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Watch that fine print
Wow, TV + Internet +Voice, $29.99! That certainly grabs the attention. “Each.” That means the total price is about 90 bucks. Hmm, not such a great deal after all. And “Standard rates apply after 1...
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WOT: (Web of Trust) – A valuable extension
I’ve mentioned WOT in a number of my previous posts, but I thought I’d give it a bit more exposure, given the amount of scams, fake news websites, and general internet douchebaggery that is so...
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Marketing by Deception Redux
I’ve written about deceptive marketing practices before, notably here and here. Finding people who are willing to ascribe to ethical business practices is a challenge in this world, and in marketing...
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The scammers don’t give up
The “Microsoft Customer Support” scam: Today’s number is 866-587-7384. Your screen locks up. You can’t close your browser. You can’t go back. A computerized voice starts talking to you about...
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Pity the poor translator
One doesn’t work in the translation industry for decades without having some strong feelings about seeing bad translations. Once when I was in an oriental market, I picked up a packet of dried squid...
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HOLLYWOOD DICTIONARY
VERBS To schmooze ‑ befriend scum To pitch ‑ grovel shamelessly To brainstorm ‑ feign preparedness To research ‑ procrastinate indefinitely To freelance ‑ collect unemployment NOUNS...
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Final Exam for Know-it-Alls
This has been around for a long time, but I thought I’d put it here so I don’t forget where to find it. If you think you know everything, this is the final exam for you. FINAL EXAM Name:...
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Just change one letter…
Following were the winners of a New York magazine contest in which contestants were to take a well‑known expression in a foreign language, change a single letter, and provide a definition for the...
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About those Confederate monuments…
There are basically two schools of thought floating around the public’s consciousness about confederate monuments right now, especially in light of recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia. These are...
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“My hat, it has three corners…”
I learned this song as a child, as many of us probably did at camp or elsewhere. My hat, it has three corners, Three corners has my hat. And had it not three corners, It would not be my hat! Or, in...
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150 quotes overheard in LA
Here’s the scoop on LA, in 150 amusing overheard quotes. I found this at Bored Panda, which they lifted from the Instagram account Overheard LA, where you can see more of these. As usual it’s broken up...
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Don’t reply to spam. Ever.
This should go without saying, but I just thought I’d point out one of many reasons why you should never respond to spam messages. (We wanted to let you know that we noticed that you still did not...
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Ave atque vale, Dilbert
I’ve long loved the comic strips. In high school I’d regularly run across the street for a cup of coffee and the Waterbury Republican, work the crossword, and catch up on the day’s funnies. When...
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Pluto: Still a planet, always a planet.
Poor Pluto. I wrote a detailed essay about my feelings back in 2014, before New Horizons had gotten close enough to reveal the stunning images of Pluto and Charon that it painstakingly sent back at 38...
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Don’t waste your money on this garbage.
Every time I see a new scam for weight loss, I shed a tear for the people who are taken in. But when I see major retailers pushing snake oil, the tears dry up and are replaced with fiery heat under my...
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Soldiers fight wars. Politicians declare them.
I’ve written about war before. I make no bones about the fact that I don’t see it as a productive human enterprise. This quote from Herbert Hoover below echoes the spirit of words from Chaucer that I...
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WordPress users, please use strong passwords
Just got phishing spam from bad guys pretending to the Bank of Ireland. Here’s the email: If you are fooled into clicking the link, you are redirected to:...
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Phishing is still very much a thing. Please be careful.
This showed up in a business email account yesterday. Please note, I don’t have an acccount with US Bank, and the “To:” field has an address that is not mine. (click the image to enlarge) When you...
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Dilbert and the Art of Lean
In Scott Adams’ book “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big”, he argues for the value of lean as a principle in everything from decision making to one’s systems that are used in business...
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How the waste was gone – Web exclusive from Industrial Engineer magazine
In the February 2015 of Industrial Engineer magazine, the Case Study article looks at lean Six Sigma applications undertaken by the city government in Houston, Texas. Below is a list of project...
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