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Ocado's van colours

Gordon Ansell 16th November 2020, 10:30 Misc, Companies, Nonsense, Briefly

I find Ocado's van colours confusing, specifically that the 'cabbage' van is purple rather than green.
BA and the Paradox of Disbelief

Gordon Ansell 20th September 2020, 10:15 Misc, Companies, Nonsense, Briefly

BA refuses to believe its site didn't give customers the option of a refund and that they requested voucher instead.
At last, another supersonic jet

Gordon Ansell 4th August 2020, 12:50 Tech, Science, Companies, News

Virgin Galactic have made an aeroplane that will travel at three times the speed of sound. About time too.
The law and banks

Gordon Ansell 13th July 2020, 09:00 Society, Companies, Briefly

Why the law remains an ass and why banks still stink.
Ryanair and social distancing

Gordon Ansell 24th April 2020, 09:00 Society, Coronavirus, Companies, Briefly

Ryanair speaks out against the government's social distancing plans for planes.
You are the product

Gordon Ansell 23rd April 2020, 09:00 Tech, Social Media, Google, Facebook, Companies, Opinion 642 words.

The support offered by big companies is often terrible and that's particularly true for big tech.
TSB's error message

Gordon Ansell 1st April 2020, 09:00 Tech, Companies, Briefly

Hardly an illuminating error message from TSB bank.
Arnold sues creator of terrifying robot

Gordon Ansell 11th March 2020, 08:15 Misc, Gadgets, Companies, News 114 words.

A Russian company called Promobot created a robot based on Terminator and Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sue.
Wescot Credit Services — spammers (01482 590502)

Gordon Ansell 25th February 2020, 06:50 Misc, Companies, Review 432 words.

My experiences of Wescot Credit Services Ltd and I don’t owe them or anyone they represent a penny.
Barclays Bank's Big Brother backlash

Gordon Ansell 21st February 2020, 07:55 Misc, Companies, News 362 words.

Barclays Bank have abandoned an employee monitoring system after robust feedback from staff.
BT's inflexible flexible TV packages

Gordon Ansell 18th February 2020, 11:45 Entertainment, Companies, TV, News 181 words.

BT has announced a new range of so-called 'flexible' TV packages but you still have to sign up for 24 months.
Ring doorbell and third-party trackers

Gordon Ansell 31st January 2020, 08:20 Tech, Companies, News

Ring doorbell passes data from its app to a host of third-parties without any opt-in from users.
Royalty and Flybe

Gordon Ansell 13th January 2020, 09:00 Society, Companies, Briefly

Why all the fuss about what the Royal Family does? Also, the Flybe potential collapse situation.
Google proves quantum supremacy — world still safe

Gordon Ansell 27th September 2019, 16:30 Tech, Google, Companies, News, Citation

Google's quantum computer performs a task in a few minutes that would take a supercomputer 10,000 years.
The Thomas Cook Affair

Gordon Ansell 23rd September 2019, 10:50 Misc, Companies, News 383 words.

Why is repatriating the people stranded as a result of Thomas Cook's collapse going to cost the taxpayer £100m?
We can't comment on individual cases

Gordon Ansell 16th March 2019, 08:45 Society, Companies, Rant, Opinion 452 words.

Why do organisations use the phrase 'we can't comment on individual cases'? Is it really always for confidentiality?
The hellish Netflix work environment

Gordon Ansell 30th October 2018, 08:20 Tech, Companies, News, Citation

An article at Gizmodo describes the working environment at Netflix, which seems to operate by ensuring employees are scared to death.
Wilkins Cider Farm, Mudgley, Somerset

Gordon Ansell 14th October 2018, 15:45 Misc, Local, Companies, Review 193 words.

Wilkins Cider Farm in Mudgley, Somerset is well worth a visit, not least for the ambience of the place.
Google plans to comply with Chinese censorship

Gordon Ansell 2nd August 2018, 11:25 Tech, Google, Companies, News, Citation

The BBC reports that Google is planning a search-like app that complies with Chinese censorship laws despite withdrawing from China in 2010 on 'free speech' grounds.
What happened to John Lewis?

Gordon Ansell 26th July 2018, 18:15 Misc, Companies, Rant, Review 586 words.

John Lewis used to be a shop that truly put the customer first, an icon of respectability in the shopping world. No so now if my recent experience with them is anything to go by.
How did Google get so big?

Gordon Ansell 22nd May 2018, 09:16 Tech, Interesting, Companies, Google, Citation

A CBS News article about Google's search and search advertising dominance. An anti-trust lawyer is interviewed about this situation.