September 2016
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@Staples, you can Un faster than that.
I just unsubscribed from Staples mailings, and got this: WTF? Is the request traveling by boat somewhere? Does it need to be aged before it works? We have computers now. We’re on the Internet. There is no reason why unsubscribing from anything should take longer than now. Staples is not alone at this, by the Continue reading
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Seeing is believing
I didn’t watch Monday’s debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. I listened to it, while I live blogged what I heard in a window on top of it. This was after getting up in the middle of the night at an AirBnB with terrible wi-fi in the middle of London. While Hillary scored some Continue reading
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Turing wins again
Chevrolet asks, at FindNewRoads.com. It continues, “Choose your account and IBM Watson will analyze your latest posts to find out and give you a glimpse into your social personality.” I chose Twitter. After looking at my tweets, which now number 11,100, it concluded, You are shrewd and somewhat inconsiderate. You are solemn: you are generally Continue reading
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Apple is a clothing company
The headline above came to me this morning after reading Walt Mossberg’s latest, titled The post-Jobs Apple has soared financially, but lacks a breakthrough product. Because the main things Apple makes are extensions of ourselves. That’s what our phones and laptops have become. They are things we almost wear, like our clothing. Is it just Continue reading