Feb - 26th
What to do?
Posted at 9:54 am | Filed Under rants
Starbucks stores to close from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. on February 26 for retraining of baristas While stores are closed for three hours that Tuesday, Starbucks baristas “will be trained in creating the perfect shot, steaming the milk and all the pieces that come together in a drink,” says a Starbucks spokeswoman. How many customers will [...]
Jan - 4th
Time to dust off the old GPG key…
Posted at 10:33 am | Filed Under rants
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003508676_mail04.html Bush says feds can open mail without warrant By James Gordon Meek New York Daily News WASHINGTON — President Bush quietly has claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant. Bush asserted the new authority Dec. 20 after signing legislation that overhauls some postal regulations. He then issued a “signing [...]
Sep - 8th
Motivation
Posted at 6:23 am | Filed Under rants, technology
Here is an interesting editorial by Bruce Schneier. “If you really want to see Microsoft scramble to patch a hole in its software, don’t look to vulnerabilities that impact countless Internet Explorer users or give intruders control of thousands of Windows machines. Just crack Redmond’s DRM.” When millions of user PCs are at risk over [...]
Sep - 6th
Skype ON!
Posted at 6:20 am | Filed Under rants, technology
I started playing with SKYPE last night, and I’m impressed. I loaded Skype version 2.5 last week and ordered a cheap USB phone – it looks like an old Nokia “candy bar” wireless phone with a USB cable. I’m good at splurging when it’s $15 with a $10 rebate, but I might go all out [...]
Aug - 22nd
Verizon, BOHICA
Posted at 6:58 am | Filed Under rants, technology
Verizon imposes new DSL surcharge As soon as congress overturns the USF fee dating back to the Spanish-American war, Verizon tacks on an equal surcharge on their service. You gotta love these guys! Possibly Related Posts: Shoehorning a digicam into a Leica M LOMO at night Buddha Machine SwitchProxy update – google posterity post Linked [...]
Jul - 3rd
The internet — it’s a series of tubes
Posted at 8:52 am | Filed Under rants
Ted Stevens ought to consider sticking to pork-barrel projects and senate floor hissy-fits and leave technical writing out of his repertoire. Here he is, explaining why he voted against a net neutrality measure. They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the internet. And again, the internet is not something you just dump something [...]
Jun - 3rd
Today’s lesson
Posted at 5:56 pm | Filed Under rants
When sending out marketing surveys, when you agree to use an existing email address, MAKE SURE TO WARN THE MAILBOX OWNER! Marketing sent out a survey, using production customer service manager box, and we got hundreds of unsubscribe requests, Out-Of-Office replies and NDR messages. Next time, talk to me and get a throwaway email address. [...]
Jun - 2nd
Meh
Posted at 6:55 am | Filed Under rants
My desktop PC boots up in 640×480 16 color mode, then spontaneously reboots halfway into the boot sequence. IIt’s a 5 year old install of Windows 2000, I suppose something could have gone amiss. If it’s hardware, though, I’ll be bummed. I don’t really have the time/inclination to replace it right now. Tonight, I’ll probably [...]
Apr - 25th
Glurf
Posted at 12:04 pm | Filed Under rants
Only Oracle could come up with a web-based application that requires a huge desktop application install to run. Isn’t the idea behind an ASP/web-based model that YOU DON’T HAVE TO INSTALL SOFTWARE ON THE DESKTOP? Possibly Related Posts: What to do? Time to dust off the old GPG key… Motivation Skype ON! Verizon, BOHICA
Mar - 23rd
Your moment of zen…
Posted at 9:23 am | Filed Under rants
http://images.indymedia.org/imc/seattle/images/2005/03/245292.jpg Possibly Related Posts: What to do? Time to dust off the old GPG key… Motivation Skype ON! Verizon, BOHICA
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