Credit Card Scam: Lenovo

Rant, Website 41 Comments »

Credit CardsAbout fifteen days ago I placed an order at Lenovo.com (UK store) for nice little IdeaPad S10-3T netbook. Or, at least I thought I did. The ordering process failed multiple times, but hey – I want that netbook! On about the 5th go or so, success! They accepted the order and I waited.

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Guide to: Word Mis-Use

Literature, Rant 7 Comments »

Edit: Added “Loose”.Dictionary

What the hell – have another little faux guide thing. This one is for those particularly thick people out there. I know you’re out there, lurking, with your defective brain.

Today we’ll be tackling the misuse of words. That is, when someone uses a word they’ve heard of, but don’t actually know its true meaning. They’ll use them to try and appear more intelligent than they are. It doesn’t work.

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Guide to: Apostrophe’s

Literature, Rant 3 Comments »

As it seems I’m not posting here much, I’m using that Twitter bilge (pretend I’m being ironic or something) to do quick updates and such. I despise it, yet I use it. What a hypocrite I am. Link is here.

Right, that’s it. If you’re above a certain age and you still don’t know how to use apostrophes, then you’re thick. I’ve just been through the hell of reading through a major apostrophe catastrophe, so now I’m going to explain exactly when to use these damn symbols. If you still get it wrong after reading this, then you should really think about dropping the written form as a method of communication.

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Knowing About Computers Makes You God?

Opinion, Rant 5 Comments »

Imagine the scene: I’m in a hall way. Nothing is happening other than me walking through a door.

LaptopMoments before I close the door behind me, someone comes up to me and, without a hint of any context, blurts out: “You know the circle with the four corners?”. Then silence. No information on which plane of reality this imaginary circle inhabits. It could be a fucking dream for all I know.

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