Posts by Fsck

O2 to raise broadband prices by up to 27%

Retentions, people

I said it on Bitterwallet and I'll say it here. I got this note, so I called customer services with the intention of telling them to cram this price change in the same orifice they use to produce their excuses.

Retentions basically stuck be right back on the same deal as I had before. Back to 7.50 a month. A bit more pressure and they said if I move my line rental from BT to them for 7.50 a month, they'll throw in the top-of-the-range broadband for nothing for 12 months.

Bottom line, do not go gently into that sea of bullshit. Pick up the phone and tell them that unless they put you back to 7.50, you're off to BT.

'Tree Octopus' proves journos no smarter than 13-year-old Americans

Holy Crap..

Journalists in "Printing Possibly Biased Research Confirming Something It's Readership Already Kind-Of Believes To Chase Ratings" Shocker.

Seriously, Reg Hacks and Editors, is this a shock to you? If so, how's that internship panning out for you? Did you find the stationary cupboard ok?

Assange fights extradition in court

Double standards much?

"[Assange claims] his privacy rights have been breached because extracts of the prosecution file have been made available to the media"

Wait.. what?

iPhone app tagged as terror tool

I don't think the app's the problem

I think if the guy using the app has a SAM launcher, you're already 95% fucked.

HMRC warned on wrong tax codes

Yeah, they screwed mine up

Apparently I have a shitload of savings I don't know about, and get some mythic healthcare from somewhere, and have had my code adjusted accordingly. Load of bollocks.

Luckily HMRC seem to know the system is a bag of shit, and updated everything pretty fast.

They even have an automated message now on the phone system saying "if we fucked up your tax code, call us in May! We're really busy!"

Guess what, HMRC: You're not the only ones. The difference is that if I fucked up as badly, and as regularly, as you morons I'd no longer have a job.

DARPA in bid for shark-portable laser rayguns

Let the tidal wave of Austin Powers comments Begin.

In your own time.....

Blind gamer sues Sony

Of Course...

Once again Sony's lack of vision and foresight has left them blind to the needs of the consumer, unable to see the wood for the trees, and left in the dark!