The big bad blackout – policy in the botnet
Dear readers, Over the past few days you may have noticed a lack if articles here at the Big Bad Blog. The more perceptive amongst you might also have noticed my subtle hints as to why: the botnet....
View ArticleJohn Lewis, strike two …
UPDATE: After Jaime’s comment and a couple of additional e-mails, we have resolution! … I’m just trying to figure out if you’re out yet. Your Big Bad Blogger is not a particularly “brand loyal” person....
View ArticleSeeking greener pastures, where the Internet flows
On Friday afternoon, I clicked on a link on my mobile phone. Rather than being forwarded to the expected website I was instead surprised to find the site had been blocked. There was a warning,...
View ArticleGreetings from Cologne!
I am writing this right now at Cologne Airport. I am not supposed to be here. I should be on a plane, which should have left approximately fifteen minutes ago. Instead, an hour ago, the flight time and...
View ArticleWell done, prankster
To the asshole who prepared my hotel room: Haha! You got me. There’s an alarm clock on the bedside table, and I naively did not double-check it for accuracy before going to bed. So when my daughter...
View ArticleSuppliers from hell
I try not to write about work very much on here – it’s just not the done thing. …but… Yesterday somebody uttered the four worst words in existence: It’s working as designed. It’s difficult to say how...
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