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Geek Wins Copyright Lawsuit Against Corporation — kdawson, Slashdot

Ben — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:31:25 +0000

How Dumping TV Allowed Me to Quit My Job, Create an Online Business and Fund My Retirement Account — SavingAdvice.com Blog

Ben — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:12:56 +0000

Cavalcade of Homeowner HoldoutsMark Frauenfelder, BoingBoing

Ben — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:25:13 +0000

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: Joel Johnson Returns…to Spank Us All for Supporting Crap — Joel Johnson, Gizmodo

Ben — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:22:53 +0000

You’d think it was a simple requestDarth Dilbert, Return of the Conservatives

Ben — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:48:53 +0000

“If you thought the customer/tech support from AOL was horrendous, they have nothing on the brain trust at PeoplePC. It began on 7 December just after noon when I received an email from them [PeoplePC Member Services] with the subject, “Welcome to the PeoplePC Online Experience!” I found this odd seeing as how I never signed up for an account with them…”

Stalled Career? 10 TipsKate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com on MSN

Ben — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:41:50 +0000

YouTube sued over copyright infringementGreg Sandoval, CNET News

Ben — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:19:47 +0000

YouTube has risen pretty far pretty fast, but this is not without its problems. Here’s more links:

Is YouTube a flash in the pan? – Greg Sandoval, CNET News on MSN
YouTube’s new policy says: we own your content – Xeni Jardin, BoingBoing
More on YouTube’s controversial new terms and conditions – Xeni Jardin, BoingBoing

Cancelling AOL – Vincent Ferrari, insignificant thoughts

Ben — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:29:01 +0000

This apparently happened a few weeks ago, but Drudge just posted about it today, so I’m finally hearing about it. Here’s the original audio that is causing such a stir: The Nightmare of Cancelling AOL – Break.com Here are more links to the chatter about this on the internet: How hard can it be to cancel an AOL account? – MSNBC MP3 Recording: Trying to Cancel AOL – Digg.com The Best Thing We Have Ever Posted: Reader Tries To Cancel AOL – the Consumerist And just to pile on: AOL wants to eat the dead – the Consumerist This whole incident is another nail in the coffin of a service that was outdated with the advent of braodband. AOL is probably one of the few companies that I actually viscerally hate, my family having been a victim of their larcenous business practices, so I sincerely hope that they will pay dearly for this insolence.

Mystery man throws his money away… literally!London Daily Mail

Ben — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:22:40 +0000

At least, as far as we know, he has the decency to give away his own money…

“Weapon of Mass Destruction” Targets Sex Shop In WaldoGrayson Kamm, FirstCoastNews

Ben — Wed, 31 May 2006 16:18:21 +0000

Money Talks – Quinn Cummings, the QC Report

Ben — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:40:56 +0000

QC battles her tendency towards unconscious consumption.

5 ways to face our nation’s “Wimpy” mentality – Jim Jubak, MSN Money

Ben — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:18:20 +0000

“I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”

‘Adapt to new technology or die,’ Murdoch tells newspapers – AFP

Ben — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:19:02 +0000

He said it, but who will listen?

She makes her father proud – James Lileks, Minnesota Star-Tribune

Ben — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:47:51 +0000

His 5-year-old daughter calls the TV dumb and turns it off all by herself.

She’s done with Wal-Mart.

Ben — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:31:53 +0000

Chewymom had a particularly heinous experience at her local Wal-Mart, and she has finally had it with them. I’ve heard some annoying things about Wally-World, but this one takes the cake. It occurs to me that what the friendly Wal-Mart associates were doing here could be done automatically using RFID tags and scanners at the doorways, and there would be no lines at the exit. Remembering that Mall-Wart was already thinking of doing this, I googled it, and — sure enough — here is an entire website dedicated to RFID tags and a category about our favorite big box store rolling out their use. So this particular complaint may eventually be moot, but I’m sure others will take its place, considering how difficult it is to make any thing so big run smoothly.

Lileks + Slight Cold + American Consumerism = Very Funny

Ben — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 01:31:35 +0000

James Lileks was in fine form a week ago, when he talked about his adventures in the oldest mall in the country whilst (and at the same time) recovering from a head cold. I’m only linking to it now because I was catching up on his “bleats” over the weekend and finally got to this one. Mr. Lileks writes in a most soothing and agreeable fashion about the most wonderfully mundane things. I’m definitely hooked.