Category Archives: Rants

Hopeless appeals process

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Steve

While I was in London last month, I got slapped with a £20 penalty fare for a trip that’s usually £2-£3. This was for a travelling without a ticket, because, you know, it’s really easy to get out at your … Continue reading →

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Another day, another hassle

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Steve

With 17 units of electricity left, I decided to hop onto EasyPay and buy more… There has been a problem processing your transaction. The description of the error follows… Bank Response: Transaction declined: Unknown credit card issuer. I’ve used this … Continue reading →

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Since this update is too long for Facebook and twitter…

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Steve

CellC, how do I loathe thee. Let me count the ways: 1) your website’s roaming page has an underlined “email us” which is actually not a link; 2) the page recommends downloading a “International Roaming info pack” without any link … Continue reading →

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Misguided Christianity (or, “what’s wrong with chain letters”)

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Steve

“Christian” chain letters generally make me, as a Christian, feel frustrated. I tend to feel they are missing the point (link to a recommended book!). The last one I got was from a relative, and runs as follows: ATTENTION ALL … Continue reading →

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Network registration – a US fiasco

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Steve

As of today, I am not registered on the Stellenbosch university’s network. This means: my internet access is limited to the free access provided by the library, since my login and password for my internet billing has been disabled; my … Continue reading →

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Mish-mash

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Steve

Reader, be warned. This blog post is about quite a variety of topics. The discerning reader will perhaps find it boring. But after 2 weeks without a post, I’ve got a backlog, and I’m not going to split it into … Continue reading →

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Killing the spammers

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Steve

I have an idea! If everybody who gets spam reports one spammer to a relevant authority and a door is closed because of some of those, the spammer’s options will become less and less. So, go ahead. Report those spammers. … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Spam-monster

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Steve

So usually I get about 20 spam messages a day. Out of paranoia, I don’t have a spam filter, in case a “Real E-mail” gets blocked. But as of this morning, I got over 100 spam messages since yesterday. Quite … Continue reading →

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Old stuff transferred from my Wiki’s Diary

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Steve

This was cut and paste from my wiki diary, and covers updates from 22 May 2006 to 10 October 2006. =October 2006= ==10 October 2006== General news update I was halfway through today’s entry and realized that if you’re following … Continue reading →

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