The world decided to play a trick on me today. Wasn’t fun, but it was ironic given my last two blog entries. Today I was the guy taking too long at the ATM and that was quickly followed up by receiving more terrible customer service. Perhaps HSBC were just reinforcing that “the world’s local bank” is [...]
People are so damn slow. They’re particularly slow when it comes to dealing with anything about money. Do you cause huge queues because the ATM is so complicated? Are you one of those people who stands there for five minutes while the cashier at the supermarket tallies all your items and then starts in surprise [...]
The last time I stayed in a hotel in the US I spent $95 on a room at the Hyatt Regency, a top quality hotel with a great room and excellent facilities. I made my booking knowing that I could easily cancel up to 6pm on the day before I was due to arrive, that [...]
The last couple of years have seen probably the peak of mainstream interest in the steampunk genre. That interest has been growing for a few years, and I always feel that it’s when Hollywood takes an interest that you can tell something has genuinely reached the mainstream. From League of Extraordinary Gentleman in 2003 through [...]
I'm Robin Cannon, and I'm the editor of Roaming In Thought. It's a forum for my thoughts, ideas and rants.