Posts belonging to Category bee in my bonnet
Posted by IngridK on June 19, 2011
The other night my sister-in-law was visiting. She and my husband are in the same trade – tertiary education – so naturally they spend a lot of time talking shop. The internal politics, the slipping standards, and the cheating. Oh, the cheating! Or plagiarism. Or sloppy referencing. Or as seems particularly popular these days, just [...]
Categories: bee in my bonnet, communications, tech geekery |
Tags: cheating, crime, facebook, network, plagiarism, social network | 
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Posted by IngridK on August 14, 2010
Love Facebook, but hate a bunch of nonsense in your activity stream. Get rid of it without losing friends.
Categories: bee in my bonnet, tech geekery |
Tags: annoying, apps, facebook, pet peeve | No Comments »
Posted by IngridK on August 7, 2010
When I was child, I enjoyed childish things. Like Scooby Doo and The Monkeys. I loved Scooby, it introduced me to the concept of mysteries and crime fiction, something I love to this day. I liked Velma’s irrepressible nature and her insistence on the rational. There are no ghosts. There must be something behind all [...]
Categories: bee in my bonnet, Family fun, musings, Remembrance of things past |
Tags: Gen X, scooby, tv | 5 Comments »
Posted by IngridK on April 15, 2010
Disclaimer: although I do work on some of these issues – this is a personal post, on my personal blog and done in my own time and does not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. In a hotel in central Doncaster five or six years ago, I was sharing a meal with a colleague. [...]
Categories: bee in my bonnet, expatica |
Tags: data, government, transparency | 2 Comments »
Posted by IngridK on April 7, 2010
I just made my very first complaint to the Advertising Standards Agency. I feel like rolling my eyes at myself and muttering “You’re some kinda crazy outraged moral guardian complaining about something that doesn’t even directly affect you.” But then I say to myself “Well, somebody has to stand up for standards and decency.” And [...]
Categories: bee in my bonnet |
Tags: ads, complaint, shoes | 1 Comment »
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