This page shows recent posts from all categories. It will probably be fancier later.
Judgment! (2005/05/05)
Most of my junk fax cases have settled. Once, we actually got summary judgment on liability (but not on damages) before settling. But we have a new example. Complex Capital Mortgage bounced a settlement check. (With the amount of money involved, I think this is technically even a criminal act.) We went to court to ask for enforcement, and… Well, it was funny. To make a long story short, CCM was ordered to pay up within a week, or at least to make sure their bank account could provide the money. [read more...]
Time to migrate away from Sprint (2005/05/02)
Well, Sprint’s finally managed to get me to rethink keeping my four cell phone plans (I share minutes with friends and family) with them; not only did they not shift their “insurance” thing to the expensive phone when I asked them to, not only will they not insure it for any reason now… they won’t even credit my account for the charges for the “insurance” on a really cheap phone I didn’t need insured at all. [read more...]
... and two charges of "impersonating a legitimate business" (2005/05/02)
Lots of carpet cleaners use prerecorded calls. Well, at least one does; they might just be very busy. Every so often my phone rings, bearing only a prerecorded message from some guy named Mike, who wants me to know about carpet-cleaning specials. Last two times, he’s told me that “Electronic Coupon Code B1” qualifies me for special pricing. Caller ID is blocked. The only way to talk to them is leave a message for a callback. [read more...]
Apple's "sales event" - WTF? (2005/04/29)
So, MacOS X 10.4 is out. Sort of. Apple has been playing up for ages that the release would be Friday, April 29th. [read more...]
Gotcha! (2005/04/04)
A journalist commented on my third AltiVec article, saying that, for instance: [read more...]
Sore Loser II (2005/03/29)
Okay, this is funny. [read more...]
Marriage Ministry: The drinking game. (2005/03/22)
There’s a forum at Christian Forums called “Marriage Ministry”. The advice given ranges from brilliant analysis of the needs and beliefs of those involved, to painfully inappropriate pat answers, to platitudes that may or may not even suggest a potential relevance to a poster’s question. [read more...]
Why DeviantART is a joke. (2005/03/11)
deviantART admins demand people stop talking about art theft – note that the page has several screens worth of solid evidence of willful art theft, which is apparently too abstract for the dA admins to comprehend. [read more...]
What a maroon. (2005/03/04)
Ike Njaka, the guy who runs Complex Capital Mortgage, agreed to a settlement in mid-January. In late January, I signed the settlement agreement. In late February, he sent his lawyer a check that was about \$100 too small. We got a settlement agreement from him, dated March 2nd. I do wonder whether Complex Capital sent any faxes between January 25th and March 2nd. Today, we got a check signed by him, not passed through his lawyer’s trust account. This check was rejected by the bank due to insufficient funds. [read more...]
Instant review: Salad at Wendy's. (2005/03/04)
Wendy’s will now allow you to substitute salad for fries in combo meals. This is a very good thing. The salad isn’t excellent, but it’s not bad. The ceasar dressing is mediocre… But once again, not bad. If you want a ceasar dressing with some kick, go to a real restaurant. If you want something a whole lot tastier than fries with your meal, though, get the salad. [read more...]