Something that seldom gets mentioned, especially in times of economical crisis like these, is the extreme inflation of lower case I's we've been suffering for the last few years. Ever since the iPod every low-price gadget aspiring to come off as a refined technological product are trying to steal Apple's thunder with one. I saw an iDuck in stores. ( Read more... )

Dear Mr. (Ronald?) McDonald,

in your company's latest commercial on Swedish television it is stated, with the motivation "poorer times call for better prices", that the price of an ordinary cheeseburger has been lowered from 12 SEK to a mere 10 (with today's value that means a cut by an incredible 25 cent USD). This is of course joyous news and ( Read more... )

Time to dust of this old thing again. It hasn't fallen into complete oblivion just yet, though it could be considered a close call. I'm guessing my two readers will be much surprised anyway.

Well, I suppose it has come to everyone's attention that it's 2009 and a new year. Actually, everyone with a calendar and who doesn't live under a rock should ( Read more... )