Why don’t people dress up for a concert anymore?
August 20, 2010 on 10:02 pm | In Culture | No CommentsWe have just returned from seeing a wonderful concert at our city hall featuring a world famous conductor, a brilliant pianist and a fantastic local orchestra. I am a veteran of classical music concerts and see as many as I can afford to – the great thing about tonight’s effort is that it was part of a special series of free concerts.
One thing I noticed was the absence of evening attire – the mens ties and suits were few and far between and the women even turned out as though for a picnic in the park. Why don’t people dress up any more?
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Facebook alert-button proves dangerously popular.
August 14, 2010 on 2:27 pm | In Culture, Technology | No CommentsMore than 200 Facebook users have reported suspicious behaviour online since the launch of an anti-abuse application last month, figures showed today. Investigators saw more than a seven-fold increase in the number of reports from the social networking site since the launch of the safety button which aims to protect children from bullying, suspected grooming and other abuse. A total of 211 people used the site’s ClickCEOP button to report abuse since July 12, compared with just 28 users who reported abuse through the site in the month before its launch.
The safety button has been at the centre of an embarrassing public row for Facebook, one of the world’s most popular social-networking sites, which resisted requests for a so-called panic button on all young people’s profile pages. The American company faced an unprecedented fusillade of pleas from Ceop, police chiefs, politicians, charities and campaign groups who supported its use.
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Protecting your credit cards from inside your wallet.
August 14, 2010 on 2:23 pm | In Miscellaneous, Technology | No CommentsAnother son, another birthday – with five of them it seems I am buying birthday gifts all year round. This time it is son number two and he turns 23 next week, he lives on the other side of the world too so I cannot simply take him out and let him choose what he wants. This kid has a habit of losing things and has in the past two years dropped his passport in a creek – don’t ask how – and when he pulls his hanky out of his pocket there followView posts a shower of coins and notes. Men always store their money in their back pocket…why?
He has just gotten his first credit card so what would suit him is an rfid blocking wallet; they protect your chip and pin card and guard against fraud as well. Your details cannot be scanned and they work even when folded over. Brilliant idea!
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