Huh? Marketing confusion and consumer disservice.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Does Microsoft want to add commercials to your computer?
Microsoft Patents Scraping Your Hard Drive to Deliver Targeted Ads - Yes, Microsoft Invents Commercials for the Computer
A link to the patent itself.
Of course, how about: ISPs Inserting Ads In Your Browsing Experience to Cash in on the Internet Ad Boom
All this is making Ubuntu Linux seem much more appealing. Release 7.04 is much more user friendly than any previous release, IMO.
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A link to the patent itself.
Of course, how about: ISPs Inserting Ads In Your Browsing Experience to Cash in on the Internet Ad Boom
All this is making Ubuntu Linux seem much more appealing. Release 7.04 is much more user friendly than any previous release, IMO.
Labels: advertising, microsoft, privacy
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Two day flight delay?
Flight delayed for 57 hours, and then canceled. Now that's insane.
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Fury as flight axed after 2 day delay
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Monday, July 23, 2007
The fuzzy math of flight delays.
Our view: Count hours in the airport
Delayed, Explained
August 1, 2007 update:
NPR article "Holding Pattern: Flight Delays are Going Up, Up, Up" Stumble It!
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Delayed, Explained
August 1, 2007 update:
NPR article "Holding Pattern: Flight Delays are Going Up, Up, Up"
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Estimated costs of watching TV
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Continental Expressjet flights mother and baby for talking
Plane Boots Talking Toddler and Mother
Talkative Toddler, Mom Thrown off Plane
Column: Protect me from the grown-ups - A column talking about it being time that the non family-friendly adult behavior be segregated to its own section on a plane.
Also... Woman kicked off plane for breastfeeding (from November 16, 2006) Of course, a "nurse-in" was staged at the Delta ticket counter over that.
July 19th, 2007 article:
Possibly the Most Ridiculous Reason Ever for a Flight Delay Stumble It!
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Talkative Toddler, Mom Thrown off Plane
Column: Protect me from the grown-ups - A column talking about it being time that the non family-friendly adult behavior be segregated to its own section on a plane.
Also... Woman kicked off plane for breastfeeding (from November 16, 2006) Of course, a "nurse-in" was staged at the Delta ticket counter over that.
July 19th, 2007 article:
Possibly the Most Ridiculous Reason Ever for a Flight Delay
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Some Geek Squad Employees Help Themselves...
Yet another reason not to store *ahem* sensitive material on a personal computer...:
Best Buy Stores Geek Squad Stealing Porn from Customers’ Computers Stumble It!
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Monday, July 9, 2007
Sprint PCS Disconnects Whiny Customers
Apparently, Sprint doesn't want Verizon to get all the bad customer service press.
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Sprint Cellular Disconnects Customers Who Call Sprint PCS Customer Service Phone Number Too Often
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