Posted on
February 17, 2009 by
Robert Snell
So I am following the current legal battle for Pirate Bay and it got me thinking, Why hasn’t the likes of Google or Yahoo been dragged into this mess yet?
For those of you who are unaware of what the Pirate Bay is, it is a search engine for torrents and basically BitTorrent is a peer to peer method for transferring large amounts of data. Read the rest of this entry →
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Blogging, Just Odd, Random Ramblings
Posted on
August 29, 2008 by
Robert Snell
The morning after, confusion still abound and FlyZoom passengers still stranded in the UK, Canada and elsewhere. The demise of the discount airline has affected many hoping to get away on vacation, visit family and friends or travel for work. But looking back could the airline have avoided going out of business? Read the rest of this entry →
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Blogging, Business etc, Just Odd, Random Ramblings
Posted on
August 28, 2008 by
Robert Snell
Several airlines today announced the introduction of the Pilotage Systems and Service charge. This charge is being introduced in efforts to cover the rising costs of flying a plane. In global markets the prices of pilots has been rising daily and the introduction of this charge is to help offset the volatile pilot market. Consumers will start seeing charges of $49.95 – $129.95 appear on their ticket starting early in 2010. Read the rest of this entry →
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Just Odd, Random Ramblings