UPS gets innovative with the concept of "history" (2007/02/15)
So, I ordered a thing. And, because it is a thing I need for work, I paid extra money for “next-day delivery”. It was shipped yesterday.
[read more...]William Carlos Williams is laughing in his grave (2007/01/20)
From http://punkassblog.com/2007/01/18/this-is-just-to-say/:
[read more...]Dove foundation astroturf! (2007/01/07)
So, a while back, I wrote about the lying telemarketers at the Dove Foundation. According to some of the comments, people who have talked to them have found out that, in fact, the alleged operator is just a set of recordings being played back in vague relation to what you say.
[read more...]Debunking... chocolate? (2006/12/31)
This is one of the finest pieces of investigative reporting I’ve ever read:
[read more...]Why gamblers lose money. (2006/12/30)
I found a card in the park. On one side was a detailed (and possibly even correct) chart of when to make which bets in a blackjack game to maximize your chance of winning.
[read more...]Today's cool idea (2006/12/27)
I think there should be plastic bags using a plastic which dissolves in contact with saliva, but not in contact with water.
[read more...]Drive carefully out there! (2006/12/24)
Yesterday, I saw a traffic accident. I stopped for a light. Around when the light turned, a car in the left turn lane going the other way finally made her turn.
[read more...]Allied Telesyn followup (2006/12/09)
This is just a followup to my article about the Allied Telesyn junk fax class action.
[read more...]Allied Telesyn done! (2006/12/01)
So, way back when, I mentioned my junk fax suit against Allied Telesyn. The eventual settlement, signed in August 2005, was confidential until the settlement checks were mailed. They’ve been mailed.
[read more...]Virtue is its own reward, but this is just awesome (2006/11/01)
When I was a kid, when I was really sick, there was no help for it but to pick up a 4-pack of “Jamaican Olde Tyme” ginger beer. Good ginger beer is something special; it’s sweet, but also genuinely spicy – spicy enough that you find yourself wanting a cold drink to wash it down with, sometimes. Unfortunately, so far as I can tell, the product is long gone.
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