I was sitting in my office checking email this Sunday morning when suddenly I couldn’t send email. Oh I thought, my email service must be down. No problem, I’ll check on my eBay auctions. Nothing. I enter the IP address of my HughesNet Gen4 device and run the little test it has, zero packet loss. Click the customer care link, nothing. Okay, now it’s time to call. Oh wait, I have this thing auto billing … Do Kids Know This Today?Read more
Thank You Sir May I Have Another
Tales that just make you want to scream and other humiliating kicks to the crotch.
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This is How MBAs Think
47 stories, no elevator Are you sure this building wasn’t designed by American MBA graduates who are currently in charge of Fortune 500 companies? It certainly sounds like a design which comes out of their “cut costs cut costs cut costs” cackling hen sessions. I mean who wouldn’t think you can just throw another 27 stories on top of a building without making any significant changes? I bet they even used a spreadsheet to justify … This is How MBAs ThinkRead more
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Diablotek
I have picked up power supplies from time to time just to have spares. Yes, it’s not as bad as it used to be, but, I don’t like the thought of having a machine down waiting for something as simple as a power supply. An even sadder situation is going to WorstBuy and paying $90 for a power supply I _know_ didn’t cost $12 wholesale. My first indication of issues came while at a client … DiablotekRead more
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Days Like These
I am convinced days like these happen because we as humans are both too stubborn and too stupid to heed the warning signs. You all know the kind of days I’m talking about. You wake up at the wrong time. Go to shave and the head falls off your razor. Get in the shower and the knob comes off in your hand. Put on a shirt and a button pops off just as you get … Days Like TheseRead more
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The Ever Shrinking Definition of Full Size
Recently I took my Buick Rendezvous in to have it undercoated and rust proofed. Since I’m obviously going to have to keep the ride at least another five years I decided to take care of it before rust started to happen. No, this isn’t a rant about how rust proofing/undercoating places are virtually non-existent, it is a rant brought on by my rental. The difference in price between a full sized rental and a subcompact … The Ever Shrinking Definition of Full SizeRead more