Category Archives: WTF?

Winter in the UK

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Raoul

As a Brit, a Geographer, and someone has lived many places and traveled to many more; I am fascinated and puzzled by the British attitude to the weather. I could fill dozens if not hundreds of pages about various UK … Continue reading →

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Embracing my feminine side?

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Raoul

According to urlai.com: “Text analysis raoulmiller.com is probably written by a female somewhere between 36-50 years old. The writing style is personal and happy most of the time.”

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American Express are thieves

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Raoul

In common with most of the rest of the parasitic “financial services” industry they don’t deserve to remain in business. Their latest bullshit is to inform me that the “membership rewards” I earned by charging over $100,000 in business travel … Continue reading →

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How much does AT&T suck? Let me count the ways

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Raoul

My original iPhone is finally dying and I decided it was time for the iPhone 4 upgrade.  In fact, I tried to get on board that train the first day of release, but AT&T’s crappy website left me without a … Continue reading →

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Die Antwoord in Brooklyn

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Raoul

If you don’t know who Die Antwoord are, go here to see the Ninja video and then come back. Kim bought me tickets to see them last Sunday and we trekked into darkest Williamsburg to the Music Hall for the … Continue reading →

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Hot and cold

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Raoul

OK it’s weather rather than climate – but as we are in record-breaking heat in NYC, it’s record cold in Alice Springs. But Michael Mann used the word “trick” in a private email that was stolen and published, so clearly … Continue reading →

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Helpful sizing advice from Nike

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Raoul

“If your body measurement is on the borderline between two sizes, order the smaller size for a tighter fit or the larger size for a looser fit.” Wow.  Add this to the list of things that really should never need … Continue reading →

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Friday Sesame Street YouTube mashups

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Raoul

Elmo auditions for Casino with Robert deNiro (language NSFW) Grover sings a Sufi film theme from the 1970s (trippy) Cookie Monster sings along with Rammstein (Das Krümelmonster is an even better name! – er sagt “Nein!”) Bert and Ernie become brutal … Continue reading →

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Two reasons why Melbourne / Victoria is the New Jersey of Australia

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Raoul

(probably most of interest to my American readers, but still… ) On my very first day in Melbourne I was walking down William street to Foster’s and I saw this strange sign (remember USAians, that Aussies, like all right-thinking people … Continue reading →

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Snowpocalypse!

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Raoul

Greetings from the Aloft hotel in Ashburn, VA where I’m watching over 24″ (60cm) of snow fall and now blow all over the place.  It’s fun to be part of snowmageddon or sn_omg, but I’d much rather be home than … Continue reading →

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