Pet peeves

I used to believe that the worst thing to happen to me, was the year I dated a con man. Then I realized that I, you, we are being conned EVERY SINGLE DAY, by professionals, most of whom we have no choice but to trust. Everyone is trying to make a buck for as little effort as possible. This blog exposes some of the opportunists who indulge in unprofessional behaviour and laziness at your expense and sometimes even at your risk… Today we must take a look at SAFEWAY This particular SAFEWAY...Read Full Story

ipage. If you're a moron, we're hiring Its great that ipage has a phone customer service center, but why do they employ morons in a world full of competent techies? Firstly let me tell you that nine out of ten times these ‘geniuses’ at ipage can’t spell the word ‘ridiculous’. Everyone seems to think its spelled ‘rediculous’. On two occasions I was asked outright, how do you spell that word? I’m sorry but did these people even go to school? Secondly, if the question isn’t directly ipage...Read Full Story

Everybody has pet peeves, but I have been told that mine are especially "nerdy" and somewhat "extreme". In fact, I actually have nightmares about these things - they are legitimately very disturbing to me.  So, are my pet peeves Rational or Excessively nerdy? You decide. When people who call themselves "Trekkies" do the Vulcan Salute wrong. When doing the Vulcan salute, the thumb is out, not against your hand. Not only have we seen it so, but Leonard Nimoy specifically pointed this out...Read Full Story

I used to believe that the worst thing to happen to me, was the year I dated a con artist. Then I realized that I, you, we are being conned EVERY SINGLE DAY, by professionals, most of whom we have no choice but to trust. Everyone is trying to make a buck for as little effort as possible. This blog exposes some of the opportunists who indulge in unprofessional behaviour and laziness at your expense and sometimes even at your risk… Today we must take a look at New York property managers...Read Full Story

Facebook punished me for making too many friends A few weeks ago Facebook blocked me for several days for adding too many friends too quickly, saying that I was abusing the system. I didn’t understand how friend requesting people who were free to turn me down at the click of a mouse would be a crime, so I e-mailed Facebook and received the following response: You received a warning because Facebook’s security system detected that your friend requests were being ignored at a high rate...Read Full Story