[Update, 5th of April 2011: Oh look, the Business Secretary Vince Cable went on record saying that the Government would stop blocking web sites using the SI of the Digital Economy Act. Heh. (Newzbin2 was blocked via legal methods offered through the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act - making that entire equivalent section of the [...]
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SED #5: ITV
So long, but at least it ends politely... ITV Broadcasting Limited (Registration No. 955957) (“ITV”) is incorporated in England and Wales with its registered office at The London Television Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9LT. Please visit the official ITV website at www.itv.com for the latest company news. The contents of this email and any [...]
SED #4: The Liberal Democrats
This was in bold red type for added legal weight (I've inconsiderately removed said formatting). NOTE: Information in this email is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee only. If you have received it in error please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your system. You should not otherwise [...]
Stupid Email Disclaimers #1: Scottish Widows
In the spirit of Jeff Goldmark's Stupid Email Disclaimers, I thought I'd independently continue the series whenever I stumble upon a corporate email disclaimer largely composed of bullshit. The reasons for why corporate email disclaimers are usually worth less than the electrons they're sent with is explained on Jeff's web site... To get us started, [...]
Ever listened to Chef Aid and wondered why some of the vocals' sound quality is 'weird'?
I bought Chef Aid: The South Park album years ago. Great album, love it to bits and every so often still listen to it. However Track 18 always bugged me - Chef's vocals alternate between crystal clear studio quality and some dingy, Skypesque highly compressed garble (in reality probably closer to a 64 kbps ISDN codec). [...]