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Site design: You want it? You got it.

124 words posted by Simon on 7 April 2007

After an unexpected and unprecedented level of expression about the change of masthead (emails and comments abound), the old one has been restored… albeit with a slightly tweaked design, to fit in with the slightly tweaked design of the rest of the site which came online in February.

As for the whole site, the following describes the situation as assessed a little over a year ago:

It won’t win any awards for creativity, but it’s well organized and doesn’t fuddle your mind with complicated graphics and font. Consistent font sizes and logical formats make reading both easy and relaxing.

Is that still true today? Is there anything that annoys you about the design, or that doesn’t quite do it for you? Let me know.

This post was filed under: Site Updates.

Pub Truths: #1 in a series of 1

75 words posted by Simon on 3 April 2007

Overheard in the pub yesterday: “…That’s all very well, but countries can’t go round banging people up for questionable reasons based on questionable evidence against the view of pretty much every other country in the world, whether they’re planning poxy show trials or not!”

The conversation had nothing to do with the Iran Crisis. They were talking about Guantanamo Bay.

Welcome to the “Do as we say, not as we do” school of foreign policy.

This post was filed under: News and Comment, Politics.

Yup, aPhone was aPhoney

57 words posted by Simon on 2 April 2007

For those who are still struggling to work it out, yesterday’s post about the exciting new aPhone was an April Fools’ Joke.

AQA, however, is no joke. You can text literally any question to 63336, and get an answer usually within minutes. Click here to ask a free question, and get a free answer to your mobile.

This post was filed under: News and Comment, Technology.

aMazing new phone launches today

127 words posted by Simon on 1 April 2007

aPhone Today, AQA 63336 (my part-time employers) are launching a brand new concept in mobile phones, with the aPhone (click here for the Press release).

This incredible device, costing only £1 and compatible with all mobile networks, can answer any question posed. In tests, it correctly answered over 5 million questions, and is being compared to the ‘Guide’ in the Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy. Customers can test the mobile’s answering capabilities through this page on the AQA website.

This represents a huge leap forward in mobile technology, and at an RRP of just £1, it’s likely to take the mobile world by storm. So make sure you get down to your local mobile phone retailer today, because this amazing new phone is sure to sell out fast.

This post was filed under: News and Comment, Technology.