Incomprehensible regulations mindlessly enforced: a reliable staple of modern consumer news, represented most recently by TV Licensing’s push to get business owners signed up. continue
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TV or not TV, that is the question
on 4 October 2009
Like, media, or whatever
on 14 July 2009
Morgan Stanley, the global financial services people, have released a report on ‘How Teenagers Consume Media’. Cue fusty attempt by middle-aged guys in suits to get wit da yout, but no: this one’s written by a genuine teenager. continue
Era error
on 30 June 2009
The trouble about making TV for geeks is that geeks insist on you getting stuff right. continue
You’ve been framed
on 3 August 2007
Police are to get £3m to spend on a new crime-fighting technology. No, it’s not Robo-Cop. He resigned from the force a few months back because John Reid gave him the willies. continue
Stand a little less between me and the sun
on 11 May 2007
In April, Microsoft called for an antitrust investigation into Google. I checked my calendar and it was the 16th, not the first. continue
Words are very unnecessary; they can only do harm
on 16 March 2007
According to the Government’s ‘emotional literacy’ advisers, children who put their feelings into words are less likely to have mental health problems. That’s why they should spend more time in group therapy instead of those boring reading and writing classes. continue
Television can’t survive on this diet of rubbish
on 28 October 2005
It’s not necessarily a criticism of reality TV to say it had you shouting at the screen. But the target of your ire is supposed to be the foolishness of the participants, not the programme makers. continue
Video’s killed already, o Tsar
on 8 February 2004
So Steve Jobs has no plans to make a video iPod. At least, that’s what he told the New York Times… continue
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