Category Archives: Rants

Rants and raves

Still here, for now

Posted on 12/9/2020 by Rich

This blog is not getting the attention it deserves. Being busy elsewhere in life and in coding. So short sharp updates: WordPress is still being used here, but I need to move away from it. I coded an offline TV … Continue reading →

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MBNA security fails

Posted on 3/3/2019 by Rich

Yesterday I received an email I firming me my statement was ready. Decided to leave it until today, and as usual used my tablet to sign in. Except I couldn’t. Problem 1 Apparently existing passwords with punctuation will no longer … Continue reading →

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Job hunting.

Posted on 22/5/2016 by Rich

The last 8 months have been spent looking for work. Technically I am still employed, but the business can’t continue to employ me forever, so I need to gain employment elsewhere. It’s easy to see why people hate being unemployed … Continue reading →

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Tesco Support, bad, really really bad, and accessibility failure.

Posted on 3/5/2012 by Rich

Follow Up to Tesco Contact Form!. So they got back in touch, of the 3 issues mentioned, they only talked about one. the fact I couldn’t read their email properly. Being asked if I have adobe reader to read their … Continue reading →

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Tesco Contact Form!

Posted on 2/5/2012 by Rich

This is a follow up to Tesco Spam. I had cause to use this contact form today. I had just ordered something from them and the email that came through was useless for reading without HTML, no text alternative and … Continue reading →

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Tesco Spam

Posted on 20/7/2011 by Rich

A few weeks ago I ordered from Tesco online. I then received one of their follow up emails suggesting I complete a survey, and then another and another … hourly. I wrote to Tesco: hi, thank you for spamming my … Continue reading →

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