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...
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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