Category Archives: Consumerism

HBO are utter tools: Game of Thrones, piracy and exclusivity = everybody loses

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Martyn

My favourite cartoonist de jour is The Oatmeal. He conjures up pure wondrous creations that make you think and laugh simultaneously until snot pours out of all your orifices. Today he has surpassed himself with this cartoon: I tried to … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Martyn

Update:Alas! The soundtrack to The Greatest Movie Ever Sold can’t be purchased via iTunes without buying the entire album. I was interested in buying CameraBuggin’ which is a mash of Shutterbug by Big Boi and Cameras by Matt & Kim, … Continue reading →

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Switching VPN providers and Netflix content elsewhere..

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Martyn

While I have generally found Tunnelbear to be excellent, I’ve not been able to make successful PPTP connections on the iPad to Netflix US. Consequently I’ve switched to Hide My Ass! which is slightly more expensive, but gives me granular … Continue reading →

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BBC’s reply to FOI request regarding budget of recent remake of The Borrowers..

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Martyn

Taken from an attached PDF (why, BBC, why?) Tuesday, January 10th Dear Martyn Drake, Freedom of Information request – RFI20111537 Thank you for your request of 12th December under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 seeking the following information: How … Continue reading →

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