I am a Microsoft Action Pack Subscriber, which basically means for a small annual fee, I get full licenses to use pretty much everything Microsoft produce, software and operating system-wise they make. Plus you get exclusive beta tests of new software, as well as early looks at some of their future software plans.
The idea behind it is simply to make sure people out there selling Microsoft software is well versed and placed to recommend the product as they are currently using it.
You get quarterly updates of software and sales literature, as well as update emails from them.
Now this isnt a sales pitch for their software, but rather to use their online service (and who doesnt use online services these days) you need to have a Hotmail account. This isnt a problem for me as Ive had a hotmail account for years, back in the days before .co.uk, as my Hotmail account is .com! But oddly despite Microsoft's best intentions, Hotmail still identifies emails from Microsoft as being Spam, and puts everything in the spam folder. I have the option set up so it catches the most obvious emails.
So Microsoft's own weapon against Spam is actually catching its own emails to its sales force and partners. Does Microsoft actually know this?
In an effort to find out why, I will be sending a copy of this email to the Microsoft marketing people, and will post their reply to this very blog.
Im expecting a standard formula response, but Im prepared to be surprised.
Wednesday, 18 July 2007
Friday, 13 July 2007
Starving the Planet
Well with the advent of the Live Earth concerts, which from where I sat did nothing for me, the message is finally hitting the masses, beyond the "caring West".
With the idea that we are trying to reduce carbon emissions in Europe, with very little support from America, we are facing a new challenge from the Far East, specifically China who are pumping out more carbons emissions than the whole of Europe combined.
But living in a world in which we are told global warming is happening, surely this would be welcomed in places like the United Kingdom where our weather is notoriously bad, even in the height of summer. So why does global warming = rain?
Either way, we are being told to cut down the amount of carbon, CO2 Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere. Now this is good for humans, but Im surprised the entire world population of Vegetarians and Vegans are not campaign FOR global warming and more CO2 emissions. Why? Plants feed on Carbon Dioxide, and turn it into oxygen. So this is a good thing. By reducing the amount of CO2 blasted into the atmosphere, we are starving the planet's plants. Technically we are putting the vegetable kingdom of planet earth on a diet. No longer will our lettuce be crisp and juicy, no longer will that tomato be healthy and fit for eating, and no longer will women across the globe be able to compare cucumbers.
So lets revolt, spread to the message to every plant eating creature, human or otherwise, we want our vegetables FAT.
w00hoo (193.60.52.11)
lawbag (62.69.73.216)
w00hoo (193.60.52.11)
lawbag (62.69.73.216)
With the idea that we are trying to reduce carbon emissions in Europe, with very little support from America, we are facing a new challenge from the Far East, specifically China who are pumping out more carbons emissions than the whole of Europe combined.
But living in a world in which we are told global warming is happening, surely this would be welcomed in places like the United Kingdom where our weather is notoriously bad, even in the height of summer. So why does global warming = rain?
Either way, we are being told to cut down the amount of carbon, CO2 Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere. Now this is good for humans, but Im surprised the entire world population of Vegetarians and Vegans are not campaign FOR global warming and more CO2 emissions. Why? Plants feed on Carbon Dioxide, and turn it into oxygen. So this is a good thing. By reducing the amount of CO2 blasted into the atmosphere, we are starving the planet's plants. Technically we are putting the vegetable kingdom of planet earth on a diet. No longer will our lettuce be crisp and juicy, no longer will that tomato be healthy and fit for eating, and no longer will women across the globe be able to compare cucumbers.
So lets revolt, spread to the message to every plant eating creature, human or otherwise, we want our vegetables FAT.
w00hoo (193.60.52.11)
13th Jul, 2007 10:39 (local)
Should I be assuming there's a tongue in a cheek here? I think the problem encompassed by the term 'Global Warming' is more a kind of 'Global Climate Patterns Screw Up' equally with the plants, they need more than just CO2 to be happy.
Personally I found the Vegan society getting on the 'Cows & Methane' argument with the 'don't eat meat, we'll need less cows' line funny considering the amount of methane a vegetarian diet creates :-)
Personally I found the Vegan society getting on the 'Cows & Methane' argument with the 'don't eat meat, we'll need less cows' line funny considering the amount of methane a vegetarian diet creates :-)
lawbag (62.69.73.216)
13th Jul, 2007 11:07 (local)
Yeah, having read back what I wrote, I should have either ended on a light hearted joke, or made it plainly clear it was tongue in cheek.
As for farty veggies, I've never met an unflatulent vegetarian.
As for farty veggies, I've never met an unflatulent vegetarian.
w00hoo (193.60.52.11)
13th Jul, 2007 11:32 (local)
And that's not bloody surprising man.
I think there might be a grant funding for research in there, must be plenty of food corporations would love something like that, hmm, maybe a McGrant...
I think there might be a grant funding for research in there, must be plenty of food corporations would love something like that, hmm, maybe a McGrant...
lawbag (62.69.73.216)
13th Jul, 2007 14:57 (local)
Its weird how a little humourous rant on Global Warming has now changed to food.
There has been a lot of stories in the news of late about food, and the ill effects of poor dieting. Certainly the big one is the idea that the government want to tax foods high in salt and fat, and subsidise the foods that are healthy and good for you. I certainly would applaud this as we spend a small fortune on healthy and organic foodstuffs.
I used to watch what we spent on food carefully, but now have thrown that to the wind, concentrating only on quality healthy organic food irrespective of price.
One of the big anti-food tax comments was that it would mean we were moving closer to a "nanny-state" telling us what we could and couldnt eat. If I was the government official for food and agriculture, Id implement these taxes and subsidies and not tell anyone. We are talking about the health of the nation here.
There has been a lot of stories in the news of late about food, and the ill effects of poor dieting. Certainly the big one is the idea that the government want to tax foods high in salt and fat, and subsidise the foods that are healthy and good for you. I certainly would applaud this as we spend a small fortune on healthy and organic foodstuffs.
I used to watch what we spent on food carefully, but now have thrown that to the wind, concentrating only on quality healthy organic food irrespective of price.
One of the big anti-food tax comments was that it would mean we were moving closer to a "nanny-state" telling us what we could and couldnt eat. If I was the government official for food and agriculture, Id implement these taxes and subsidies and not tell anyone. We are talking about the health of the nation here.
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