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Saturday, January 21st, 2012, in
Random ThoughtsBefore I dive into this… you should read this Wired article from a couple years ago about Yelp and some “fraud allegations.” Article Here Very short version is that Yelp was being accused (by many) of strong-arming small businesses into paying up to bury negative reviews and “favorite” positive ones to get a better overall review on the service. Those are some pretty serious allegations for a site that is supposed to be user driven [...]
Thursday, January 5th, 2012, in
Random ThoughtsBefore you read my words, you may want to read these: Rick Santorum is Coming for Your Birth Control Rick Santorum Opposes Contraception Now… moving on. I may be registered as a Democrat – but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t vote for the most qualified (or least-crazy) person for the job, regardless of party affiliation. I just want a person to run the country who isn’t a complete retard and can some day make the [...]
Friday, December 9th, 2011, in
Random Thoughts(Disclaimer: this is long) I’ve been buying and selling on eBay for well over 10 years. I’ve never had a problem. I’ve had stupid people that are just stupid but never ongoing, dumb issues. Until now. I was selling a Tron: Legacy package that I had won via Twitter from Progressive Insurance. It included a tshirt, a light up pen, a drawstring bag and a poster. The poster was oddly two sided with a mirror [...]
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsLet’s look at a couple Penn State statistics/rankings (as of 9/19/11, source): Passing Offense: 12th out of 12 in the BigTen. Passing Efficiency: 12th out of 12 in the BigTen Rushing Offense: 10th out of 12 in the BigTen Scoring Offense: 12th out of 12 in the BigTen Total Offense: 12th out of 12 in the BigTen This… is a problem. It also makes me very sad. This quarterback “problem” is becoming a team “problem” very [...]
Sunday, September 11th, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsI wasn’t going to bother saying anything… but I at least wanted to share a photo. This is from Corning Credit Union. Apparently their 9/11 tribute involves making one of their buildings a flag. It actually turned out pretty cool.
Friday, September 2nd, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsSo our run of the Progressive Snapshot program is officially over. My policy just renewed and I got my final discount (8% for me and 18% for Jen). Whoopee! Along with finding out the final “discount” … which worked out to a total of $117 per 6 months, I also got my new renewal policy. That discount sounds pretty awesome when you consider that just over a year ago I was paying $900 every 6 months. Then [...]
Sunday, July 24th, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsEvery year Jen and I go to my family’s reunion at the lake, we end up bumming plates/utensils from family to eat dinner. We just don’t own any sort of “picnic” supplies. I figured this year we would change that and finally bring our own stuff. A “picnic basket” if you will… Seems like one of those things that would be nice to have around. Apparently every store in the area has other ideas. We [...]
Monday, July 11th, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsI have this pair of Puma shoes that I got last year while I was in California for work. They’re super comfortable and fantastic for driving. They’ve started ripping out on the bottom and sides and the soles are starting to come off. I figured it was time to replace them. After searching around, I found a nice pair on the Puma website but also a different pair at a good price on Zappos.com. I’ve [...]
Monday, June 27th, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsI’m no English major, but I’m pretty sure that the word “unlimited” has something to do with “not having any limits.” I don’t know why mobile phone companies can’t comprehend this. Or maybe it is simply marketing departments that don’t get it, I’m not sure. Either way, this is getting ridiculous. T-Mobile is the latest offender, offering a few “unlimited” things. Let’s look at a couple… How about an “unlimited” Family Plan with data, talk, [...]
Saturday, June 25th, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsSome companies get it. Social media, that is. They can see something, understand it, and use it to its fullest potential. Some companies don’t get it. When I was out running some errands and grabbing some lunch today, I was reminded of a few of those companies in the latter group. The first example being Bed Bath & Beyond. I noticed they had a foursquare special running. Curious, since I occasionally do find my self [...]
