http://www.rmfr.com/ en-us Copyright 2006 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:26:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:56:47 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss If you, like us, have been plagued with the phone ringing, and then the line going dead, you will be intrigued by an item of news. Carphone Warehouse "may be fined for silent calls" announces the Watchdog Ofcom. Apparently these... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/11/#000338 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/11/#000338 Technology Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:26:00 +0000 The good folks at 37 Signals have this excellent blog post about the kinds of things that people who start up software companies torment themselves about. Favourite quote: Allocate your fear properly When it comes to building a web app,... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/10/#000335 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/10/#000335 Industry Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:40:38 +0000 Robert Unwin = comedy God... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/09/#000333 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/09/#000333 Humour Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:40:38 +0000 After the product recalls by Sony, the Japanese are soul-searching about product quality. This excellent CNet piece surveys the damage and suggests that the rise of China and Korea lie at the back of current Japanese worries about the issue.... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/09/#000332 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/09/#000332 Japan Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:09:09 +0000 Heads.... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/09/#000331 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/09/#000331 Science Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:42:40 +0000 My Sony Ericsson P900 smartphone is failing to synchronise properly. I call Adele in the Sony Ericsson help centre in Tyne and Wear. After 35 minutes on hold she tells me that the only way the phone can be made... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/08/#000329 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/08/#000329 Technology Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:09:38 +0000 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/08/#000327 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/08/#000327 Art Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:17:04 +0000 A bleak survey by Sarah Baxter of the war (now civil war) in Iraq tosses in the remarkable statistic that there were 858 bombings in July. The break-up of Iraq on sectarian lines now seems all but inevitable, and the... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/08/#000326 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/08/#000326 Iraq Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:46:28 +0000 My friend and neighbour Rupert Walder has started a blog. Since he writes very wittily about hanging out doing nothing, watching the decorators, getting his nails painted, he has to be worth a link. (Checking) His first, but not his... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/07/#000322 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/07/#000322 Journalism Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:41:33 +0000 Nice piece by James Wolcott on how the casual US attitude towards civilian casualties carries a high cost in Iraq and Afghanistan.... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/07/#000319 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/07/#000319 World Politics Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:39:50 +0000 The website London SE1 is a treasure trove of local information. Its forum has an active thread about problems with the local post office, which seem to be particularly bad. There are tales of stolen items, missed deliveries, misleading information,... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/07/#000318 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/07/#000318 London Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:01:47 +0000 Charles Swift is the US Navy lawyer whose advocacy has resulted in the White House's proposal for bringing Guantanamo inmates to trial being ruled illegal. Swift was chosen by the military to defend Salim Ahmed Hamdan. He has made a... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/07/#000317 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/07/#000317 World Politics Mon, 03 Jul 2006 16:10:43 +0000 Black people hear better - more acutely - than white people and latinos - according to this study.... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/06/#000316 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/06/#000316 Science Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:39:57 +0000 Jeez! This world cup ... there's something missing, right? It's not just the maundering voice of Mark Lawrenson, telling you that the losing team could improve their defending, or the epically moronic Mick McCarthy (come back Roy Keane, all is... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/06/#000315 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/06/#000315 Football Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:01:28 +0000 Not enough houses are being built in the South East. Demand - driven by the increasing number of single person households and the continuing economic growth in the area, continues to outstrip supply. Why is this? UK planning laws are... http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/05/#000314 http://www.rmfr.com/archives/2006/05/#000314 Housing Tue, 23 May 2006 08:51:29 +0000