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Well, apart from a bad night's sleep, things don't seem so awful this morning. That's what emotional roller-coasters are like. Then again, an evening when the cards would do no wrong does, it must be admitted, help. Volatility might be the friend of the skilled player, but I'll admit that a 50 big bet win last night was welcome. Is there karma involved? The great balancing act of life? The month thus far has been a struggle (not a disaster, but hard work most of the time) and then all of a sudden things go perfectly.
Also, it was nice to see how many people and companies read my blog and felt some sympathy. Virgin Atlantic immediately e-mailed me and offered me triple airmiles if I joined its Flying Club. Clearly my post yesterday had touched its heart. Then Party Poker offered me $100 redeposit bonus and Ultimate Bet said that, because I was so sad, they would offer special deals on tournaments this week (well, okay, they didn't say that specifically, but clearly that was in their minds).
Who said that big corporations were heartless people full of mass marketers who knew nothing about their customers?
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It would be interesting to write something about the privatization of Qinetiq, but I really haven't done enough research on the matter. The general consensus appears to be that this is a scandal, a cock-up of ginormous proportions, and a stitch-up of the taxpayer that stretches credibility, even given the record of hopeless privatizations. Some people are going to make a lot of money out of this, but it isn't going to be the taxpayer.
Personally, I'll be looking for the Vodafone figures this morning. I bought the shares a couple of months ago, expecting a sell-off in the US and Japan and a share buyback/ special dividend. Instead I got more of the "bigger is better" crap. It can't go on.
Also, it was nice to see how many people and companies read my blog and felt some sympathy. Virgin Atlantic immediately e-mailed me and offered me triple airmiles if I joined its Flying Club. Clearly my post yesterday had touched its heart. Then Party Poker offered me $100 redeposit bonus and Ultimate Bet said that, because I was so sad, they would offer special deals on tournaments this week (well, okay, they didn't say that specifically, but clearly that was in their minds).
Who said that big corporations were heartless people full of mass marketers who knew nothing about their customers?
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It would be interesting to write something about the privatization of Qinetiq, but I really haven't done enough research on the matter. The general consensus appears to be that this is a scandal, a cock-up of ginormous proportions, and a stitch-up of the taxpayer that stretches credibility, even given the record of hopeless privatizations. Some people are going to make a lot of money out of this, but it isn't going to be the taxpayer.
Personally, I'll be looking for the Vodafone figures this morning. I bought the shares a couple of months ago, expecting a sell-off in the US and Japan and a share buyback/ special dividend. Instead I got more of the "bigger is better" crap. It can't go on.
