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Tag: telephone

  • Image representing post: Searching For A Virgin

    Searching For A Virgin

    GMail's Contacts search surprises Dan by returning an unexpected result. Also, Dan is a beautiful person: his mobile phone says so.

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    • Article
    • 3 comments
    • posted 25 March, 2012
  • What's Wrong With My Phone

    Dan finally puts his finger on what it is about his new phone that he doesn't fully get on with, and goes on to complain about the state of smartphones and mobile devices these days, which are being "dumbed down" to the lowest common denominator.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (689 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 28 August, 2011
  • Image representing post: A New Sensation

    A New Sensation

    Dan's phone breaks, and even though the damage is minor and repairable, he gets a new one, simply because (a) he loves to get new geeky toys and (b) he thinks that the Universe talks to him through the medium of technical faults. Here's his review of the HTC Sensation, his new phone.

    Read more - about 8 minutes (1698 words)

    • Article
    • 12 comments
    • posted 4 August, 2011
  • Wrong Number

    Do you know Steve Wilburn? I don't either, but he's the only Wilburn I've ever heard of, so it's likely that it's him that you want. So why are you talking to me?

    Read more (163 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 11 March, 2011
  • BT phone bill showing duration spent talking to Hollywood Pizza

    Hollywood Pizza And BT Online Billing



    If only BT.com online billing provided an XML feed... we could integrate our Hollywood Pizza order call times and lengths into the Troma Night web site.

    Probably not a good thing, actually.

    Read more (33 words)

    • Article
    • posted 12 April, 2005
  • Smash My Phone

    For $12.99, you can have a model smash your phone and publish the video to the internet for you to enjoy again and again. Fucking weird.

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    • Note
    • 2 comments
    • posted 18 November, 2004
  • The Student Loans Company Are Wankers

    [this post was damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has not been possible to recover it]

    [this post was partially recovered on 12 October 2018]

    Well, they give me money, so I can't complain too much, but regardless...

    My student loan should have been credited to my account on Monday (12th). Paul โ€ฆ

    Read more (233 words)

    • Article
    • posted 14 January, 2004
  • Andy Heywood attempts to explain Pure Maths

    Avatar Diary

    Went into college for Pure Maths, and for the first time in 1999, arrived on time (as opposed to one or more hours early)! Went out for tea to McDonalds with my dad and sisters in the evening. Went to my mum's house, and spent five hours (almost breaking my personal record of 5 hours โ€ฆ

    Read more (127 words)

    • Article
    • posted 22 January, 1999

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