Barn owl population multiplies as food supply increases. Voles forced to take extreme measures.
Friday, 17 February 2012
The Week in Pictures
Apple wins dispute over who owns slide to unlock patent. Blacksmiths everywhere fear legal challenge.
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Typosquatters Get the Boot
Two firms have been fined one hundred grand
For charges getting out of hand.
The money made through competitions
Was in breach of the law said the watchdog’s decision.
The companies plan on you making a typo
When looking for sites such as Facebock or Skypo.
The pages appear under their guise
Asking for details in exchange for a prize.
Once they’ve got your number the cash that they make
Is through charging for texts at a premium rate.
The lack of clear pricing regarding the cost
Has led to a refund of what customers lost.
So, if Twutter’s not asking if you’re a member
And Wikipodia’s not quite how you remember,
There’s a good chance that you’re on to a swizz
Especially when told that ‘You’ve just WON our quiz!’
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
On this Day in ...
On this day in ‘84
Torvill and Dean took to the floor,
Winning gold with their Bolero
At the winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Twenty-four million watched them compete
A rating that Dancing on Ice can’t repeat.
Five years later in ‘89
The Iranian leader waxed divine,
For alleged blasphemy against Islam
He issued a fatwa on Rushdie, Salman.
Not quite the three words you want people to say
Did the Ayatollah not know it was Valentine’s Day?
Torvill and Dean took to the floor,
Winning gold with their Bolero
At the winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Twenty-four million watched them compete
A rating that Dancing on Ice can’t repeat.
Five years later in ‘89
The Iranian leader waxed divine,
For alleged blasphemy against Islam
He issued a fatwa on Rushdie, Salman.
Not quite the three words you want people to say
Did the Ayatollah not know it was Valentine’s Day?
Monday, 13 February 2012
It's not right but it's OK
If I told you that on the day that Whitney died
The cost of her albums went up, would you be surprised?
All at once the fans complained, Twitter was inundated
Itunes refused to comment but the price was reinstated.
Is it really disrespectful to charge more now that she’s gone?
Would we still all buy the album if she’d lived to carry on?
Hotels charge more in summer as do restaurants at night
It’s a consequence of high demand whether wrong or right.
Were those who got so emotional at the inflated CD cost
Angry at the diva’s passing or at the three pound more they lost?
The cost of her albums went up, would you be surprised?
All at once the fans complained, Twitter was inundated
Itunes refused to comment but the price was reinstated.
Is it really disrespectful to charge more now that she’s gone?
Would we still all buy the album if she’d lived to carry on?
Hotels charge more in summer as do restaurants at night
It’s a consequence of high demand whether wrong or right.
Were those who got so emotional at the inflated CD cost
Angry at the diva’s passing or at the three pound more they lost?
Friday, 10 February 2012
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