Best Small Wine Shop

East London rules: congratulations to Bottle Apostle on being awarded Best Small Wine Shop by the Telegraph. Well deserved.

The Magic of Outsourcing

This article on the 787 delays and costs won't be terribly surprising for anyone in a technical profession with large-company experience, but well worth a read anyway. 

My Credit Rating, According My Mobile Phone Service Provider

I recently got cut off in the middle of an international call from my mobile, with an automated message telling me I'd reached my credit limit. Hm. I checked online, and my charges to date were £19.47. £20 would make for an odd credit limit. I called. My credit limit is £50. Confirmed unbilled charges are only £19.47. Hm. Anyway, I asked to increase my credit limit. Certainly, sir, we can increase that by ... [3 minutes later] ... an additional £10. Hoo-boy! That is the max they will increase it for me, but after 30 days I can call and request another increase. "Um, ten pounds at a time?" That got a laugh out of her. She said she didn't know, but I could try back in 30 days. I suspect in 30 days I will no longer be using the Three Network for my mobile phone service.