Give Me Hard Mode
You never know what you are going to find in a comment section. Most days, the answer is nothing useful. Every once in a while you stumble into a thread that sends you down a different path...
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rant
Thanks, Joan: Why My Email Address Has My Name in It Twice
If you have ever sent me an email, you have probably noticed that my address is "[email protected]". The local part is my name. The domain is my name. Combined, they say my name twice. Most people...
Won't Someone Please Think of the Children, Microwave Edition
I was visiting a friend recently who had just bought a new microwave. I went to open it to reheat a coffee, and I could not. I pulled the handle. Nothing. I pulled harder, in case the thing was just...
Some Days Should Belong to Everyone
Thirty years ago I worked in a movie theatre. The schedule went up on a clipboard in the back office every Friday for the following week, and I learned very quickly that there were two kinds of yes...
The Ice Cream Invitation Problem
Earlier this week I was at the mall with my friend "Dave" (not his real name), shoe shopping. The reason we were at the mall isn't important, but it sets the scene. We left the shoe store, Dave turned...
McDonald's McNugget Sauce Ratio is a Mathematical Crime
Recently, I found myself sitting across from a 20-piece McNugget box, three dipping sauces, and a rising sense of injustice. Three sauces. For twenty nuggets. I'm a network engineer by trade, and even...
I got fucked by Clutch.ca
For many people, selling a car is no walk in the park. It's an intricate process that can often leave us feeling bewildered, under pressure, and quite frankly, underserved. These feelings can be...
Lenovo shipping times are a lie
Sorry if this sounds like a bit of a rant, but I wanted others to be aware of the deceptive marketing practices used by Lenovo on their online store. Think of this as a "public service announcement" and perhaps a nice change from my usual rants about injustices in telecom. Recently I needed to buy