Today I became the proud owner of the following legal letter:
Dear Sir,
SOUTH AFRICA: Objection to the registration of the FUCKSENTECH.CO.ZA Internet domain name and possible passing-off and unlawful competition thereof by SHAUN DEWBERRY
SOUTH AFRICA: Trade Mark Registration “SENTECH DEVICE” in class 38 ino Sentech Limited – Registration Numbers 1994/03902
SOUTH AFRICA: Trade Mark Application “SENTECH [...]

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Previously on The Espoo Diaries:
“…soothing, sultry manner in which certain young Finnish women speak…”
“…introduced me to some Nigerian connections…”
“…Lost on Lautasaari…”
“…rest of evening all blurred into one…”
“…brightened with a smile from Moneypenny…”
The 20th of May is a good day in most of Europe. Previously known as
Ascension Day in South Africa, it maintains its Public Holiday [...]

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So I’m drumming my fingers on the desk, humming, listening to some Robbie “Wobbie” Williams and White Stripes and waiting for the script that is reloading and rebuilding my Ariba Buyer instance. A bit of a time consuming process it is, despite the fact that my machine is a relatively decent specification.
Otherwise there really is [...]

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** yawn ** Buys’ media whore inc.
My favourites –
‘…and “hacker” or “leet” talk – a code language commonly used by hackers. ..’
‘…The fact that an extremist Pakistani group is active in South Africa is truly worrying,” said Buys…’
Yeah, Reinhardt, I’m shitting my pants.
Here’s the article:
Political hackers target 73 SA websites

Johannesburg, May 31
In the biggest hacker [...]

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