More news on cider. I haven’t had time to do the research to find out the outcome of the subsidies, but this report from 2004 makes some interesting points: the UK government has issued a proposal that will financially reward farmers for ripping up their ancient cider apple and perry orchards to make them qualify … Continue reading UK pays farmers to destroy cider orchards→
Hard to know what the giant coffee company wanted to happen when they distributed a coupon via email for free coffee. The coupon was a simple image file and was quickly forwarded to a wide audience. Viral marketing or botched campaign? Their “rumor response” page claims that the coupon was not intended to be so … Continue reading StarBucks makes Grande error→
The US air controller crisis might finally get the President’s attention following this admission: The Federal Aviation Administration admitted it broke its own rules in putting only one controller on duty. We often forget how important the controllers are, since they are the least noticed when they are doing their best work. For some much … Continue reading FAA admits fault→
Just on the heels of my earlier post about UK plans to dissolve privacy protections, Australia sends a stark warning about the damage that can be done by staff entrusted with your data. Centrelink is the federal agency for welfare and social security in Australia. Thus, their staff have access to a huge amount of … Continue reading Centrelink fires 19 for privacy breaches→