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September 7, 2011

I offer this image as an example of what passes for news today. From the NBC Washington website: after viewing some photos of a construction crane that toppled at the Washington National Cathedral, I was offered these additional slideshows I “might like.”

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Washington Post, Spammer

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February 26, 2010
The War with the Customer

No Gifts, Please

You know, sometimes you start writing just the best prose ever, and then your browser “unexpectedly quits.” Then you sit there pondering all that typing that you just lost, not knowing if you’ll be  [more...]

April 1, 2006
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Telemarketing Weasels Update

Back at the beginning of the month I posted an annoyance about telemarketers who constantly call with pre-recorded messages, breaking the law. Mark Eckenwiler has been having the same troubles, but he’s armed with  [more...]

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