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Kudos, Amazon.com!
Amazon recently (today?) launched what they’re terming “Frustration-Free Packaging.” Basically, instead of getting things in the retail packaging, you get it in a brown box with plastic pillow packaging. The number of things you can get in FFP isn’t high right now, but it’s a huge start. From their description of the FFP on a…
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Bad photo composition
Picture from MSNBC’s front page… “McCain: He even vomits patriotism!” Hey everyone, go vote tomorrow because I can’t. If you can’t decide who to vote for, I can recommend Obama. 🙂
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At least they’re honest…
My webhosting company sends out a monthly newsletter. Unless most bits of marketing drivel that hit my inbox, I actually enjoy reading this one, because it’s typically hilarious. An example from this month: 4. New! Webmail Upgraded to 1.4.15! Of course, putting a ribbon on a turd doesn’t stop it being a turd. We’ve tried…
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News blurb failure
As seen moments ago on MSNBC. I know why they delayed the shuttle launch, but reading that blurb would make most people wonder what’s up. Seriously – they’re gonna go fix it, but it breaks more, so we’ll fix it later.
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Weird Twitter failure
I guess it could be something with our proxy systems at work, but I suspect not – as twitter is the only site giving me problems. I don’t know if this is better or worse than the fail whale.
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Lay off McCain/Palin?
From MSNBC: McCain’s campaign on Wednesday angrily called for an end to questions about its review of Sarah Palin’s background, deriding a “faux media scandal designed to destroy the first female Republican nominee” for vice president. Don’t get me wrong here – I agree with what Obama said last week – family is off-limits, and…
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Goldendale Star Party
This weekend, a few members from the Seattle Astronomical Society held an unofficial star party out near Goldendale, WA. Since I didn’t get the chance to take on the Table Mountain Star Party a few weeks back, I was determined to make this event. It was an easy sell on the homefront as well, what…
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Seriously?
From a site’s password rules. Why can’t a password contain two separated numbers? What asinine sort of requirement is that?
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The Weekend on Lopez
As I posted about earlier, Diann & I spent a long weekend on Lopez Island in the San Juan Islands the weekend before last. Other than the absurd waits at ferry lines, it was a great trip. Sadly, my plans to use Qik to stream a lot of the trip were foiled by spotty (at…
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Blog post for a T-shirt? Sure. 🙂
I’m not above selling out periodically. A few months back, I posted here for a chance to win some vanilla beans after winning some saffron. Now, it’s time for a t-shirt. Thanks to Bill, I’ve stumbled upon the Microspotting site. And I definitely want one of the “I am the empire” t-shirts. Oh, and Ariel,…