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Category Archives: Rant
The Carrotastrophe
So I’m steaming some frozen vegetables for lunch and I happen to notice some warnings on the bag. Apparently I’m supposed to make sure that whatever wattage my microwave oven is, the carrots get to an internal temperature of 165 … Continue reading
Travelex rant
Wow, so Travelex managed to screw me pretty royally. Pretty fitting considering I’m in the UK where they know a little something about royalty. This is a pure rant so if you aren’t interested, I highly recommend the Solar roadways … Continue reading
Tebo, Sam, and the whitewashing of hate
I don’t watch sports. Whatever media attention Michael Sam received never entered my sphere of awareness. On the other hand, the backlash to it is all over my social media and news feeds. Note I didn’t say the reaction to … Continue reading
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American slavery – it’s a thing
After an informal analysis of the health insurance system in the USA, I’ve come to the conclusion that while Lincoln may have freed the slaves, we haven’t actually abolished slavery here. In fact, it is alive and well, enshrined in … Continue reading
Posted in Clue train, Global issues, Rant, Social issues
Tagged fail, government, life, power, rant
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Net Neutrality – Part 2
In my yesterday’s Net Neutrality post I wrote “For your ISP, a packet is a packet is a packet.” In another forum, Howard responds: Speaking as an ISP engineer, no, it isn’t that simple. Set aside preferential charging of source … Continue reading
Posted in Clue train, Global issues, Rant, Social issues, Tech
Tagged fail, government, internet, life, power, rant, technology, technology advances
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Net neutrality for the rest of us
Net Neutrality has been framed as a debate between corporate giants who can well-afford to pay to publish their content, and rightly should. But that’s a straight-up lie. Let’s try a thought experiment, shall we? Imagine the public outcry if … Continue reading
Posted in Clue train, Global issues, Rant, Tech
Tagged fail, government, internet, power, privacy, rant, technology
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Facebook explores emergent behavior, invents bully-bot
Has anyone actually been successful getting Facebook to enforce its own Terms of Service? Because I’m striking out left and right. Oddly, the people having success seem to be the ones abusing the reporting process. In his book Out Of … Continue reading
Posted in Clue train, Global issues, Rant, Social issues, Tech
Tagged facebook, fail, future, internet, life, power, rant, relationships, singularity, technology
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Advanced travel Tip #65: How to survive the desk at the @Hampton Inn
Have you ever stayed at a Hampton Inn? If so, chances are very good that you have run into their particularly perverse room floor plan. Most of the Hampton properties I’ve visited have this floor plan so I assume it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Clue train, Rant
Tagged fail, hampton, hilton, hilton executives, hospitality, IMHO, life, marketing, quality, rant, travel
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Stop the presses: @TWC admits incompetence
Today is a lucky day. Time to go buy a lottery ticket, I guess. Why, you ask? Because for the first time ever since I have been a Time Warner Cable customer, a Customer Support Rep was sorta, kinda honest. … Continue reading
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Dear @Klout – A note about #security
Dear Klout, Just because it’s on Schneier’s blog doesn’t mean it’s about security. At least not directly. You see, every Friday, Bruce links to something about squid. The actual squishy kind that live in water. The Schneier post to which … Continue reading
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Tagged fail, infosec, Klout, marketing, rant, reputation, security, social
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