Spies like us…?

I subscribe to a number of email newsletters, and a number of my subscriptions have spawned new subscriptions. That’s bad enough (bastards selling each other (or ‘sharing’) mailing lists), but today I got an email from one of the hellspawn asking why I haven’t opened their emails in awhile. Hmm. The only way for an …

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How NOT to run a mailing list

Some time ago, I read an article about the Office of Naval Research collaborating on an online game to help develop strategies to use against the pirates currently operating off Somalia, etc.  “Cool,” I thought, and added my email address to the page to be notified when the game was ready for users.  Then I …

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Google Voice

Occasionally I get yelled at for being inaccessible.  I don’t understand it, but… anyway, I finally got my Google Voice account set up, and cleverly added a “direct to voicemail” button at the bottom of my “About” page.  Click the “call me” widget, insert your name and phone number; the service will call you and …

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Ever wonder how the machines are supposed to turn us into batteries?

As expected, we’ll do it for them… Power from Glucose Scientists have implanted the first functional glucose biofuel cell in a living animal. Unlike batteries that supply power to implants, a power-generating device may not have to be surgically removed and replaced, because glucose is a potentially limitless source of energy.

Life imitates Cartoons

It’s like the opener for a nice piece of slapstick:   a 15 year old fucking moron walks into an open manhole… It was an accident waiting to happen — an open sewer and a 15-year-old girl who was texting while she walked. Alexa Longueira, a high school sophomore, was walking along Victory Boulevard near …

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Amazing Chinese Prognostication

These guys are amazing! China space mission article hits Web before launch – Yahoo! News BEIJING – A news story describing a successful launch of China’s long-awaited space mission and including detailed dialogue between astronauts launched on the Internet Thursday, hours before the rocket had even left the ground. … The arcticle, dated two days …

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“Never discuss religion or politics in polite company”

But since I know you all so well, and I don’t remember any of you accusing me of being polite…  I present more random thoughts on religion. (this article was written in my religion wiki, some formatting may not carry through – feel free to read the original, currently at the bottom of the “general” …

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Customer Service: The Good and the Bad

I am pleased enough with this transaction, I want to share. Here’s the comment I just posted to ResellerRatings: Wrong item was shipped (I believe the problem is the manufacturer part number mix-up, not NewEgg’s error), called for RMA. Explained similar problem I have still not resolved with another company, CSR was *very* sympathetic and …

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