictshirt.com domain for sale

20% commission paid to anyone who finds me a buyer for, OLYMPICTSHIRT.COM OLYMPICTSHIRT.BIZ OLYMPICTSHIRT.CO.UK OLYMPICTSHIRT.ORG OLYMPICTSHIRT.US So retweet and email your friends. I bought these domains for a project that never happened. Call +447989381331 or mail james@elephantpm.com if you are … Continue reading

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Male Professionals with Higher Ethical Standards Earn Less – The Daily Stat – May 14, 2012 – Harvard Business Review

As a self-identified male with High Ethical Standards I would say this rings true to me… MAY 14, 2012 Male Professionals with Higher Ethical Standards Earn Less via Male Professionals with Higher Ethical Standards Earn Less – The Daily Stat … Continue reading

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