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No techs please, we’re British

I had a read of this article, rather several reads of this article in order to understand the purport of the author’s words and intentions.

Although i must admit, the cause of this article is very noble but i would cadge to differ on the way the message has been conveyed. It [...]

Response from the GBC Secretary

So, I did eventually get a reply. But it seems nothing is going to be done yet. Ah well. I’ve followed this up, but have yet to receive any response thus far. At least the GBC have admitted the lack of operational ethics on the part of Vedanta.

To: “Seth Tunstall” <sethp@gurukuli.co.uk>
Subject: Fwd: ::: Euro GBC [...]

Letter to the Euro GBC representative regarding Vedanta Resources and the Dongria Kondh

The Euro GBC are the ISKCON governing body commission for the Eurozone. They are responsible for ISKCON policy in this area and are based in Radhadesh, Belgium. I’ve written this letter to them to find out ISKCON’s position with regard to the destruction of tribal land, especially considering that Anil Agarwal is a very influential [...]

Westerners caused this problem, we have to help stop it.

Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.

Here in the UK, we’ve had our share of motorway bypasses built over beautiful little 12th century churches or ancient saxon burial grounds or even just a little old lady’s back garden. Due to the outcry because of this it’s now practically impossible to [...]

RAAAAAAGE

Some things make me feel like this.

Specifically, when people say things that don’t make sense, and when they keep insisting that they be done “in case it works”. Here’s a cheerful example:

him: can we try tracerouting their office IP: 172.26.123.45?, and see if that takes the same route they have given

me: that’s inside their private [...]

“Action” is not a verb, you illiterate fucktards

Sitting in the office today, I received the following message from a colleague:

hi Seth, are you actioning on <server>?
never mind, I am actioning on it now

Ignoring the fact that this guy is not a native English speaker, and therefore may get things like ‘on’ in the wrong place, this is a disgusting example of corporate-speak.

Corporate-speak [...]

A Rant on Driver Examination in the United Kingdom

First off, I recognise that the DSA has a difficult job, what with having to decide who gets to throw around 2-ton plus lumps of metal full of explosives along a motorway at near-relativistic speeds. I am annoyed, however, at the attitude of our illustrious goverment in regard to motorcycles. Firstly, they let pretty much [...]

On the psychological deficiency of motorists

In several of the last few episodes of the BBC’s Top Gear, presenter Jeremy Clarkson has poked fun at Audi’s new car (I forget what it’s called) and their drivers. According to him, all Audi drivers are ‘Cocks’.As I was driving in to the office today, I had several driver experiences that made me agree [...]